CHINA GP – FRIDAY PRACTICE RESULTS

PRACTICE TWO

The second free practice session saw the Scuderia Ferrari drivers finish second and fourth, with Kimi Raikkonen (1.37.662) and Sebastian Vettel (1.38.339) respectively. The afternoon programme included a comparison of the two tyre compounds and some long runs. The session ran without a hitch. Fastest was Lewis Hamilton who posted a 1.37.219 in his Mercedes, while Daniel Ricciardo (1.38.311) split the two Ferraris in his Red Bull. [ferrari.com] FP2 Times:

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1m37.219s	–	32
2	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1m37.662s	0.443s	35
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull/Renault	1m38.311s	1.092s	24
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1m38.339s	1.120s	30
5	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1m38.399s	1.180s	35
6	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull/Renault	1m38.737s	1.518s	10
7	Valtteri Bottas	Williams/Mercedes	1m38.850s	1.631s	27
8	Felipe Nasr	Sauber/Ferrari	1m39.032s	1.813s	26
9	Romain Grosjean	Lotus/Mercedes	1m39.142s	1.923s	32
10	Jenson Button	McLaren/Honda	1m39.275s	2.056s	29
11	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus/Mercedes	1m39.444s	2.225s	30
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren/Honda	1m39.743s	2.524s	27
13	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber/Ferrari	1m39.751s	2.532s	33
14	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso/Renault	1m39.894s	2.675s	32
15	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso/Renault	1m39.971s	2.752s	28
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India/Mercedes	1m40.151s	2.932s	28
17	Felipe Massa	Williams/Mercedes	1m40.423s	3.204s	7
18	Sergio Perez	Force India/Mercedes	1m40.868s	3.649s	24
19	Roberto Merhi	Marussia/Ferrari	1m42.973s	5.754s	27
20	Will Stevens	Marussia/Ferrari	1m44.564s	7.345s	8

VIDEO

Onboard Kimi

Kimi team radio on brakes

Raikkonen and Rosberg’s little tussle

QUOTES + STUFF

From Scuderia Ferrari – Kimi: “Overall it has been a good day of work. In the afternoon we had a problem with the brakes but the mechanics did a very good job and managed to fix it, then I was able to go back on track and go on with the programme. It’s a bit early to make predictions, we still have things to improve, tomorrow we have to make sure that everything works and have another good day without any issues or problems and then we’ll do our best for qualifying and the race.”

From crash.net – Kimi: “The morning was not so easy because we found some small issues, then when we went out in the afternoon we had some problems with the brakes and we had to change them. The mechanics did a good job changing the brakes, but we managed to do more or less what we wanted to do. We need to do another good day tomorrow and avoid any issues and problems, qualify good and then see what we can do in the race.”

Kimi Raikkonen is the only driver within a second of @LewisHamilton at the #ChineseGP.The Finn is flying in #FP2 pic.twitter.com/KVXawXpGx5 — Formula 1 (@F1) April 10, 2015

Hamilton: “It was quite close between us and Ferrari. We have a race, like we thought we might” #ChineseGP #FP2 pic.twitter.com/n6YvDTJdpF — Formula 1 (@F1) April 10, 2015

Rosberg on his #FP2 tussle with Raikkonen: “That was quite a tight one. He didn’t leave much space in Turn 2, but fair play” #ChineseGP — Formula 1 (@F1) April 10, 2015

PRACTICE ONE

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the first free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix, the third round of the World Championship, which got underway this morning in Shanghai. Behind the Englishman, who did a 1.39.033, was his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg (1.39.574) and the two Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel (1.40.157) and Kimi Raikkonen (1.40.661). On the agenda for the Ferrari men, aerodynamic and mechanical set-up work, using two sets of the Medium tyre under a pale sun hanging over the Chinese track, with slightly warmer temperatures than in the past few days. [ferrari.com] FP1 Times:

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1m39.033s	–	21
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1m39.574s	0.541s	21
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1m40.157s	1.124s	18
4	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1m40.661s	1.628s	27
5	Felipe Nasr	Sauber/Ferrari	1m41.012s	1.979s	18
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull/Renault	1m41.029s	1.996s	21
7	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull/Renault	1m41.097s	2.064s	24
8	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso/Renault	1m41.112s	2.079s	23
9	Valtteri Bottas	Williams/Mercedes	1m41.303s	2.270s	23
10	Felipe Massa	Williams/Mercedes	1m41.304s	2.271s	17
11	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus/Mercedes	1m41.335s	2.302s	23
12	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso/Renault	1m41.575s	2.542s	28
13	Jenson Button	McLaren/Honda	1m41.845s	2.812s	19
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber/Ferrari	1m41.918s	2.885s	24
15	Jolyon Palmer	Lotus/Mercedes	1m41.967s	2.934s	25
16	Sergio Perez	Force India/Mercedes	1m42.141s	3.108s	22
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren/Honda	1m42.161s	3.128s	20
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India/Mercedes	1m42.184s	3.151s	19
19	Will Stevens	Marussia/Ferrari	1m45.379s	6.346s	18
20	Roberto Merhi	Marussia/Ferrari	1m46.443s	7.410s	20

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5 thoughts on “CHINA GP – FRIDAY PRACTICE RESULTS”

Just Another F1 Fanatic April 10, 2015 — 3:40 pm

The Ferraris (specially Kimi!) are looking really strong, even with the cooler track. Do you think they can get pole tomorrow and even the win?

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Evenstar Saima April 10, 2015 — 4:28 pm

Will be difficult! Not as close as they looked in Malaysia practice.

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markedone8 April 10, 2015 — 5:35 pm

A pole position for any Ferrari is miles away, but don’t be surprised if you spot 2 Ferrari drivers on the podium. They have much better tyre degradation than Mercs. Also, both Ferraris were good on straights, so overtaking won’t be a problem if they can get into <1.0 second for DRS activation.

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kimifan100 April 10, 2015 — 7:18 pm

The overall impression of the season’s beginning is rather promising than disappointing. Hope for a constant good performance by Kimi, and also by Seb, naturally. Kimi also seems to be satisfied and good-humoured, this makes me and all Kimi fans happy.
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Gio April 10, 2015 — 9:12 pm

All the weight is on the Ferrari Team to give Kimi a good grid position. We all know Kimi’s pace and strength during the race so it all depends on the Team, They’d better not mess up this time around!
Looking at kimi’s handling of the car, its pretty clear that they made a car to Kimi’s liking. Good grip on the front end and delicate on Tyre ware (James Allison trademark). Mercedes on the other hand are fast on speed but aggressive on the Tyre ware, Ferrari knows this and should exploit it…..

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Just Another F1 Fanatic April 10, 2015 — 3:40 pm

The Ferraris (specially Kimi!) are looking really strong, even with the cooler track. Do you think they can get pole tomorrow and even the win?

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  Evenstar Saima April 10, 2015 — 4:28 pm
  
  Will be difficult! Not as close as they looked in Malaysia practice.
  
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2. markedone8 April 10, 2015 — 5:35 pm
  
  A pole position for any Ferrari is miles away, but don’t be surprised if you spot 2 Ferrari drivers on the podium. They have much better tyre degradation than Mercs. Also, both Ferraris were good on straights, so overtaking won’t be a problem if they can get into <1.0 second for DRS activation.
  
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kimifan100 April 10, 2015 — 7:18 pm

The overall impression of the season’s beginning is rather promising than disappointing. Hope for a constant good performance by Kimi, and also by Seb, naturally. Kimi also seems to be satisfied and good-humoured, this makes me and all Kimi fans happy.
🙂

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Gio April 10, 2015 — 9:12 pm

All the weight is on the Ferrari Team to give Kimi a good grid position. We all know Kimi’s pace and strength during the race so it all depends on the Team, They’d better not mess up this time around!
Looking at kimi’s handling of the car, its pretty clear that they made a car to Kimi’s liking. Good grip on the front end and delicate on Tyre ware (James Allison trademark). Mercedes on the other hand are fast on speed but aggressive on the Tyre ware, Ferrari knows this and should exploit it…..

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