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2013 Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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1st Friday Practice

Chinese Grand Prix - 2013 - 1st Friday Practice

(12/04/2013)

11:03

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Welcome to our coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend

11:03

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We apologize for the delay in the start of the coverage. We had a few technical issues that are now resolved

11:04

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It is dry in Shanghai with air temperature at 20 degrees and track temperature at 31 degrees

11:05

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Top 10
Rosberg
Hamilton
Webber
Vettel
Alonso
Button
Massa
Sutil
Grosjean
Raikkonen

11:06

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The 2 dry tyre compounds here are the mediums and softs

11:06

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Rosberg is so far the quickest with a 1:36.717, Hamilton is 0.454 seconds behind

11:06

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Rosberg won his first Grand Prix at this track last year

11:07

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Webber in 3rd is a further half a second behind

11:17

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The top 4 head back out on the track

11:19

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It is interesting to see Mercedes up there and with a comfortable margin! Are they running extra low fuel ?

11:20

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Most drivers are running a heavy fuel load now

11:21

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Rosberg is lapping in the low 1:41s, Hamilton in the high 1:41s

11:21

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Webber and Vettel lapping in the high 1:43s

11:21

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Button in the mid 1:42s

11:23

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Vettel pits as Alonso goes out

11:26

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Vettel back out

11:27

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Alonso sets a 1:38.4, that doesn't seem to be on a heavy load

11:29

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Alonso goes through the pits as Rosberg sets a 1:40.9

11:29

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Now everyone is on the track except for Gutierrez

11:30

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di Resta goes 10th

11:30

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And now Gutierrez makes it out with seconds remaining!

11:31

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Session over

11:43

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Top 10
Rosberg1:36.717
Hamilton1:37.171
Webber1:37.658
Vettel1:37.942
Alonso1:37.965
Button1:38.069
Massa1:38.095
Sutil1:38.125
Grosjean1:38.398
di Resta1:38.561
Quickest time in 2012: Hamilton - 1:37.106

11:44

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11th to 22nd: Raikkonen, Vergne, Maldonado, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Perez, Bottas, Gutierrez, Bianchi, Chilton, van der Garde, Ma (Caterham test driver)

11:46

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Most laps by Button with 24 laps then Maldonado and Gutierrez with 22 laps each.
Least laps by Massa with 14 laps then di Resta with 15 laps

11:47

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Joins us at 14:00 local time (just over 2 hours from now) for the second practice session and once again apologies for the delay in commencing the coverage

11:51

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