Chinese GP: Free Practice #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

CHINESE GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    The first practice session of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend saw Lewis Hamilton bag the top time, despite a high-speed spin. Hamilton's time, a 1:33.999, put him ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas. 

    Raikkonen, in second, set down a 1:34.35. The Ferrari driver surprisingly also completed the least amount of laps. Team-mate, Vettel, ended the session in 6th with a 1:34.861.

    Bottas, in 3rd, finished with a quickest time of 1:34.457.

    The session saw light rain here and there throughout the hour and a half of running, but no major downpour or storms.

    Red Bull also carried their times into the top 5, with Ricciardo finishing in 4th with a 1:34.537 and Verstappen right behind in 5th with a fastest time of 1:34.668.

    Bahrain's 4th place finisher, Pierre Gasly, ended the session just outside the top 10, in 11th with a 1:36.037. Meanwhile, team-mate, Hartley, was further down in 16th with a 1:36.715.

    Down in 20th was Lance Stroll, who struggled to find pace and only managed a 1:37.277.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:33.999 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:34.358 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:34.457 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:34.537 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

5. Max Verstappen - 1:34.668 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Sebastian Vettel - 1:34.861 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

7. Kevin Magnussen - 1:35.178 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

8. Carlos Sainz - 1:35.616 / Renault-Renault / Spain

9. Romain Grosjean - 1:35.718 / Haas-Ferrari / France

10. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:35.800 / Renault-Renault / Germany

11. Pierre Gasly - 1:36.037 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

12. Fernando Alonso - 1:36.044 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

13. Sergio Perez - 1:36.051 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

14. Esteban Ocon - 1:36.351 / Force India-Mercedes / France

15. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:36.691 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

16. Brendon Hartley - 1:36.715 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

17. Charles Leclerc - 1:36.723 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

18. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:36.756 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:36.909 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

20. Lance Stroll - 1:37.277 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

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