2014 Chinese Grand Prix Friday - Practice
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Danil Kvyat's car is without much bodywork at the moment as he waits in the garage.
Replays indicate he was concentrating more on his steering wheel than the approaching corner...
Pastor Maldonado has the ignominy of giving us the first spin of the session.
As usual, no times yet from anyone, with teams focusing on installation runs for now. Most of the field has done one exploratory tour so far.
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Raikkonen's non-running this morning will give him time to meet Marco Mattiacci, who has just rocked up in the paddock.
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Ferrari confirms that Raikkonen won't be participating in the early phase of the session:
"A problem has been found on Kimi's car. He will not run in the first part of the session."
"A problem has been found on Kimi's car. He will not run in the first part of the session."
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We're underway in China, and it's Kevin Magnussen in the McLaren who hits the track first.
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Bit chilly in Shanghai this morning, so says Caterham anyway:
"10 minutes until FP1 in Shanghai and it's proper parky! Track temp 18c, air temp 13c.... Brrrrrrrr!"
"10 minutes until FP1 in Shanghai and it's proper parky! Track temp 18c, air temp 13c.... Brrrrrrrr!"
Here's how they stand coming into this weekend:
Championship positions after three of 19 rounds:
1 Nico Rosberg 61 points
2 Lewis Hamilton 50
3 Nico Hulkenberg 28
4 Fernando Alonso 26
5 Jenson Button 23
6 Sebastian Vettel 23
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 season statistics on FORIX
Championship positions after three of 19 rounds:
1 Nico Rosberg 61 points
2 Lewis Hamilton 50
3 Nico Hulkenberg 28
4 Fernando Alonso 26
5 Jenson Button 23
6 Sebastian Vettel 23
(25 points for a win)
Full 2014 season statistics on FORIX
This time 12 months ago, the opening session produced a commanding Mercedes one-two, with Nico Rosberg ahead of Lewis Hamilton, and Red Bull leading the chasing pack.
That was a bit of an anomaly in 2013, but is pretty standard right now.
For reference, Rosberg's practice one benchmark a year ago was a 1m36.717s.
That was a bit of an anomaly in 2013, but is pretty standard right now.
For reference, Rosberg's practice one benchmark a year ago was a 1m36.717s.
We've had a fortnight to catch our breath after the events of Bahrain, and now there's 25 minutes to go before free practice one begins at a cold and cloudy Shanghai circuit.
Good morning and welcome to AUTOSPORT Live's coverage of the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix, starting with Friday practice from Shanghai.
By: Matt Beer, Dan Cross, Ben Anderson, Edd Straw, Glenn Freeman, Pablo Elizalde
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