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Formula 1 Sakhir GP

F1 Sakhir GP Live Updates - Friday practice

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Ocon goes onto a lap on the soft tyres and is up in sector one.
While all that was happening, more have headed out for their soft tyre runs.
Vettel actually had a twitch at Turn 5 and sent him wide into the gravel and across the track into Turn 6. Magnussen was lucky not to get tangled up in that.
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Vettel has another spin at Turn 6 while on a hot lap on soft tyres.
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Perez posts a 54.866s on his soft tyres to take over from Verstappen at the top of the timesheets.
The Racing Point duo have come back out on a fresh set of softs. Looks like we're about to have a bit of a qualifying simulation with 53 minutes remaining.
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"I have the same problem as last week out of Turn 1. It's just hopping," Verstappen complains to his team.
Track has gone quiet, with most back in pit lane. Bottas carries on for a lap in the meantime.
Aitken puts in a 56.260s to go 17th quickest ahead of Latifi, Fittipaldi and Leclerc - the Ferrari driver not registering a lap time owing to his earlier issue.
Aitken starts a flying lap on a set of softs.
Albon moves up to third with that lap of 55.231s. Red Bull team-mate Verstappen still fastest.
Russell completes another lap. He improves to a 55.409s, but remains eighth.
With just about half an hour gone, Verstappen leads the way from Ocon, Bottas, Albon and Perez. Kvyat, Gasly, Russell, Ricciardo and Stroll complete the top 10.
Norris is having a new floor put on his car after damaging it earlier, McLaren's team boss Andreas Seidl has confirmed.
Leclerc's car has been put up on its stands and work begins to fix his issue. That looks like session over for the Ferrari driver.
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Verstappen takes over top spot with a 55.043s.
Bottas jumps up to second on the hard tyres, 0.136s off Ocon's time.
Norris doing his best Tony Hawk impression and grinding over the kerbs. He's back in the pits.
Russell's first flying lap is a bit messy as he exits out of Turn 10 and goes sixth quickest.
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Leclerc has complained that "something broke" in his car. Possible gearbox issue.
Russell has made his first appearance of FP2 in the Mercedes.
With almost 20 minutes gone, 15 of the 20 drivers have set lap times. Ocon still fastest from Perez.
Leclerc backs off his lap as he has a bit of a wobble through the second sector.
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Ocon has found a bit of time and lowers the pace to a 55.185s.
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Vettel has spun at Turn 2 as he starts his first flying lap.
Perez has split the Renault duo at the top of the timesheets, Ocon still fastest with his 55.210s.
And literally as I hit send on that last message, Vettel heads out on track.
No appearances yet for both Ferrari drivers, both Mercedes drivers and the two Red Bulls.
Meanwhile, Raikkonen has a brief off-track excursion at Turn 1.
Stopwatch
Ocon's now gone fastest in the Renault with a 55.210s.
Aitken has to pull out of his lap after coming across a slowing Magnussen at Turn 6, highlighting what will be a huge problem come qualifying given the nature of this circuit.
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Stroll's team-mate Perez deposes him with a 55.668s.
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Stroll takes his Racing Point to the top of the pile with a 55.679s.

By: Jake Boxall-Legge

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