Is McLaren's Friday pace real?
McLaren was the closest challenger to Mercedes in free practice at Sochi. GARY ANDERSON and EDD STRAW investigate whether it can carry this form into the race
The sight of a McLaren driver challenging for top spot on a Formula 1 timing screen has been rare during the past couple of seasons.
But Russia seems to agree with the McLaren-Mercedes MP4-29 and Kevin Magnussen emerged as the second-fastest driver of the day having briefly topped the timesheets overall.
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