Summary
FP2 standings: Vettel fastest; Bottas 2nd, Ricciardo 3rd; Hamilton 5th
Vettel suffers problems with his Ferrari
Vettel fastest in first practice; Hamilton 10th
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FP1 top 10published at 13:33 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
Chequered flagpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
And that is FP1 done.
Sebastian Vettel was fastest with a 1:32:697.
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Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentatorI don't think we have learned anything about lap times during this practice session.
What we have learned is that the temperature goes up and the Ferrari power unit doesn't like it.
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"I don't know what Wehrlein is doing" says a frustrated Estaban Ocon on his team radio as the Sauber driver takes up space on the track in front of him.
"Wehrlein doesn't know what Wehrlein is doing so don't worry about that..." comes the reply...
OUCH! The shade from the Force India race engineers...
So sassy.
Spin!published at 13:26 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
Ooof, Massa's front left tyre looks like it's been in the wars - turns out he had a spectacular spin at turn 13 due to a brake failure - that kicked up a heck of a lot of sand.
The instructions are to bring the car slowly to the pits.... That's FP1 done for the Williams.
Image source, Getty Images'Mercedes will show their pedigree in second practice'published at 13:25 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentatorLewis Hamilton said Mercedes will do a lot of laps - not with this race weekend in mind. He said that it's for future projects they are working on. Mercedes will zero themselves in for second practice.
What are they working on is what we're trying to find out.
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With about 8 minutes to go in FP1, there has been little change at the top of the leader board for a while...
- Vettel - 1:32:697
- Ricciardo - 1:33:097
- Verstappen - 1:33:566
- Perez - 1:34:095
- Massa - 1:34:246
Mercedes putting the laps in but no sign of them amongst the fastest...
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After discovering Stoffel Vandoorne is nicknamed "Stoffel the Waffle", the radio team are asking for the "least speedy" F1 nick names you can think of for a driver.
Do your worst...
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Oh dear - McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne has had to pull over near turn 10.
"I have a problem. The engine has no power."
That's his FP1 over...
Image source, Rex FeaturesPostpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
Speaking of the Red Bulls, Daniel Ricciardo is currently in second having set a 1:33:097 (0.4 off Vettel in first), and 19-year-old Max Verstappen lies in third just behind his team mate in 1:33:566.
Image source, Getty Images'Fifth is the best we can expect' - Ricciardopublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Bahrain
Image source, Getty ImagesOne aspect of the battle of the Red Bulls in the closing laps in China last weekend that has not received much coverage was that Max Verstappen gave Daniel Ricciardo one of his trademark 'chops' under braking at the hairpin. Was everything cool between them afterwards, I asked Ricciardo?
He said: "It’s fine. We sorted it out in the ring afterwards. It’s all good. As far as I know, they’ve cut out the turning under braking rule. It is probably going to take an accident with someone to spark the conversation again but for now it is do what you please. That was fine. I wasn't close enough to feel I was affected by it. All good. Ready to move on. I wanted the podium, he got it. Got to do better."
Red Bull are not expecting to challenge at the front here this weekend - it was only the mixed conditions that helped them do so in China. Ricciardo said "fifth" was the best they can expect in normal circumstances.
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*groaaannn*
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'Ignore Mercedes positions'published at 13:03 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentatorLewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas down in seventh and eighth place is not representative of how they will perform this weekend.
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Meanwhile, his team mate Sebastian Vettel has set the fastest lap and is the first to go under 1:33 today - looking quick on that new set of softs isn't he...
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Update on Kimi Raikkonen's car which had an engine failure earlier...
It was dropped off at the end of the pit lane by the race marshall's where it was met by the Ferrari mechanics.
They then had to push it all the way back down the long pit to the garage and is now being picked apart by the team...
Iceman now probably looking for some actual ice.
Image source, Getty Images'The Williams FW40 looks handy'published at 12:57 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystIt certainly looks like Williams are close to Red Bull. Perhaps Williams-Mercedes is the third best car.
That FW40 looks handy and has performed well.
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The track temperature has actually come down by about seven degrees since the start of FP1...
Just 40 degrees now - still too hot for bare feet I'd imagine...
Image source, Rex FeaturesPostpublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 14 April 2017
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