Welcome backpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
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Summary
Red Bull's Max Verstappen quickest in FP2
Sister Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo fastest in FP1 but will start race from back after engine penalties
McLaren and Williams cars struggling at back of pack
Sebastian Vettel leads the drivers' championship, Lewis Hamilton second
Welcome backpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Back at 13:30 BSTpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
And that is that from the first session. Time to grab a break, grab some food and we will be back at 13:30 BST for the second practice session.
See you then.
Ricciardo edges out Hamilton in practice - read the reportpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writerRed Bull's Daniel Ricciardo pipped Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes to fastest time by just 0.004 seconds in first practice at the German Grand Prix.
The Australian will start from the back of the grid because of engine penalties but team-mate Max Verstappen made it an positive session with third.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was fourth quickest, while using a slower tyre than the two cars in front of him. Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was fifth from Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
It was a low-key session, with few incidents, although Raikkonen ran wide at high speed at Turn One, and Renault's Nico Hulkenberg did the same and bounced over the grass at the fast Turn 12 on the entry to Hockenheim's famous Stadium section.
But Ferrari's pace might be worrying for Mercedes, as Vettel was only 0.271secs slower despite using the soft tyre, while Red Bull and Mercedes both used the ultra-soft, which is considered to be around 0.5secs quicker.
Image source, Getty ImagesListen to the Chequered Flag Podcastpublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
The second practice session gets going at 14:00 BST, so you have enough time to listen to the BBC Radio 5 live Chequered Flag Podcast.
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End of twitter postThe times from first practicepublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Image source, F1The bottom 10published at 11:38 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
And these were the bottom 10...
- 11 Perez (Force India, 1:15.415)
- 12 Alonso (McLaren, 1:15, 544)
- 13 Stroll (Williams, 1:15.629)
- 14 Sainz (Renault, 1:15.769)
- 15 Hartley (Toro Rosso, 1:15.864)
- 16 Sirotkin (Williams, 1:15.876)
- 17 Latifi (Force India, 1:16.023)
- 18 Gasly (Toro Rosso, 1:16.071)
- 19 Giovinazzi (Sauber, 1:16.136)
- 20 Vandoorne (McLaren, 1:16.149)
Ultrasofts apart from Perez (medium), Hartley, Gasly, Giovinazzi and Vandoorne (all soft)
Ricciardo fastest in session onepublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
BreakingHe will start last on Sunday, but Daniel Ricciardo is top of the times in the first practice session.
- Ricciardo (Red Bull, 1:13.525)
- Hamilton (Mercedes, 1:13.529)
- Verstappen (Red Bull, 1:13.714)
- Vettel (Ferrari, 1:13.796)
- Bottas (Mercedes, 1:13.903)
- Raikkonen (Ferrari, 1:14.267)
- Grosjean (Haas, 1:14.691)
- Magnussen (Haas, 1:14.853)
- Leclerc (Sauber, 1:15.097)
- Hulkenberg (Renault, 1:15.282)
The top times were on the ultrasofts, apart from Vettel and Raikkonen who stayed on the softs. Charles Leclerc's best also came on the softs for another fine performance from the Sauber man, potentially the Ferrari man in waiting.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Nicholas Latifi is quicker than Pierre Gasly and the Formula 2 driver will be quite content if that stays the case.
Both Latifi and Antonio Giovinazzi are also quicker than Stoffel Vandoorne.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Can anyone deny Daniel Ricciardo top spot? Three minutes and counting if you are to do so.
Image source, Getty ImagesFive minutes to go...published at 11:25 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
- Ricciardo (Red Bull)
- Hamilton (Hamilton)
- Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Vettel (Ferrari)
- Bottas (Mercedes)
- Raikkonen (Ferrari)
- Grosjean (Haas)
- Magnussen (Haas)
- Leclerc (Sauber)
- Hulkenberg (Renault)
Postpublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Finally Fernando Alonso gets something decent together and he jumps up to 12th. Stoffel Vandoorne remains 20th.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Williams have not had a season to remember. They may well take Lance Stroll being 13th. Team-mate Sergey Sirotkin, the only driver to have not scored a point all season, is 16th.
Image source, Formula 1 TwitterTen minutes to gopublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Come on McLaren. You're better than this.
Image source, F1Ricciardo moves to the top of the timespublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Ricciardo may have to overtake everyone on Sunday, but at least he will have some pace to call upon. He nails his lap to jump to the top of the times, four thousandths clear of Hamilton.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Daniel Ricciardo, on the ultrasofts, jumps up to second, only 0.17 seconds adrift of Hamilton. A good morning on the track so far for Red Bull, with Ricciardo second and Verstappen third, but a bad one off it with engine part changes for the Australian meaning he will start at the back on Sunday.
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End of twitter postPostpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Some good news for Haas. Romain Grosjean is seventh, Kevin Magnussen eighth to lock down that 'best of the rest' tag.
Charles Leclerc, the man tipped to replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari, is again showing his class in ninth spot to nudge the pressure up on Raikkonen that little bit more.
The Finn, third in the championship, is sixth quickest, five tenths slower than Vettel and seven tenths slower than Hamilton.
A bad morning for McLarenpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
McLaren fans. Look away. Stoffel Vandoorne, on the softs, finally gets a flying lap under his belt after 70 minutes of this session. He is slowest though, his team-mate Fernando Alonso is 19th and has been out on the ultrasofts.
Nicholas Latifi, the Force India sub, is 16th and Antonio Giovinazzi, the Sauber stand-in is 18th, both quicker than both McLarens.
'A scary one'published at 11:06 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveHe took a tiny bite of the apex, Hulkenberg was flying through the gravel, a few metres from the wall but living to fight another day. That was a scary one and it came from just a nibble of the curve.
Hulkenberg off the trackpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
A worrying moment for Renault's Nico Hulkenberg. He vanishes off into the gravel and just about gets control before ploughing into the wall.
Image source, Formula 1 Twitterget involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 11:04 British Summer Time 20 July 2018
Inge: 40 mil. for Hamilton is a measure of his success, and Mercedes could afford it. In a perfect world, though, is too much. I do not think that there is a doctor that earns that much, for instance.