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  • 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix: Free Practice 1 Report

    2013 Hungarian Grand Prix: Free Practice 1 Report

    Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time for  FP1 at the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix. He came out on track with 30 minutes left in the session and set a time of 1:22.723. Mark Webber in the other RB9 finished the session in P2 with a 1:22.982. Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finished the session in P3 and P4 respectively, 0.3s off the pace of Vettel’s time.

    There was a very brief point where McLaren’s Jenson Button was in P1, but his time of 1:23.370 earned him sixth fastest of the session. The good news is that they do seem quicker at the Hungaroring.

    The full time sheet is included below:

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  • 2013 German Grand Prix: Free Practice 1 Report

    2013 German Grand Prix: Free Practice 1 Report

    Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton set  the fastest time of 1:31.754  in the first practice session of the German Grand Prix.

    His team mate Nico Rosberg, 0.219s slower finished the session in P2. Red Bull’s Mark Webber ended the session in P3 with a 1:32.769. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso had a very difficult morning as he could not set a time due to electrical issues with his car. On his first lap out, he stopped on track. The Ferrari mechanics worked on his car and managed to get him back out on track but as soon as he went out on track he reported the same problem as before. The mechanics got back to work on his car, but after a while he was out of the car and that was the end of the session for him.

    The rest of the practice session was fairly routine as drivers and teams carried out their usual programmes to test new parts.

     

    Join us again for our FP2 coverage at 14:00 on twitter @F1_Madness

     

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  • 2013 Formula 1 British Grand Prix – Free Practice 1 Results

    2013 Formula 1 British Grand Prix – Free Practice 1 Results

    In what was largely an uneventful Free Practice 1 session in Silverstone, Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time of the session in his Toro Rosso with a 1:54.249.

    The rain soaked session seen many drivers complete installation laps at the start of the session and for the rest of the time relaxed with a cup of tea. With 10 minutes to go in the session some of the drivers decided to set a few times which resulted in Ricciardo in P1. Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg was P2 with a 1:55.033 and Williams’ Pastor Maldonado finished P3 with a 1:55.354. There were quite a few twitchy over-steer moments on the track. Charles Pic ended up in the tyre barrier at the exit of Club corner.

    It looks as though FP2 will have similar conditions to FP1. Lets hope we have more running in FP2.

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  • Di Resta Tops the Time Sheets in FP1 – Canadian Grand Prix

    Force India’s Paul Di Resta was the surprise of the First Free Practice session at the Canadian GP.

    Di Resta finished top of the time sheets with a 1:21.020 ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button who was 0.088s off his pace with a 1:21.108. Lotus’ Romain Grosjean finished P3 with a 1:21.258, 0.238s off the P1 time.

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  • Spanish F1 Grand Prix FP1 Results

    Fernando Alonso set the fastest time (1.25.252) for this morning’s free practice session finishing 0.203 seconds ahead of his team mate Felipe Massa in second. Here is the full timing sheet for the Spanish F1 Grand Prix FP1 Results:

    Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice 1 Results