Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg sets the pace in the first practice session at the Red Bull Ring but Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel encounters problems

World Champion Lewis Hamilton posted the quickest time during the first free practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday morning. Heavy rain overnight left the track damp to begin with but after a few laps drivers changed from Intermediates to Primes, with Hamilton rattling off a sequence of quick times at the head of the pack. Hamilton’s quickest time was a 1:18.750 as he ended the session 0.149s clear of Toro Rosso rookie Max Verstappen. Despite having never driven the circuit before, Verstappen […]

Kimi Raikkonen headed a Ferrari 1-2 during a first practice session which took place in very hot conditions in Bahrain. Raikkonen posted a 1:37.827 on the Medium tyres as the track conditions improved as the session wore on. Several drivers waited until the final minutes of the session before posting their best times, saving a second set of tyres until the track temperature cooled somewhat. Raikkonen's time was two-tenths of a second quicker than that achieved by Sebastian Vettel, who suffered from power unit issues […]

Nico Rosberg topped the first practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday morning at a newly-resurfaced Interlagos. Rosberg’s time of 1:12.764 was two-tenths of a second quicker than Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, with the title rivals comfortably clear at the top of the standings. Daniil Kvyat was third quickest for Toro Rosso, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. 2015 Toro Rosso signing Max Verstappen was sixth quickest, ahead of Pastor Maldonado and Kimi Räikkönen. Kevin Magnussen and Daniel Ricciardo rounded out the […]

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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during the opening practice session for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton's time of 1:25.814 was 0.183s quicker than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, with both drivers on the Prime tyres. The duo circulated alone for the opening part of the session and gradually lowered their pace as track conditions improved. Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso ended in third and fourth for Ferrari, with the Finn six tenths down on leader Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel was fifth quickest for Red Bull […]

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Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has been given a reprimand after an incident in the pit lane during the closing stages of the first practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix. Ricciardo overtook Lotus's Pastor Maldonado in the pit lane 'in a dangerous manner', according to the stewards report. Ricciardo, who ended the session in sixth place, was judged to have driven 'in a manner that was potentially dangerous to others in the pit lane'. Ricciardo's reprimand is his first of the season.