The first free practice in Shanghai showed, as expected, no surprises with Mercedes occupying the first and second position in the end.
Vettel’s Ferrari came in the third position with Kimi Raikkonen in fourth.
As usual, Williams took Friday’s practices to do adjustments without worrying about speed times. This was certainly the reason why Red Bull placed the sixth and the seventh positions with Ricciardo and Kvyat. The surprise was Felipe Nasr performance in fifth.
At 2:00 pm (local time) will start the second free practice session.
Check out the top 10 times:
1 – Hamilton – 1:39.033
2 – Rosberg – + 0.541
3 – Vettel – + 1.124
4 – Raikkonen – + 1.628
5 – Nasr – + 1.979
6 – Ricciardo – + 1.996
7 – Kvyat – + 2.064
8 – Sainz – + 2.079
9 – Bottas – + 2.270
10 – Maldonado – 2.302
