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Russian GP 2014 – Practice 1 – Results

10/10/2014
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Nico Rosberg leads Lewis Hamilton in first free practice of the inaugural Russian GP at Sochi.

Sochi-Autodrom-ViewThe new track proved to be a tricky challenge with Turn 2 and Turn 13 catching a number of drivers out over the course of the session. Turn 3 is an impressive sweeping left hander and the high-speed back straight ends with a tricky braking zone into Turn 13. It was no surprise to see both Mercedes drivers on top, but Jenson Button’s McLaren was just 0.196s off the pace in third. But even Button’s session did not pass without incident as he had a spin at Turn 8.

Fernando Alonso set his usual Friday morning quick lap with the fourth fastest time, 0.409s off Rosberg and head of the second McLaren of Kevin Magnussen. Sergio Perez was sixth fastest after setting an impressive time in the Force India, while Daniil Kvyat in the Toro Rosso managed to finish the session seventh in front of his home fans.

Pos. Drivers Teams Time Laps
01. 06Deutschland Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG Petronas 1:42.311 29
02. 44United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG Petronas 1:42.376 25
03. 22 – United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren F1 1:42.507 28
04. 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Scuderia Ferrari 1:42.720 27
05. 20 – Denmark Kevin Magnussen McLaren F1 1:43.026 28
06. 11 – Mexico Sergio Perez Sahara Force India 1:43.129 26
07. 26 – Russia Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:43.164 29
08. 07Finland Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari 1:43.212 23
09. 25 – France Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:43.327 24
10. 77 – Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams Martini Racing 1:43.542 9
11. 19 – Brazil Felipe Massa Williams Martini Racing 1:43.741 22
12. 03Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 1:43.821 25
13. 27 – Deutschland Nico Hulkenberg Sahara Force India 1:43.976 21
14. 01Deutschland Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 1:44.506 18
15. 99 – Deutschland Adrian Sutil Sauber F1 Team 1:44.625 30
16. 13 – Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 Team 1:44.876 26
17. 37 – Russia Sergey Sirotkin Sauber F1 Team 1:45.032 26
18. 08 – France Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team 1:45.190 22
19. 45 Spain Roberto Merhi Caterham F1 Team 1:46.782 25
20. 09 – Sweden Marcus Ericsson Caterham F1 Team 1:46.922 18
21. 04 – United Kingdom Max Chilton Marussia F1 Team 1:47.284 18

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