{"id":4056,"date":"2018-04-13T01:19:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2018-04-13T01:19:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T05:19:21","slug":"chinese-gp-lewis-hamilton-tops-first-practice-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/04\/13\/chinese-gp-lewis-hamilton-tops-first-practice-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese GP – Lewis Hamilton Tops First Practice Session"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chinese GP,<\/strong> the third race of the season, kicked off under cool and overcast conditions with the first practice session (FP1). The high tailwinds at the Shanghai International Circuit<\/strong><\/a> on Friday afternoon, caused cars to spin out. The first and last turns of the circuit were the two main areas where the drivers had issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton Tops First Practice Session<\/h1>\n

Early in the session, you could see people go wide on the last turn, with some of them running off into the gravel. Max Verstappen, Stoffel Vandoorne and other drivers found themselves making trips into the gravel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/strong> were seen practicing pit stops, as they had a new member replacing the mechanic that was injured after an accident last week in Bahrain. During Kimi Raikkonen<\/strong>\u2019s stop during the race last Sunday a pit member\u2019s leg was run over, causing him to suffer a fractured shinbone and fibula. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mercedes Back In Form<\/h2>\n

Lewis Hamilton<\/strong> topped the leaderboards with a lap time of 1:33.999s. Behind him was Raikkonen, and his teammate Valtteri Bottas<\/strong>. Fourth and fifth place was occupied by Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen. Sebastian Vettel, the championship leader, was sixth.
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Free Practice 1 Results:<\/h3>\n
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Pos<\/abbr><\/th>\nNo<\/abbr><\/th>\nDriver<\/th>\nCar<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nGap<\/th>\nLaps<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n44<\/td>\nLewis<\/span> Hamilton<\/span><\/td>\nMercedes<\/td>\n1:33.999<\/td>\n<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nKimi<\/span> R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen<\/span><\/td>\nFerrari<\/td>\n1:34.358<\/td>\n+0.359s<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nValtteri <\/span> Bottas<\/span><\/td>\nMercedes<\/td>\n1:34.457<\/td>\n+0.458s<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nDaniel<\/span> Ricciardo<\/span><\/td>\nRed Bull Racing TAG Heuer<\/td>\n1:34.537<\/td>\n+0.538s<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n33<\/td>\nMax<\/span> Verstappen<\/span><\/td>\nRed Bull Racing TAG Heuer<\/td>\n1:34.668<\/td>\n+0.669s<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nSebastian<\/span> Vettel<\/span><\/td>\nFerrari<\/td>\n1:34.861<\/td>\n+0.862s<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nKevin<\/span> Magnussen<\/span><\/td>\nHaas Ferrari<\/td>\n1:35.178<\/td>\n+1.179s<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n55<\/td>\nCarlos<\/span> Sainz<\/span><\/td>\nRenault<\/td>\n1:35.616<\/td>\n+1.617s<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nRomain<\/span> Grosjean<\/span><\/td>\nHaas Ferrari<\/td>\n1:35.718<\/td>\n+1.719s<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nNico<\/span> Hulkenberg<\/span><\/td>\nRenault<\/td>\n1:35.800<\/td>\n+1.801s<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nPierre<\/span> Gasly<\/span><\/td>\nScuderia Toro Rosso Honda<\/td>\n1:36.037<\/td>\n+2.038s<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nFernando<\/span> Alonso<\/span><\/td>\nMcLaren Renault<\/td>\n1:36.044<\/td>\n+2.045s<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nSergio<\/span> Perez<\/span><\/td>\nForce India Mercedes<\/td>\n1:36.051<\/td>\n+2.052s<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nEsteban<\/span> Ocon<\/span><\/td>\nForce India Mercedes<\/td>\n1:36.351<\/td>\n+2.352s<\/span><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n35<\/td>\nSergey<\/span> Sirotkin<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams Mercedes<\/td>\n1:36.691<\/td>\n+2.692s<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nBrendon<\/span> Hartley<\/span><\/td>\nScuderia Toro Rosso Honda<\/td>\n1:36.715<\/td>\n+2.716s<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nCharles<\/span> Leclerc<\/span><\/td>\nSauber Ferrari<\/td>\n1:36.723<\/td>\n+2.724s<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nStoffel<\/span> Vandoorne<\/span><\/td>\nMcLaren Renault<\/td>\n1:36.756<\/td>\n+2.757s<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMarcus<\/span> Ericsson<\/span><\/td>\nSauber Ferrari<\/td>\n1:36.909<\/td>\n+2.910s<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nLance<\/span> Stroll<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams Mercedes<\/td>\n1:37.277<\/td>\n+3.278s<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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