Rosberg fastest after first practice session in Russia
Nico Rosberg set the fastest time during the first practice session for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix, beating his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by just 0.065s with a time of 1:42.311.
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<font color='#008000'>Practice Session 1</font>
[/U]<font color='#0000ff'>Pos. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps
</font></font><font color='#a9a9a9'><font face='courier new'> 1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1’42.311 29</font>
<font face='courier new'> 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’42.376 0.065 25</font>
<font face='courier new'> 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1’42.507 0.196 28</font>
<font face='courier new'> 4 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1’42.720 0.409 27</font>
<font face='courier new'> 5 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1’43.026 0.715 28</font>
<font face='courier new'> 6 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1’43.129 0.818 26</font>
<font face='courier new'> 7 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1’43.164 0.853 29</font>
<font face='courier new'> 8 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1’43.212 0.901 23</font>
<font face='courier new'> 9 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1’43.327 1.016 24</font>
<font face='courier new'>10 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1’43.542 1.231 9</font>
<font face='courier new'>11 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1’43.741 1.430 22</font>
<font face='courier new'>12 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1’43.821 1.510 25</font>
<font face='courier new'>13 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1’43.976 1.665 21</font>
<font face='courier new'>14 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’44.506 2.195 30</font>
<font face='courier new'>15 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1’44.625 2.314 26</font>
<font face='courier new'>16 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1’44.876 2.565 26</font>
<font face='courier new'>17 Sergey Sirotkin Sauber-Ferrari 1’45.032 2.721 22</font>
<font face='courier new'>18 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1’45.190 2.879 25</font>
<font face='courier new'>19 Roberto Merhi Caterham-Renault 1’46.782 4.471 18</font>
<font face='courier new'>20 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1’46.922 4.611 18</font>
<font face='courier new'>21 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1’47.284 4.973 26</font></font>
Hamilton comfortably clear in FP2
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during second practice for the Russian Grand Prix as the new circuit at Sochi continued to pose a challenge for the drivers.
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<font color='#008000'>Practice Session 2</font>
[/U]<font color='#0000ff'>Pos. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps
</font></font><font color='#a9a9a9'><font face='courier new'> 1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’39.630 27</font>
<font face='courier new'> 2 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1’40.494 0.864 32</font>
<font face='courier new'> 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1’40.504 0.874 32
4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1’40.542 0.912 30</font>
<font face='courier new'> 5 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1’40.573 0.943 33</font>
<font face='courier new'> 6 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1’40.718 1.088 32</font>
<font face='courier new'> 7 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1’40.731 1.101 30</font>
<font face='courier new'> 8 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1’41.108 1.478 32</font>
<font face='courier new'> 9 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’41.396 1.766 30</font>
<font face='courier new'>10 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1’41.531 1.901 33</font>
<font face='courier new'>11 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1’41.630 2.000 24</font>
<font face='courier new'>12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1’41.677 2.047 27</font>
<font face='courier new'>13 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1’42.061 2.431 25</font>
<font face='courier new'>14 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1’42.090 2.460 29</font>
<font face='courier new'>15 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1’42.233 2.603 31</font>
<font face='courier new'>16 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1’42.892 3.262 30</font>
<font face='courier new'>17 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1’42.905 3.275 33</font>
<font face='courier new'>18 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1’43.055 3.425 33</font>
<font face='courier new'>19 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1’44.135 4.505 22</font>
<font face='courier new'>20 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1’44.530 4.900 29</font>
<font face='courier new'>21 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1’44.952 5.322 27</font></font>
Marussia to race with one car in Russia
Marussia will run just one car at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix in the wake of Jules Bianchi's accident one week ago in Japan.
I'm ready for F1 - Sirotkin
Sergey Sirotkin believes he is ready to make the step up to Formula One if the opportunity arises next year.
Rosberg unhappy with 'creative' Mercedes set-up
Nico Rosberg says an experimental set-up on his car did not work the way Mercedes had hoped after completing the first practice sessions for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix.
McLaren looking close - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren look closer to Mercedes than they have done all year at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix.
Bottas upbeat despite tyre blanket malfunction
Valtteri Bottas says he was able to make up for lost time on Friday after a bizarre moment in FP1 when his car's tyres overcooked due to a malfunction with the tyre blankets.
Ricciardo prepared for damage limitation
Daniel Ricciardo thinks Red Bull needs to focus solely on its race set-up in Russia after being off the pace in the first practice sessions at the Sochi Autodrom.
Vettel expecting struggles to continue
Sebastian Vettel admits Red Bull needs to brace itself for a tough Russian Grand Prix after being a long way off the pace in Friday's practice sessions.
Drivers surprised by Sochi circuit challenge
Formula One's drivers have reacted with surprise about the technical nature of the Sochi Autodrom circuit after the first practice sessions of the Russian Grand Prix on Friday.
One car the best Bianchi tribute - Marussia
Marussia CEO Graeme Lowdon says running one car in the Russian Grand Prix felt like the right thing to do to pay tribute to injured driver Jules Bianchi.
Raikkonen still struggling with front end
Kimi Raikkonen admits his struggle to feel comfortable with the front end of his Ferrari continued on the opening day of practice at the Sochi Autodrom.
Alonso encouraged by opening day at Sochi
Fernando Alonso thinks Ferrari is on the right track to be prepared fully for qualifying after an eye-opening first day of practice at the Sochi Audodrom.
FIA suggests changes in wake of Bianchi accident
In the wake of Jules Bianchi's accident in Japan, the FIA is set to meet with teams on Saturday in Russia to discuss ways to ensure cars slow down under yellow flag conditions.
Button confident of podium challenge
Jenson Button thinks McLaren can battle for the final podium spot behind Mercedes after an impressive showing in Friday practice for the Russian Grand Prix.
FIA releases more details of Bianchi accident
More details surrounding Jules Bianchi's accident at the Japanese Grand Prix were released by the FIA on Friday during a press conference at the Russian Grand Prix.
