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During the first free practice for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix the Sauber F1 Team drivers, Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Gutièrrez, tested several aerodynamic components.
Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber C32Photo by: XPB Images
The second session saw both …

Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: This morning we completed a few more tests, mainly on the aero side, to work to solve the problems we have and gather more data for the team back at the factory.
Pastor Maldonado, Williams FW35Photo by: XPB Images
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Jenson Button (MP4-28A-03 – FP1: 1m35.069s (+0.582s) / 22 laps / 6th – FP2: 1m35.356s (+1.202s) / 32 laps / 11th): “Today’s sessions were very productive for us. We completed some useful investigative work this morning before focusing on longer run…

Paul Di Resta (VJM06-04 – FP1: 1:34.949 / P5 / 15 laps – FP2: 1:34.543 / P5 / 35 laps): “As Fridays go it’s been positive and we’ve achieved as much as we could realistically have hoped for.
Paul di Resta, Sahara Force India VJM06Photo by: XPB…

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton completed the first two practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir today.

Nico Rosberg ( F1 W04 / 03 – 22 laps / 1:34.621 / P3 – 37 laps / 1:34.666 / P8): "Our test programme was pretty good today in t…

Kimi Räikkönen will have his first front row start since the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix after qualifying second for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. Kimi set a 1min 34.761secs lap using Pirelli’s soft compound tyre…

P11 Paul Di Resta VJM06-04
Q1: 1:37.478
Q2: 1:36.287
Paul di Resta, Sahara Force India VJM06Photo by: XPB Images
Paul: “I think P11 is a reasonable result considering the difficulties we had during final practice where our performance …

Lewis Hamilton secured his first pole position for MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS at the Shanghai International Circuit today. Team-mate Nico Rosberg qualified in fourth place and will start from the second row of the grid.

Both drivers completed just one run …

Pastor progressed into Q2, pushing to get the maximum he could out of the FW35 today, but after crossing the line in tenth, his time of 1:37.139 left him in 15th as those around him improved.
Valtteri didn’t get a perfect lap in Q1 meaning a late run…

Jean-Eric Vergne (First Practice Session, Best lap: 1:39.057, pos. 12th, 19 laps / Second Practice Session Best lap: 1:38.127, pos. 15th, 34 laps): “Last year, the Chinese weekend did not go so well for us and I can say we have made a better start th…

Jenson Button (MP4-28A-03 – FP1, 1m38.069s (+1.352s), 24 laps, 6th – FP2, 1m36.432s (+1.092s), 29 laps, 6th): “We can’t yet conclusively tell if the upgrades we brought to this race have improved the car.
Jenson Button, McLaren MP4-28 leaves the p…

Fernando Alonso: “By the end of the day, the overall feeling is positive. We worked well and on top of that, it’s always great fun driving the Shanghai track which has some really unique features, such as the first corner.

From one session to the…

Sebastian Vettel (Finish Position: 1st, Start Position: Pole Position): “I messed up today. I would love to come up with a nice excuse as to why I did it, but I can’t. I can understand Mark’s frustration and the team not being happy with what I …

Once again, qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix held some surprises. A few minutes into Q2, the weather changed quickly with rain affecting two of the corners. As a result, both Sauber F1 Team drivers, Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Gutiérrez, were …

Car 1 SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Position: POLE POSITION! (3rd Practice – P1, 1:36.435)
“It was very difficult as the circuit was half dry and half wet today – so it was difficult to find the right compromise between pushing hard and also saving the tyres…