Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice One

3rd & 7 37yd

That's the twitter account for Button's power unit. McLaren is yet to confirm whether the power unit actually tweets for itself.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:09:39 AM
@Mohan: This is a strange session as its the least representative of the race conditions we will have later in the weekend, as the race starts in the evening.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:10:51 AM
by Formula 1 via twitter 4/17/2015 11:11:12 AM
It will be interesting to see who will come out on top when the weekend is done. A lot of pundits believe Merc have this one in the bag. But I am wondering if they have sorted their tyre deg. We will see ....

by Antony Makanza 4/17/2015 11:11:18 AM
Hamilton slots into second, 1.147s down on team-mate Rosberg. Only the Merc drivers have times on the board so far.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:11:39 AM
If Kimi stay on at Ferrari, do you think he will have a Massa/Barichello like role to Seb? or will Arrivebene's management style result in a different situation to Ferrari in the past?

by Phoenix 4/17/2015 11:12:15 AM
@VS: It all depends on Kimi's form this year. He's showing signs that he's getting better and better, and if anything his pace this season has been on a par with or quicker than Vettel's in most races. if he's back in a position where he's able to win races for Ferrari it doesn't make sense to ditch one of the best drivers of the modern era.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:13:09 AM
I think it's too early to write Kimi off and assume he will fall into a 'Second Driver' role.

by DonovanFroon 4/17/2015 11:13:10 AM
@DonovanFroon: As for second driver, I can't imagine Raikkonen would accept any deal like that.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:13:21 AM
Can ferrari compete with mercedes like in Malaysia here? can we expect a fight btw silver n red?

by Malolan Srinivasan 4/17/2015 11:14:52 AM
@MalolanSrinivasan: Unless something else happens in the race out of Mercedes' control, like a safety car, I think Ferrari will be second in the pecking order behind Mercedes but ahead of Williams again.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:15:17 AM
I just checked Twitter to realize that Jenson isn't following his own power unit.

by Phoenix 4/17/2015 11:15:20 AM
Nate, I think Ferrari are flexible. Remember in 2007, Massa fell into the N0. 2 role when it was clear that Kimi was in the race for the WDC. In 2008, the roles were reversed when Massa was racing Lewis

by Antony Makanza 4/17/2015 11:15:28 AM
I think Kimis smooth style will pay off in the summer races. He can get the maximum from his tires

by RCC 4/17/2015 11:15:31 AM
A good start to the weekend with a surprise ESPN victory in the @BAH_Int_Circuit karting event #GoodKartAverageDriver http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCyh7kTUMAAU5AH.jpg

by Nate Saunders via twitter 4/17/2015 11:15:50 AM
If Kimi goes (which I doubt), Ferrari should think about talking to Hulk, Verstappen or Nasr - all highly talented drivers

by AdiosAyrton 4/17/2015 11:16:30 AM
Ericsson has taken the lead in the order, posting a 1:39.676,

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:17:42 AM
Haas still needs to pick up two drivers

by RCC 4/17/2015 11:17:45 AM
Nate, where do you think McLaren will land in the pecking order once they deliver the upgrades in Spain? On par with Williams at least?

by Phoenix 4/17/2015 11:17:48 AM
@Phoenix: I don't think it will make a leap that big so quickly. It should put them right back in that midfield battle and at the very least able to contest for Q2, but the issue they have is no-one else is standing still - everyone is pushing hard to develop.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:18:31 AM
What happened ESPN ? Can't take constructive criticism from the fans who flock to your portal ?

by Abhishek 4/17/2015 11:18:44 AM
@Abhishek: I've been responding to the criticism in here as best I can.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:19:01 AM
@AdiosAyrton, I would take my chances with Max Verstappen

by Antony Makanza 4/17/2015 11:19:05 AM
Bottas goes P1 with a 1:39.206, but team-mate Massa, who ran deep into Turn 1 on that lap, can only manage third.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:19:31 AM
Nate, do you think teams will do Quali runs in FP2, cos those time will be more representative of the quali's????

by rockedin123 4/17/2015 11:21:03 AM
@rockedin123: Yes, qualifying runs are usually done in the afternoon session.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:21:17 AM
Vettel goes P1, a 1:39.202.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:21:37 AM
Just one final request on the subject of portal changes, can you forward our complaints to the powers that take the call, the fans of the portal haven't been appreciative of the effort and are being pushed to other portals ! Thanks in advance...

by Abhishek 4/17/2015 11:21:41 AM
@Abhishek: Yes, they have been forwarded on. I'm just a humble journalist guys.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:22:04 AM
Uh oh. Problems for Vettel who has reported a loss of power coming through the middle sector and his Ferrari is crawling around the track.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:22:24 AM
@Anthony Makanza - Yeah Max is a phenomenal driver at such an early age. Have to agree with you

by AdiosAyrton 4/17/2015 11:22:27 AM
Raikkonen is having no such trouble, however, and has climbed to P1 in the standings with a 1:38.975.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:22:46 AM
I think it's great. Change is good man :) Keep it up ESPNF1... always know where to find the best news scoops and information on drivers, teams or tracks.

by Marais 4/17/2015 11:22:56 AM
Nate, was this the race which made LCDM remark F1 cars as taxis and drivers as Taxi drivers?

by rockedin123 4/17/2015 11:23:08 AM
@rockedin123: It was, and then he was made to look very silly as the 2014 race was so entertaining.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:23:20 AM
Rumor has it Ferrari is holding secret talkswith Riccardo..

by Belinda Lewis 4/17/2015 11:23:43 AM
@BelindaLewis: Not heard anything like that, but with his Italian heritage Ricciardo would be a huge hit at Ferrari.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:23:58 AM
We do have to go elsewhere just to find out when to come here for the practicesessions

by RCC 4/17/2015 11:24:14 AM
@RCC: The timing scoreboard on our site is currently broken but we will have the times back before sessions as we used to.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:24:33 AM
Nate, you are Heimdall, charged with guarding the Bifrost portal between Asgard and Midgard. Let no one leave!

by mfbull 4/17/2015 11:24:38 AM
@mfbull: I understood absolutely zero of that reference but it sounds fun.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:25:01 AM
@Nate: as they say 'Rest is history' so is LCDM

by rockedin123 4/17/2015 11:25:14 AM
@BelindaLewis I think they'd have Bottas higher up their list than Ric

by Phoenix 4/17/2015 11:25:17 AM
So I must be the only one who likes the new website, then. The written content looks fabulous in this new website. :)

by jee1 4/17/2015 11:25:20 AM
Kvyat has crept up into the top five, jumping behind Bottas - but he's 0.482s off Raikkonen's benchmark.

by Nate Saunders 4/17/2015 11:25:41 AM

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