Full times from today's opening free practice session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.294	131.173 mph
2	Hamilton	Mercedes	1:32.799	0.505
3	Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:34.128	1.834
4	Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:34.461	2.167
5	Kvyat	Red Bull	1:34.541	2.247
6	Hulkenberg	Force India	1:34.601	2.307
7	Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:34.793	2.499
8	Verstappen	Toro Rosso	1:34.860	2.566
9	Grosjean	Haas	1:35.000	2.706
10	Massa	Williams	1:35.006	2.712
11	Vettel	Ferrari	1:35.073	2.779
12	Bottas	Williams	1:35.174	2.880
13	Gutierrez	Haas	1:35.309	3.015
14	Button	McLaren	1:35.440	3.146
15	Magnussen	Renault	1:35.490	3.196
16	Ericsson	Sauber	1:35.728	3.434
17	Wehrlein	Manor	1:36.371	4.077
18	Vandoorne	McLaren	1:36.392	4.098
19	Nasr	Sauber	1:36.719	4.425
20	Palmer	Renault	1:36.939	4.645
21	Celis	Force India	1:37.287	4.993
22	Haryanto	Manor	1:37.714	5.420

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1. Posted by scf1fan, 01/04/2016 15:12

"2005 - 3L V-10 (unlimited rev) motors + gumball Michelin tires + 3 more practices = 2.8 seconds over today's 1.6L V-6 on a first practice on a dirty track. Yada yada yada . . . (Of course there are many other pluses and minuses that would fill pages; but just like at Indy, Daytona, and Le Mans, the eras of unrestrained speed advancement are over. Just ask Mark Weber how much faster he wants to be "flying" down (up, over?) the Mulsanne straight ;-)
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Give credit where credit is due; and we'll see what the times are at the end of practice or IF we can actually get a decent qualifying session with the new rules. (There is the real disappointment!)"

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2. Posted by nonickname, 01/04/2016 14:25

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Just a benchmark to keep in mind given the F1 is the pinnacle blablabla.
It also shows the progress over 11 years.

Fastest lap 1’29.527 (Mark Webber, 2005, fourth practice)"

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