Raikkonen leaves rivals behind in FP1 at Sochi
Kimi Raikkonen responded to his doubters by kicking off his Russian GP weekend with the fastest time in Friday morning’s first free practice session.
The Ferrari driver, who has come under pressure lately given his under-performance since the season got underway compared to team mate Sebastian Vettel, clocked in with a 1:36.074, edging out Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas by 0.045s.
Lewis Hamilton was third fastest, looking a bit uneasy all morning compared to his team mate, just in front of Red Bull racing’s Max Verstappen.
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel was fifth after a spin late in the session while Daniel Ricciardo took sixth after a suspension change.
Renault reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin was hoping to make a good impression in front of his home crowd but was denied the opportunity when an engine issue halted his first lap out.
The session was briefly red-flagged when the engine cover blew off of Esteban Ocon’s Force India.
Free Practice 1 results
1
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:36.074s
19
2
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:36.119s
+ 0.045s
24
3
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:36.681s
+ 0.607s
23
4
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:37.174s
+ 1.100s
19
5
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:37.230s
+ 1.156s
19
6
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:37.290s
+ 1.216s
19
7
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:37.457s
+ 1.383s
29
8
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:37.900s
+ 1.826s
29
9
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:37.944s
+ 1.870s
30
10
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:38.065s
+ 1.991s
28
11
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:38.496s
+ 2.422s
17
12
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
1:38.747s
+ 2.673s
23
13
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:38.813s
+ 2.739s
16
14
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:38.976s
+ 2.902s
17
15
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
1:39.158s
+ 3.084s
16
16
Romain Grosjean
Haas
1:39.533s
+ 3.459s
17
17
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:39.541s
+ 3.467s
19
18
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
1:39.731s
+ 3.657s
21
19
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:40.079s
+ 4.005s
20
20
Sergey Sirotkin
Renault
2
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