Mercedes with an Impressive Start in Bahrain



Mercedes made an impressive start today at the first practice in Bahrain. Niko Rosberg made the fastest lap followed by his teammate, Hamilton, a 0.5 second behind. Kimi Raikonen from Ferrari, who finished third, was outpaced with a 1.9 seconds by the leader which is a huge difference between them. 4th and 5th were Red Bull's Ricciardo and Kvyat. One of the favorites for the title, Sebastian Vettel finished 11th with almost 3 second difference between Niko's time. The second practice will start today at 16:00 GMT and you can watch it live here.
Here are the complete standings from the first practice:

1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:32.294
2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:32.799
3. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:34.128
4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:34.461
5. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1:34.541
6. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:34.601
7. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:34.793
8. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1:34.860
9. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:35.000
10. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:35.006
11. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:35.073
12. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:35.174
13. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:35.309
14. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:35.440
15. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:35.490
16. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:35.728
17. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:36.371
18. Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, 1:36.392
19. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:36.719
20. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:36.939
21. Alfonso Celis, Force India, 1:37.287
22. Rio Haryanto, Manor, 1:37.714

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