Lance Stroll tops the timesheets in sole practice session for Chinese Grand Prix.
It wasn't an entirely smooth day with a small fire breaking out at Turn 7, causing a brief red flag.
19 Apr 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net

Lance Stroll headed the order in FP1 at the Chinese Grand Prix. Lance Stroll set the pace in the only practice session at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. With the sprint format making a return, teams have just 60 minutes to set up their cars ahead of the sprint shootout.

Had it not been for traffic on his final run, it would have been likely that Lando Norris topped the order. Norris was 0.4s up on Piastri’s benchmark before encountering a number of cars before the back straight.

Behind the top two was Max Verstappen, 0.3s shy of Stroll’s top time in FP1. Sergio Perez continued his strong form, within a tenth of Verstappen. The Haas duo were fifth and sixth respectively with Nico Hulkenberg leading the way.

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Chinese Grand Prix Free Practice 1 - Results
19/04/2024 at 05:44
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

2024 Chinese Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 results
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:36.302s 21
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:36.629s + 0.327s 24
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:36.660s + 0.358s 25
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:36.690s + 0.388s 24
5 Nico Hülkenberg Haas 1:37.101s + 0.799s 23
6 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:37.118s + 0.816s 23
7 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:37.213s + 0.911s 23
8 Alexander Albon Williams 1:37.229s + 0.927s 19
9 Daniel Ricciardo RB 1:37.238s + 0.936s 25
10 Valtteri Bottas Sauber 1:37.530s + 1.228s 24

‘Free Practice 1’;

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Chinese Grand Prix 2024 – Free Practice 1 Results
The session was the only practice runs the teams had available ahead of Sprint Qualifying for the Sprint Race
19 April 2024
By John Smith
Total Motorsport

Lance Stroll led the first free practice session of the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, outpacing McLaren‘s Oscar Piastri and Red Bull‘s Max Verstappen at the Shanghai International Circuit, which returns to the Formula 1 calendar after five years. The session was critical due to its timing ahead of the first Sprint Qualifying of the season, emphasizing the importance of adjusting quickly to the 5.451km track with varied speed corners.

During the practice, a range of strategies was employed with Pirelli’s hard, medium, and soft tyres, before a brief interruption caused by a trackside fire at Turn 7. Post-resumption, a notable incident involved Lewis Hamilton claiming he was pushed off track by Lando Norris, resulting in Hamilton receiving a black-and-white flag for crossing the pit entry line.

‘Free Practice 1 Results’;

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CHINESE GRAND PRIX: F1 FREE PRACTICE 1 RESULTS
F1 returned to China for the first time in five years; after a long break away from the track, the drivers will be looking to reacquaint themselves ahead of race five of this 24-race calendar
April 19, 2024
Oliver Brindle

Free Practice 1 gets underway: The Alpine of Esteban Ocon was the first car out on the softs, and the session was underway; the Sauber pairing of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu followed the Frenchman. The opening laps saw Gasly jump to the top of the timesheets with a 1:40.679, but it wasn’t long before Verstappen knocked him off the top spot, becoming the first driver to enter the 1.39’s with a 1:39.497. Midway through: Hamilton was shown a black and white flag for crossing the pit lane entry line following some on-track action between the Brit and Oscar Piastri.
Lewis Hamilton locks up into the final turn and runs off into the pit lane entry ��#F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/Wk79iff0gs
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 19, 2024

The halfway mark saw a Ferrari one-two at the top, with Leclerc setting a 1:38.130 with his Spanish teammate .252 behind him. However, both Prancing Horses were on the soft compound. The two Red Bulls followed in third and fourth place on the mediums, with Lando Norris’s McLaren rounding out the top five.

Final classification: The Aston Martin of Lance Stroll set the quickest time as Stroll, Piastri, Verstappen, Perez and Hulkenberg rounded out the top five. The top 10 was Stroll, Piastri, Verstappen, Perez, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Ocon, Albon, Ricciardo, Bottas.
FP1 CLASSIFICATION
Stroll tops the only practice session of the weekend ��
Next up �� #F1Sprint qualifying #F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/dvUe0oCg0s
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 19, 2024

‘F1 FREE PRACTICE 1’;

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F1 Chinese Grand Prix 2024 Free Practice 1 – highlights
Follow all the action on the Total Motorsport live blog as teams and drivers hit the Shanghai International Circuit for FP1 at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix
19 April 2024
By John Smith
Total Motorsport

Welcome to this Total-Motorsport.com live blog for Free Practice 1 at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, coming to you directly from the paddock at the Shanghai International Circuit as the 2024 Formula 1 season continues. This session offers a first glimpse into the teams’ preparations and strategies, setting a crucial groundwork for the race weekend.

And we go green again
That red flag period was short after the fire was put out and we go back to on track action.

Red Flag
The grass is on fire by the apex of Turn 7!!
Bandera roja. Se está quedando la hierba en T7. ��#f1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/sYyFEAW6j9
— Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega) April 19, 2024

‘Free Practice 1 – highlights’;

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