{"id":236969,"date":"2014-04-17T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/formula-1-hamilton-fastest-after-day-1-in-shanghai\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T01:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:57:16","slug":"formula-1-hamilton-fastest-after-day-1-in-shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/formula-1-hamilton-fastest-after-day-1-in-shanghai\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1: Hamilton fastest after Day 1 in Shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chinese-formula-1-grand-prix-shanghai-daniel-kidner-lewis-hamilton-mercedes_3081949-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10152\" src=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chinese-formula-1-grand-prix-shanghai-daniel-kidner-lewis-hamilton-mercedes_3081949-3.jpg\" alt=\"lewis-hamilton-f1-china-gp\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Lewis Hamilton<\/strong> has taken provisional pole position in Shanghai, after the first day of practice of the Chinese Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver shares the first row with Ferrari&#8217;s Fernando Alonso, who was the fastest on track in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton&#8217;s team-mate Nico Rosberg ends the first day in third position, with the excellent Daniel Ricciardo in fourth after an another brilliant performance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the good timings, both Mercedes drivers suffered some balancing problems on their WO5&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m38.315s 25<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\"> Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m38.456s +0.141s 28<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m38.726s +0.411s 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m38.811s +0.496s 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m39.015s +0.700s 31<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m39.118s +0.803s 25<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m39.283s +0.968s 25<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.491s +1.176s 29<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m39.537s +1.222s 36<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1m39.648s +1.333s 26<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m39.736s +1.421s 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.744s +1.429s 29<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">\u00a0Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1m39.759s +1.444s 28<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">\u00a0Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m39.830s +1.515s 25<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m40.124s +1.809s 32<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.359s +2.044s 32<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1m40.395s +2.080s 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1m40.455s +2.140s 12<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1m42.327s +4.012s 27<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1m43.473s +5.158s 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m43.530s +5.215s 32<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;\">Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1m43.679s +5.364s 32<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton has taken provisional pole position in Shanghai, after the first day of practice of the Chinese Grand Prix. 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