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Opening day in Sakhir sees Mercedes top the times

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished line astern in both sessions - topping the times in the evening ahead of the two Ferrari drivers. The afternoon session focused on long runs and tyre evaluation, with the evening taking a more regular format of qualifying and race simulation stints. Both Mercedes drivers used the prime (medium) tyre only in practice one, the prime and option (soft) in practice two. Drivers No. Practice 1 Practice 2 Nico Rosberg 6 23 laps 1:39.293 P15 31 laps 1:34.647 P1 Lewis Hamilton 44 22 laps 1:39.532 P16 33 laps 1:34.762 P2 Nico Rosberg: "It was a good day today. The afternoon session wasn't very useful as the conditions are so hot and really quite different...
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