Chinese Grand Prix PractiseAll the teams have arrived, just, and are ready to test their cars publicly for the very first time! Round one takes place in a sunny Shanghai on a circuit which should advantage those teams who have the strongest engines, it's been a bogey circuit for Team Orange in the past but they'll need to change that if they're going get a good start to this season. Meanwhile ten other teams will all be fighting just to try and match the Champions' pace so let's go down to the track for Friday Practise to see how well they do!
New KBR test driver Raffaelli is the first man to go out on track. KBR need to make a big step forward this season and many have been critical of their decision to keep the same drivers.
Kevin Schroder shows off the new Senninha for the first time.
Tom Pellatt goes out on track in the Spirit Subaru. The former Willins team has probably undergone the most change of any team by bringing in two experienced WGP test drivers and the now proven Subaru engines.
Team Shadow Subaru's test drivers shall know many are expecting them to dominate this year's championship as their predecessors did.
Robert Mews leads is the first Scolari out on track, can they take the challenhe to Team Orange?
Mike Seymour shows RaltWest Mercedes' inspired livery for the first time.
Fapitalle drives out on track in Keels Racing's... differently painted car.
Alex Sanford has the difficult job of being an unexperienced test driver in a brand new team - this could be a difficult year.
Schroder sets the first competitive time in the Senninha.
Pellatt goes six tenths down - We dont know how quick that is at this early stage
Briere goes over a second down on his team mate!
Mews can't touch Schroder either.
Fapitalle goes fourth in the Keels Racing
Montyn Stoffels goes second in the RaltWest! That's very quick
...And Seymour follows him through and goes even faster!
Andy Jewitt in the Shadow Subaru sets a solid time, it's down on the two RaltWests however.
Keeley Grant comes from absolutely no where to set the fastest time of the session so far!
Schroder immediately fights back however and retakes the top spot
Eyes on Grant! She pulls out another half a tenth from the KBR Ferrari!
But it's Andy Jewitt who looks to be the man on the move as he goes quicker by far than anyone else through the first two sectors