Pedro de la Rosa, 22nd: "The day started with a strange morning session as a result of the weather conditions, but it was the same read more »

Giedo van der Garde, 19th: "That wasn't the easiest first FP1 session for me with the team but I'm pleased with the job I did read more »

Sebastian Vettel will continue to run the older specification exhaust layout and bodywork that he tested on Friday for the Chinese Grand Prix weekend read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: This morning's session proved quite difficult, with the track remaining damp for a long time and with the associated running read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 12th: "FP1 was partly wasted because of the weather, the damp track meaning we only got a handful of clean laps. But the read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 7th: "We had a few minor issues to fix, but overall today's practice sessions went smoothly. Sometimes the visibility was a bit poor read more »

Nico Hulkenberg, 9th: "A very short FP1 with the mixed weather, but the running I managed was still useful because we did a few laps read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, 13th: "It's not often that you have a perfect car on Friday and there are certain things we have to improve. To be read more »

Michael Schumacher, 1st: "It was a trouble-free day, and I am quite happy with how our car is handling so far here. The balance of read more »

Fernando Alonso, 10th: "It was a normal Friday, based mainly on evaluating new aerodynamic parts in FP1 and on the usual tyre tests in FP2. read more »

Lewis Hamilton - 2nd: "It's been a great day - it stayed dry in the afternoon so we successfully got through our run programme. We're read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 3rd: "It is tight between the cars. I haven't seen everything, but I think overall we can be quite happy. We tried a read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is confident Lotus can score its best result of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend despite a poor showing in Friday practice read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is ready for the challenge of fighting back from his grid penalty after showing strong pace in Friday practice in Shanghai read more »

The weather conditions were not too welcoming at the Shanghai International Circuit on Friday as it was rather chilly, misty and damp. The first free practice session for the... read more »

China Friday quotes: Lotus read more »

Sergio Perez hampered by brake issues during Friday practice for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Ferrari is lacking performance after Friday practice at the Chinese Grand Prix according to Fernando Alonso read more »

Michael Schumacher declares himself happy with the quickest time in Friday practice in Shanghai, even after admitting there is still work to do for Mercedes read more »

China Friday quotes: Ferrari read more »

China Friday quotes: McLaren read more »

Read what the drivers and teams had to say after Friday practice at the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Having finished runner-up in the Malaysian GP, it was back down to earth for Sergio Perez as he finished 11th place in Friday's Chinese practice... read more »

Force India pairing Paul di Resta and Nico Hülkenberg finished Friday as the eighth and ninth fastest drivers in China, with the leading team lap time one second off... read more »

Sergio Perez says he struggled with brake issues during second practice for the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday read more »