Well, the cars are extremely fast and apparently a bit tricky to drive.
Once the rear end breaks traction it doesn't come back readily, the driver controlled clutch is giving several people used to having the software do it for them a hard time, and the amount of aero on the nose is contributing to the oversteer problems.
Much as I'm not Hamilton fan I must give him credit for getting into the car and wringing it's neck on lap one! Impressive.
Bottas is almost as quick, and both Ferrari drivers are right up there.
Hulkenberg was well up (Palmer is last!) but ended up just out of the top 10 and both STR drivers were impressive.
Max Verstappen bent his RBR out of shape Friday but managed to get it as the 'best of the rest' on the grid, Daniel Ricciardo found himself caught out by snap oversteer on a hot lap, Massa dragged the Williams into an unexpected P7 just behind a flying Romain Grosjean.
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.188 2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:22.456 3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:22.481 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:23.033 5 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:23.485 6 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:24.074 7 Felipe Massa Williams 1:24.443 8 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:24.487 9 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:24.512 10 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing DNF
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