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A very dirty track and surface temperatures that reached 47 degrees Celsius made life interesting for all the drivers as practice got underway at 1300 hours on Friday at Abu Dhabi's all-new Yas Marina Circuit, in readiness for Formula One's first day/night race. It was cooler in the second session - around 35 degrees ...

The teams spent the day doing their usual evaluation of the prime and option Bridgestone tyres, and handling on low and high fuel loads, with the added edge that it might be the only dry running they get this weekend. All had major changes on their cars too. It's just a little early to say whose are most effective, but ...

The teams spent opening day at Istanbul Park doing their usual evaluation of the prime and option Bridgestone tyres (the medium and soft compounds here in Turkey), and the cars' behaviour on low and high fuel loads. Bridgestone will carefully analyse individual car/tyre performance during Friday evening, and make set-up ...

After the wet and cold Chinese Grand Prix the Formula 1 teams were practicing in dry desert heat with air temperatures up to 38 degree Celsius at the Bahrain International Circuit. Because its track lay-out favours the use of the kinetic energy recovery system both BMW Sauber F1.09 are fitted with it. Nick Heidfeld was second and last in the two 90 minute practice sessions on Friday, while Robert Kubica came third in the morning and 17th in the afternoon.