Spanish GP: Williams Martini finishes in top ten in FP1

Team Summary:
At a track that the Formula One teams know very well the Williams Martini team would commence their opening Friday practice session with both drivers coming out on the hard tyre completing single laps. It was reported that Williams had brought very little in terms of upgrades. The first quickest time would come from Rosberg with a 1m:26.951 followed by Hamilton. A 1m:25.931 from Hamilton which was quicker than the times set in 2015. A 1m:25.456 from Rosberg with both drivers on the medium tyre. Both Mercedes drivers would improve with Rosberg still quickest with a 1m:25.374 with Hamilton just 0.002 behind.

Both Mercedes cars would pit as Raikkonen came out on the soft tyre. Hulkenberg was now third followed by Nasr and Ericsson. Raikkonen was now third with a 1m:25.635. Both Williams cars were out for their first timed runs, both on the medium tyre. Vettel was out on the soft and would go quickest with a 1m:25.193. Both Williams cars continued to put in laps on the medium tyre with Felipe having a quick spin. With an hour remaining the Williams cars were fifth and sixth. Vettel would improve with a 1m:25.060 remaining top.

But on well used medium tyres Rosberg would set a 1m:24.880 to again be quickest. The track would clear with forty minutes being completed in the session. The Williams drivers weer currently sixth and ninth. Raikkonen was back out still on the soft tyre setting a 1m:24.089 to be quickest. This was quicker than 2015's qualifying time. Both Williams drivers were back out with just under forty minutes remaining, running on new medium tyres. A 1m:24.454 from Rosberg, remaining second. Felipe was now sixth as Hamilton moved up to third.

The Williams pair were now sixth and seventh as Verstappen went fifth. Thirty minutes remaining and both Williams drivers were still in their pits. Vettel was on a new set of soft tyres and would go quickest with a 1m:23.951. Under ten minutes remaining and Felipe would have a half spin at Turn five running off the track. With the end of the session the top ten would be Vettel followed by Raikkonen, Rosberg, Hamilton, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Valtteri, Sainz, Felipe, and Alonso tenth.

Felipe Massa:
Felipe would be first out for Williams using the hard tyre for his installation lap. He would pit after a single lap. Felipe would return running on the medium tyre. Felipe would set a slow 1m:30.048. But his next lap was a 1m:27.200 to be fifth behind his team-mate. Felipe would have a spin at Turn five just locking up his inside front seeing his car turn itself around. Felipe would drop to eighth as others went quicker. Felipe would make quick pit stop returning to the track. Felipe would also pit also having completed thirteen laps. Felipe would also come out running on the medium tyres.

Felipe would set a 1m:26.186 to move up to sixth right behind his team-mate. After four laps Felipe would pit. Felipe would drop to ninth behind Sainz. Felipe would come back out with seventeen minutes remaining. He was on his set of used medium tyre. Felipe would have another moment at Turn five but was able to continue having run wide with both right wheels onto the grass. Seven minutes remaining and Felipe had completed eleven laps. With the end of the session he had completed seventeen laps.

Valtteri Bottas:
Valtteri would follow his team-mate out also running on the hard tyre. Valtteri would pit after a single lap. Valtteri was back out and would set a 1m:26.553, running on the medium tyre. Valtteri would takes to the pits stopping prior to coming back out still on the medium tyre. Valtteri would pit again having completed thirteen laps currently sixth. Valtteri would come back out for his next run again on the medium tyre. He would pit after five laps. Valtteri had set a 1m:25.672 improving on his previous. Valtteri would return after a short stop still on the used medium tyre. With minutes remaining and Valtteri had completed sixteen laps. He would finish the session having completed twenty one laps after a long run on the medium tyres.

Pos  Driver         	Team		        Time     Laps
1  Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari			1m23.951s  22
2  Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari			1m24.089s  18
3  Nico Rosberg		Mercedes		1m24.454s  34
4  Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes		1m24.611s  33
5  Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1m25.416s  25
6  Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1m25.585s  29
7  Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1m25.672s  36
8  Carlos Sainz		Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1m26.078s  19
9  Felipe Massa		Williams-Mercedes	1m26.186s  32
10 Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda		1m26.243s  18
11 Kevin Magnussen	Renault			1m26.576s  30
12 Daniil Kvyat		Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1m26.583s  21
13 Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1m26.938s  27
14 Sergio Perez		Force India-Mercedes	1m27.064s  9
15 Felipe Nasr		Sauber-Ferrari		1m27.253s  27
16 Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari		1m27.258s  17
17 Esteban Gutierrez	Haas-Ferrari		1m27.283s  18
18 Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari		1m27.392s  24
19 Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda		1m27.610s  19
20 Pascal Wehrlein	Manor-Mercedes		1m28.084s  29
21 Rio Haryanto		Manor-Mercedes		1m29.052s  34
22 Esteban Ocon		Renault			-	   6