Lewis sets pace in Shanghai

So far so good for Lewis Hamilton, who set the fastest time - by some distance - in both practice sessions today in China. He was the only driver to dip below the 1:36.00 mark, which he did with some ease.

Lewis looks calm and collected in Shanghai, but then he had the same demeanour before the Japanese Grand Prix, and that went to shits as soon as the red lights at the start went out.

Timesheets below, as well as some more photos from practice:

Lewis out on the track.

Felipe Massa talks to a Ferrari engineer.

Kimi Raikkonen goes off-road.

TIMESHEETS, THURSDAY PRACTICE

 

First session

1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 1:35.630
2. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:36.020
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:36.052
4. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) 1:36.103
5. Robert Kubica (BMW) 1:36.507
6. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:36.661
7. Nick Heidfeld (BMW) 1:37.040
8. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1:37.070
9. Nelson Piquet (Renault) 1:37.180
10. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) 1:37.278
11. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:37.491
12. Jenson Button (Honda) 1:37.619
13. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) 1:37.630
14. David Coulthard (Red Bull) 1:37.638
15. Nico Rosberg (Williams) 1:37.638
16. Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:37.664
17. Rubens Barrichello (Honda) 1:37.827
18. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:38.219
19. Adrian Sutil (Force India) 1:38.285
20. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) 1:38.479

 

Second session

1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) 1:35.750
2. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:36.024
3. Nelson Piquet (Renault) 1:36.094
4. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:36.159
5. Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:36.375
6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:36.480
7. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) 1:36.529
8. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:36.542
9. Nick Heidfeld (BMW) 1:36.553
10. Nico Rosberg (Williams) 1:36.556
11. Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:36.615
12. Robert Kubica (BMW) 1:36.775
13. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) 1:36.797
14. David Coulthard (Red Bull) 1:36.808
15. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) 1:36.925
16. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) 1:36.975
17. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) 1:37.473
18. Adrian Sutil (Force India) 1:37.617
19. Jenson Button (Honda) 1:37.800
20. Rubens Barrichello (Honda) 1:37.904