Manama: Kimi Raikkonen topped the times for Ferrari in Friday's opening free practice session for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of his team-mate Sebastian Vettel. The two red cars took over at the head of the timings in the final seconds of a largely uneventful 90 minutes in hot conditions at the Sakhir circuit while champions Mercedes concentrated on their preparations without delivering fast laps.

Kimi Raikkonen. Pic/ AFP