article_snippet.sent: Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg found Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in unusual positions towards the rear of the timesheet at the end of the first practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix while Kimi Raikkonen posted the fastest time.
article_snippet.sent: Ferrari racing driver Kimi Raikkonen finished first in Friday's practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix .
article_snippet.sent: Ferrari racing driver Kimi Raikkonen is all smiles during the practice session at the Bahrain International Circuit .
article_snippet.sent: It meant Mercedes focused on laps rather than outright pace, with Rosberg chalking up 23 and Hamilton 22 - but with their times far behind the lead car, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
article_snippet.sent: The Finn set the pace with a lap of one minute 37.827secs, two tenths of a second up on team-mate Sebastian Vettel, the German who trails reigning champion Hamilton by 13 points after the first three races of the campaign.
article_snippet.sent: Ferrari racing driver Kimi Raikkonen only managed 12 laps, primarily due to a loss of power with Ferrari racing driver Kimi Raikkonen car relatively early in the session, but with enough time in hand to ensure Ferrari racing driver Kimi Raikkonen returned to the circuit.
article_snippet.sent: Williams' Valtteri Bottas followed the Ferrari pair, a little more than half a second off the pace.
article_snippet.sent: The Finn was followed by Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz Jr and Max Verstappen in fourth and sixth, with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo splitting the young pair.
article_snippet.sent: Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton finished 16th during Friday's Bahrain practice session .
article_snippet.sent: McLaren's Fernando Alonso was an encouraging seventh, finishing 0.771secs down, but for the team there were further woes as Jenson Button saw Jenson Button session come to an end after just three minutes.
article_snippet.sent: But at the start of Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton first timed lap on the approach to turn one, Jenson Button spun as the engine cut out mid-corner.
article_snippet.sent: Two more rookies, Sauber's Felipe Nasr and Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat were eighth and ninth on the board, eight tenths of a second back, with Felipe Massa 10th for Williams, just under a second down.
article_snippet.sent: Given another outing by Lotus, reserve driver Jolyon Palmer was 14th - ahead of Rosberg in 15th and Hamilton 16th.
article_snippet.sent: At the rear, ahead of Jenson Button who naturally failed to set a time, were Manor's Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi.
highlights_snippet.sent: Kimi Raikkonen finished ahead of Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: British driver and Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton finished 16th .
  