It was a hazardous session, although nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. However, for a Free Practice session, it was chaotic and not something we are used to. The sun was shining, but the track was dusty, and we saw plenty of excursions into the grass. The tyres looked terrible by the end of the 90 minutes.

Hamilton had the most interesting session, leaving it very, very late to set a lap time, after a few visits out of the garage for installation laps. He made multiple changes to the car, which must have worked as he finished the morning with the fastest time. It was fascinating to watch the times drop from an initial 2:20 to a fabulous 1:40, slashing through the estimated lap time with ease.

Here's how Free Practice 1 in Korea played out.