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Page last updated at 08:53 GMT, Friday, 24 April 2009 09:53 UK

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Bahrain Grand Prix practice photos

Nico Rosberg is clearly something of a 'practice specialist': the Williams speedster is quickest in Bahrain on Friday afternoon, and has now topped the timesheets in seven of the 11 practice sessions this season

Renault's Fernando Alonso enjoyed wins at the Bahrain Grand Prix in both his drivers' championship-winning seasons, but the Spaniard is a lacklustre 18th in Sakhir on Friday morning

But Alonso catches the eye in the afternoon session at the Sakhir circuit with the second quickest lap - it seems the double-world champion's evolving Renault was running fuel heavy in the morning session

Toyota's Jarno Trulli uses the insider knowledge he gleaned from his team's winter testing in Bahrain to post the third quickest time in an intriguing second practice session

Jenson Button has gearbox trouble in Friday's first practice and is sixth quickest in the afternoon in his Brawn, just behind the two Red Bulls

Sebastian Vettel is fourth quickest in second practice but just three-hundreths of a second separate Vettel, his team-mate Mark Webber and Button

Adrian Sutil makes the most of the adjustments to finish an impressive seventh fastest in the second session - Force India are running with a new floor and interim diffuser in Bahrain

World champion Lewis Hamilton posts the quickest time in first practice - clocking one minute 33.647 seconds, but his fortunes fade in the afternoon when he can only manage 11th fastest

Ferrari's Felipe Massa is chasing a third consecutive Bahrain Grand Prix victory - the Brazilian was eighth quickest in first practice but he dropped to 16th in the afternoon

Kimi Raikkonen was 11th quickest in his Ferrari, the Finnish driver was running without Kers at Sakhir, and he dropped to 18th in the afternoon session

Sebastien Buemi gets a push from the stewards at Sakhir

Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi has drive-shaft issues in the first session when he is 12th quickest - the young Swiss drops to 13th in the afternoon

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