Directorul tehnic al F1, Charlie Withing a reiterat ca totul este rezolvat intre el si Vettel si ca el a trecut mai departe.
Intre timp Esteban Gutierrez a confirmat despartiea sa de echipa americanda Haas. Acesta spera sa mai gaseasca un loc liber in F1 si vizeaza cel mai probabil un loc la elevetienii de la Sauber.
Prima sesiune de antrenamente a avut loc si rezultatele sunt foarte stranse.
Hamilton pe prima pozitie urmat de Verstapen la mai putin de o zecime si de Rosberg la peste doua zecimi.
| Clasare | Pilot | Car / Engine | Timp |
Diferenta | Tururi |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’11.895 | 32 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1’11.991 | 0.096 | 29 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1’12.125 | 0.230 | 26 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1’12.371 | 0.476 | 27 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1’13.129 | 1.234 | 36 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Force India/Mercedes | 1’13.289 | 1.394 | 31 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1’13.293 | 1.398 | 33 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1’13.318 | 1.423 | 33 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’13.567 | 1.672 | 24 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1’13.569 | 1.674 | 26 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1’13.711 | 1.816 | 22 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1’14.090 | 2.195 | 15 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1’14.252 | 2.357 | 27 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1’14.296 | 2.401 | 26 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1’14.507 | 2.612 | 25 |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’14.631 | 2.736 | 21 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’14.654 | 2.759 | 23 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Manor/Mercedes | 1’14.827 | 2.932 | 30 |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1’14.908 | 3.013 | 32 |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1’14.948 | 3.053 | 32 |
| 21 | Charles Leclerc | Haas/Ferrari | 1’15.391 | 3.496 | 27 |
| 22 | Sergey Sirotkin | Renault | 1’15.800 | 3.905 | 10 |