Welcome to LIVE text commentary of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix Free Practice 1 from the Buddh International Circuit in New Dehli. I'll be taking you through the session in its entirety, and you can get in touch with me at any point to let me know your views and comments on the action -

Sebastian Vettel heads out for his first taster of Buddh, and his team watch on excitedly.

The track falls incredibly quiet again as the drivers complete their installation laps, and it's a subdued atmosphere.

Okay, we have action once more with the track finally clear, and Jenson Button heads straight out.

In terms of the conditions for this free practice one, the temperature is around 30 degrees and it is very, very dusty with some water still on the start/finish straight due to the officials washing the track earlier.

Chandhok managed to pass the dog without any undue drama, and the only other drivers on track at the time were Massa, Webber, Rosberg and Hamilton. Will this be a constant aspect of this weekend's racing?

We have a red flag because of a dog on the circuit, and this is expected to be a fairly prominent feature of racing in India throughout!

Chandhok's time is 1:52.148 as he tops the timesheets early on, and there are no changes with the drivers apart from his replacing Kovalainen.

Chandhok completes the first timed lap, while Sutil pits almost immediately. Felipe Massa wears the number 58 on his helmet in tribute for Marco Simoncelli also.

The session is underway, and Adrian Sutil's Force India is the first car on the track as Chandhok swiftly joins him!

Teething problems were evident at India's new Buddh International circuit as the drivers arrived on Thursday but F1 boss supremo Bernie Ecclestone declared himself satisfied with the venue. "Super. The track is super," commercial supremo Ecclestone said. "They did everything we wanted them to do within, what, two or three years of reaching the agreement," continued the Briton. "It took Silverstone 25 years, so I think they've done very well."

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This Grand Prix weekend has been a long time in the making for India. There has been a lot of uncertainty with the date moved and then moved back to its original time following the Bahrain problems of earlier in the year. But we should have a cracking weekend in New Delhi!