
Rosberg led FP1 in Canada
Nico Rosberg led proceedings for first practice for the Canadian Grand Prix. A 1.15.591 was 2.5 seconds faster than the fastest lap set in FP1 last year.
However, the main highlight of the session was Sebastian Vettel crashing out with half an hour to go.
The Red Bull driver locked up at the final chicane, and slid into the “Wall of Champions”, notorious for crashes in the past. As well as losing valuable track time, the team also lost a new front wing which was on Vettel’s car.

Onboard with Vettel as he slams into the Wall of Champions
The session was littered with incidents as the track was still in its “green” stage. Nick Heidfeld, Paul di Resta, Michael Schumacher, Mark Webber, Narain Karthikeyan, Nico Rosberg and Felipe Massa all had off-track moments.
The first hour was spent testing Pirelli’s medium tyre to be used in Valencia, and soon focus switched to the soft compound. The super-soft compound was not used in this session.
Times from FP1:
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1.15.591 32
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1.16.139 0.548 27
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1.16.549 0.958 30
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1.16.658 1.067 26
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1.16.676 1.085 20
6. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1.16.842 1.251 19
7. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1.16.990 1.399 28
8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1.17.294 1.703 26
9. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1.17.445 1.854 28
10. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1.17.549 1.958 20
11. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1.17.662 2.071 27
12. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1.17.820 2.229 30
13. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1.18.458 2.867 31
14. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1.18.506 2.915 15
15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1.18.648 3.057 35
16. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1.18.852 3.261 8
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1.18.932 3.341 20
18. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1.19.274 3.683 29
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1.19.422 3.831 30
20. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1.19.577 3.986 26
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1.19.838 4.247 31
22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1.19.960 4.369 23
23. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1.20.520 4.929 21
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1.20.839 5.248 27
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