
Kobayashi parks his broken Sauber
Mark Webber led the first practice session of the British Grand Prix weekend, as rain disrupted proceedings.
The session was initially damp, then rain fell within the hour, ensuring times would not go near those set last year.
Michael Schumacher suffered several off-track moments, but still led the session several times across the 90 minutes. Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso traded fastest laps, until the session was yellow flagged for Kamui Kobayashi’s crash.
The Sauber driver lost control at the exit of Club, spun and slammed into the barriers opposite the pits, almost rolling his car in the process.
Once the yellow flags were cleared with less than 10 minutes to go, the times fell, and Webber posted a 1:46.603 to go fastest. Schumacher stayed 2nd, while Rubens Barrichello was 3rd for Williams. Sergio Perez managed 4th place.
Sebastian Vettel had a troubled session, as his Red Bull was seen pouring smoke when in the pits. He was relegated to 13th place, not going out in the fastest part of the session.
Daniel Ricciardo’s debut drive for HRT went without incident, the Australian finishing last, 9 tenths off Jerome D’Ambrosio, and 1.2 seconds away from his teammate.
Times from FP1:
1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:46.603 19
2. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:47.263 + 0.660 20
3. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:47.347 + 0.744 23
4. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:47.422 + 0.819 22
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:47.562 + 0.959 13
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:47.758 + 1.155 23
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:48.161 + 1.558 16
8. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:48.549 + 1.946 21
9. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:48.598 + 1.995 19
10. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:48.678 + 2.075 22
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:48.730 + 2.127 18
12. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:48.778 + 2.175 18
13. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:48.794 + 2.191 21
14. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:48.809 + 2.206 17
15. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:48.841 + 2.238 23
16. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1:48.941 + 2.338 20
17. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:49.603 + 3.000 15
18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:50.133 + 3.530 17
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:50.222 + 3.619 14
20. Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 1:51.119 + 4.516 17
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:52.470 + 5.867 17
22. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1:53.143 + 6.540 20
23. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:53.469 + 6.866 26
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1:54.334 + 7.731 24
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