
Kerbs are repaired, delaying first practice
Lewis Hamilton was fastest in a reduced first practice session in Singapore.
The session was suspended for half an hour at the beginning, as plastic sections of the kerbs were peeling away from the track. Once the track was repaired, the time limit was reduced to 60 minutes instead of the usual 90.
An extremely dusty track then slowed the cars down for much of the hour, before Lewis Hamilton set a 1:48.599 to take first place.
Mark Webber made contact with Timo Glock, the Red Bull failing to pass the Virgin at the final corner, and damaging the front wing. Mark pitted for repairs, while Timo was left with a puncture.

A bolt breaks off a kerb halfway through the session
At the halfway point of the session, Heikki Kovalainen had a spot of deja vu, as his Lotus caught fire for the second year in a row in Singapore, this time due to an overheating front left brake.
After a red flag to remove the Lotus car, the stewards were forced to stop the session again with 8 minutes to go, as a bolt broke off another kerb. A green flag allowed the cars to attempt one last run, but Lewis’ previous time was left unbeaten.
Sebastian Vettel was second, with teammate Webber a further second behind. Jenson Button split the Ferraris, who went 4th and 6th. Renault abandoned their bodywork and sidepod adjustments due to overheating problems, leaving Senna and Petrov 16th and 18th.
Narain Karthikeyan drove Vitantonio Liuzzi’s HRT for readjusting to the car before he drives at the Indian GP, and was just pipped by Daniel Ricciardo in the final few moments. Both HRTs were 10 seconds off the pace of Hamilton by the end of the session.
Times from FP1:
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:48.599 10
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:49.005 0.406 15
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:50.066 1.467 16
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:50.596 1.997 11
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:50.952 2.353 12
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:52.043 3.444 14
7. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:52.251 3.652 13
8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:52.416 3.817 12
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:52.435 3.836 13
10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:52.815 4.216 13
11. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:52.991 4.392 17
12. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:53.050 4.451 17
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:53.399 4.800 18
14. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:53.703 5.104 19
15. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:53.749 5.150 12
16. Bruno Senna Renault 1:53.765 5.166 17
17. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:53.785 5.186 16
18. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:54.736 6.137 8
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:54.821 6.222 9
20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:56.198 7.599 8
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:57.798 9.199 13
22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:58.792 10.193 6
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1:59.169 10.570 17
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:59.214 10.615 18
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