
Button led his teammate in first practice
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton headed the timesheets for first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.
The most notable event of the session was championship leader Sebastian Vettel spinning out near the end of the session. The Red Bull driver ran wide at Degner 2, slid onto the gravel and made light contact with the barriers, ending his session.
Earlier on, Vettel was seen admirably using DRS at the 130R corner without backing off.
Despite his incident, he still went 3rd, behind the two McLarens. Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber were 4th and 5th respecively.

Vettel walks away after minor impact with the barriers
Toro Rosso have shown promising pace, with Jaime Alguersuari 6th and Sebastien Buemi 8th. Bruno Senna evaluated Renault’s new bodywork upgrades, but finished just behind his teammate in 11th.
Pastor Maldonado was another driver caught out by the Suzuka track. The Williams ran wide at Turn 6, and pulled over shortly afterwards. It was a poor session for the team, with Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello completing only 19 laps between them.
Nico Hulkenberg took over Adrian Sutil’s Force India, finishing 12th. Both Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan drove their teams’ cars, and ended the session just behind their respective teammates.
Times from Friday Practice 1:
1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.634 20
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.725 0.091 18
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:34.090 0.456 22
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:34.372 0.738 24
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:34.426 0.792 25
6. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:34.937 1.303 23
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:35.585 1.951 27
8. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:35.590 1.956 25
9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:36.033 2.399 22
10. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:36.370 2.736 18
11. Bruno Senna Renault 1:36.487 2.853 18
12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:36.700 3.066 21
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:36.948 3.314 24
14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:36.949 3.315 22
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:37.103 3.469 29
16. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.197 4.563 18
17. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:38.331 4.697 11
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:38.446 4.812 8
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:39.168 5.534 10
20. Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 1:39.946 6.312 22
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:40.872 7.238 13
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:41.019 7.385 24
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1:41.106 7.472 25
24. Narian Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:41.775 8.141 25
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