
Button started off his season well
The 2012 Formula 1 season kicked off this morning in Melbourne, with Jenson Button finishing the first practice session on top of the timesheets.

Massa ended the session in the gravel trap
Lewis Hamilton completed a McLaren 1-2, going 0.2 seconds off his teammate’s pace.
The session began wet, catching out Nico Rosberg on his out lap. However, the track soon dried out, and the last half hour allowed for use of the slick tyres.
After half an hour, HRT’s only car for FP1, being driven my Narain Karthikeyan, stopped out on track with an engine issue. Pedro de la Rosa’s car was still being assembled during the day, and has been granted immunity from scrutineering by the FIA.
Kimi Raikkonen spent most of his day in the pits complaining of steering problems. He eventually made it out to set 8 laps, finishing 9th.
Felipe Massa touched the grass of Turn 9 under braking, and spun into the gravel trap. His teammate, Fernando Alonso, held a slide on his Ferrari on his final lap at the last corner. So far the F2012 appears to be a handful for both drivers.
Times from FP1:
1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.560 11
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.805 +0.245 14
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:28.235 +0.675 17
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:28.360 +0.800 21
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:28.467 +0.907 21
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:28.683 +1.123 22
7. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:28.908 +1.348 23
8. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:29.415 +1.855 16
9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1:29.565 +2.005 8
10. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:29.722 +2.162 26
11. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:29.790 +2.230 21
12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:29.865 +2.305 17
13. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:29.881 +2.321 18
14. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:29.953 +2.393 21
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:30.124 +2.564 22
16. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:30.515 +2.955 16
17. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:30.586 +3.026 16
18. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:30.743 +3.183 11
19. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:31.178 +3.618 17
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:31.983 +4.423 8
21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:34.730 +7.170 8
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:40.256 +12.696 11
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth N/A 3
24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth N/A 0
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