
Hamilton beat Vettel by half a second
Lewis Hamilton got over his Australian GP disappointment to lead first practice of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel was 2nd for Red Bull, half a second behind the McLaren driver.
The two Mercedes cars of Rosberg and Schumacher were 0.8 seconds off Hamilton’s time, while Romain Grosjean was 5th. The Renault suffered a gearbox issue during the session, becoming stuck in seventh gear.
Kimi Raikkonen was 7th, but will be dropped 5 places on the grid for the race, after undergoing a gearbox change.
Valtteri Bottas drove Bruno Senna’s Williams, finishing 11th. The Ferraris were 13th and 15th, as they continue to struggle with the F2012.
The HRT cars propped up the back of the grid, with Narain Karthikeyan only setting 8 laps after transmission problems.
Times from FP1:
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.021 19
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:38.535 +0.514 21
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.813 +0.792 21
4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:38.826 +0.805 19
5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:38.919 +0.898 17
6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:39.092 +1.071 20
7. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1:39.128 +1.107 22
8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:39.298 +1.277 23
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.323 +1.302 15
10. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:39.440 +1.419 19
11. Valterri Bottas Williams-Renault 1:39.724 +1.703 23
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:39.783 +1.762 23
13. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.896 +1.875 16
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.910 +1.889 21
15. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.980 +1.959 23
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:40.099 +2.078 23
17. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:40.247 +2.226 19
18. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:40.469 +2.448 23
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:40.857 +2.836 25
20. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:41.085 +3.064 23
21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:43.170 +5.149 18
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:44.580 +6.559 14
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:45.360 +7.339 8
24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:45.528 +7.507 18
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