Not many conclusions after an hour and a half of free practice 1, where the teams have focused on testing the hard compound with different amounts of fuel. Both Ferrari have topped the session, and after them Rosberg was 3rd while Hamilton finished 13th. 4th and 7th place for Red Bull, Webber being 0,3s slower than Vettel. Force India is looking good, having finished 5th and 8th, while Button (6th) and the Lotus (9th and 10th) complete the top 10.

Heikki Kovalainen has been back to Formula 1 in this first free practice taking Van der Garde’s seat in Caterham, while Rodolfo González has made his F1 debut in Bianchi’s Marussia.

Result:

Massa Ferrari
Alonso Ferrari
Rosberg Mercedes
Vettel Red Bull
Di Resta Force India
Button McLaren
Webber Red Bull
Sutil Force India
Raikkonen Lotus
10º Grosjean Lotus
11º Pérez McLaren
12º Bottas Williams
13º Hamilton Mercedes
14º Vergne Toro Rosso
15º Ricciardo Toro Rosso
16º Maldonado Williams
17º Hulkenberg Sauber
18º Gutiérrez Sauber
19º Pic Caterham
20º Kovalainen Caterham
21º Chilton Marussia
22º González Marussia