Hamilton tops first practice at Turkey
F1 Grand Prix, GP Turkey, Istanbul Park
It has almost become a habit for Lewis Hamilton, but he has once again topped the timesheets in the first free practice for the Turkish Grand Prix. His teammate Jenson Button was second fastest, ahead of the Mercedes cars.
Red Bull has a rather calm Friday morning. Earlier practices show the team is not looking for quick times on Friday, hence not displaying their true pace.
At HRT Sakon Yamamoto was behind the wheel in favour of Christian Klien. The team again suffered several technical problems on its cars, but nothing serious enough to keep the cars in the pitlane for a long time.
Results
| Pos. | .Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:28.653 | 20 |
| 2 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:29.615 | 20 |
| 3 | M. Schumacher | Mercedes Grand Prix | 1:29.750 | 24 |
| 4 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes Grand Prix | 1:29.855 | 24 |
| 5 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:29.867 | 30 |
| 6 | R. Kubica | Renault | 1:30.061 | 23 |
| 7 | V. Petrov | Renault | 1:30.065 | 24 |
| 8 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:30.097 | 26 |
| 9 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:30.294 | 20 |
| 10 | A. Sutil | Force India F1 | 1:30.501 | 17 |
| 11 | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:30.615 | 20 |
| 12 | V. Liuzzi | Force India F1 | 1:30.853 | 21 |
| 13 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:30.867 | 22 |
| 14 | S. Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:31.011 | 24 |
| 15 | P. de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:31.238 | 18 |
| 16 | N. Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:31.355 | 23 |
| 17 | R. Barrichello | Williams | 1:31.464 | 19 |
| 18 | J. Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:31.735 | 27 |
| 19 | H. Kovalainen | Lotus F1 | 1:32.161 | 24 |
| 20 | J. Trulli | Lotus F1 | 1:32.990 | 23 |
| 21 | K. Chandhok | Hrt F1 Team | 1:34.876 | 13 |
| 22 | L. Di Grassi | Virgin Racing | 1:35.137 | 21 |
| 23 | T. Glock | Virgin Racing | 1:35.583 | 15 |
| 24 | S. Yamamoto | Hrt F1 Team | 1:36.137 | 26 |
