Vettel takes the lead during Australian FP1

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As most might have expected, the Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel has run the quickest lap on Friday morning during FP1, with the German followed by two Ferrari's of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. All three front runners were on the prime (medium) compound and mainly ran towards the end of the free practice session.

Results

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Pos.DriverTeamCarTimeGapLaps
1.Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1m27.211s-16
2.Felipe MassaFerrari1m27.289s+ 0.078s17
3.Fernando AlonsoFerrari1m27.547s+ 0.336s16
4.Lewis HamiltonMercedes1m27.552s+ 0.341s18
5.Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1m27.668s+ 0.457s18
6.Kimi RäikkönenLotus-Renault1m27.877s+ 0.666s17
7.Nico RosbergMercedes1m28.013s+ 0.802s17
8.Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1m28.426s+ 1.215s19
9.Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1m28.440s+ 1.229s19
10.Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1m28.520s+ 1.309s15
11.Sergio PerezMcLaren-Mercedes1m28.597s+ 1.386s19
12.Nico HulkenbergSauber-Ferrari1m28.786s+ 1.575s19
13.Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1m28.910s+ 1.699s18
14.Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1m29.443s+ 2.232s20
15.Valtteri BottasWilliams-Renault1m29.928s+ 2.717s19
16.Esteban GutierrezSauber-Ferrari1m30.203s+ 2.992s17
17.Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1m30.729s+ 3.518s17
18.Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1m30.969s+ 3.758s19
19.Jules BianchiMarussia-Cosworth1m31.263s+ 4.052s24
20.Max ChiltonMarussia-Cosworth1m32.176s+ 4.965s23
21.Charles PicCaterham-Renault1m32.274s+ 5.063s21
22.Giedo van der GardeCaterham-Renault1m32.388s+ 5.177s18