Hamilton tops first free practice in Malaysia
F1 Grand Prix, GP Malaysia, Sepang International Circuit
During the first free practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix, Mercedes once again showed its good form as Lewis Hamilton clocked the fastest lap time. The Mercedes duo was split by Kimi Raikkonen in his Ferrari.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | /Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m40.691s | - | 19 | |
| 2. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m40.843s | +0.152s | 20 | |
| 3. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m41.028s | +0.337s | 19 | |
| 4. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m41.111s | +0.420s | 20 | |
| 5. | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m41.274s | +0.583s | 18 | |
| 6. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1m41.402s | +0.711s | 15 | |
| 7. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m41.523s | +0.832s | 9 | |
| 8. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m41.642s | +0.951s | 19 | |
| 9. | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1m41.686s | +0.995s | 23 | |
| 10. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1m41.830s | +1.139s | 22 | |
| 11. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m41.923s | +1.232s | 14 | |
| 12. | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 1m42.117s | +1.426s | 20 | |
| 13. | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m42.365s | +1.674s | 21 | |
| 14. | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1m42.869s | +2.178s | 21 | |
| 15. | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m42.904s | +2.213s | 23 | |
| 16. | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 1m43.825s | +3.134s | 18 | |
| 17. | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 1m45.775s | +5.084s | 24 | |
| 18. | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 1m46.911s | +6.220s | 10 | |
| 19. | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 1m51.180s | +10.489s | 5 | |
| 20. | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | - | - | 2 | |
| 21. | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | - | - | 2 | |
| 22. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | - | - | 4 |
