McLaren recovers with new diffuser as Hamilton is on top

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F1 Grand Prix, GP China, Shanghai International Ciruitcn

During the first free practice session of the Chinese Grand Prix it immediately shows that the McLaren Mercedes F1 Team is using a different diffuser than before. Lewis Hamilton surprisingly was the fastest man on track followed by the Brawn GP duo Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. The updates on the MP4-24 really help the Woking-based outfit as Heikki Kovalainen was fourth.

Results

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Pos.DriverTeamTimeLaps
1L. HamiltonMcLaren1:37.33422
2J. ButtonBrawn Gp1:37.45018
3R. BarrichelloBrawn Gp1:37.56619
4H. KovalainenMcLaren1:37.67223
5M. WebberRed Bull1:37.75220
6J. TrulliToyota1:37.76419
7N. RosbergWilliams1:37.86024
8T. GlockToyota1:37.89421
9F. AlonsoRenault1:38.08919
10S. BourdaisScuderia Toro Rosso1:38.19524
11K. RäikkönenFerrari1:38.22323
12S. VettelRed Bull1:38.27420
13S. BuemiScuderia Toro Rosso1:38.30726
14A. SutilForce India F11:38.31918
15F. MassaFerrari1:38.41820
16N. HeidfeldBmw1:38.45621
17G. FisichellaForce India F11:38.46019
18R. KubicaBmw1:38.46318
19K. NakajimaWilliams1:38.73025
20N. Piquet jr.Renault1:38.82520