Hamilton tops Rosberg in first practice
Lewis Hamilton kicked off the United States Grand Prix weekend in the best possible fashion by topping the times at the end of a troublefree FP1. Team mate Nico Rosberg was second fastest, ahead of Jenson Button.
Time differences proved fairly big in the first practice session, with Button more than half a second ahead of Daniil Kvyat and McLaren team mate Kevin Magnussen. Fernando Alonso was 6th fastest following numerous wild moments on track.
Felipe Nasr meanwhile was allowed a run in the Williams while Max Verstappen enjoyed his second outing for Toro Rosso, preparing for next year. The latter proved a second slower than his teammate whereas Nasr topped Massa by 3 tenths.
At the back of the pack, Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo stranded after 5 laps with an ERS issue. He still beat Romain Grosjean who tested Lotus' experimental new nose cone.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.941 | - | 28 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.233 | 0.292 | 32 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.319 | 0.378 | 27 |
| 4 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Str-Renault | 1:40.887 | 0.946 | 33 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.987 | 1.046 | 29 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:41.065 | 1.124 | 27 |
| 7 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:41.463 | 1.522 | 20 |
| 8 | 40 | Felipe Nasr | Williams-Mercedes | 1:41.545 | 1.604 | 19 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.722 | 1.781 | 24 |
| 10 | 38 | Max Verstappen | Str-Renault | 1:41.785 | 1.844 | 32 |
| 11 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:41.907 | 1.966 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:41.965 | 2.024 | 23 |
| 13 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:42.329 | 2.388 | 28 |
| 14 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:42.333 | 2.392 | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.359 | 2.418 | 23 |
| 16 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:42.516 | 2.575 | 24 |
| 17 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:42.598 | 2.657 | 5 |
| 18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:43.229 | 3.288 | 26 |
