The first free practice in Melbourne didn't provide much answers about the order of the teams, as the session started with a wet track that dried up at the end. That caused the times to go faster and faster, with Jenson Button in the end proving to be the best with a 1:27.560. Lewis Hamilton ended as second, in front of Michael Schumacher on third.
Felipe Massa spun into the gravel at Turn 9 after braking with the left side of his car in the grass. Jean-Eric Vergne did the same earlier at Turn 15, but he was able to continue. Kimi Raikkonen still isn't happy with the steering feeling of the Lotus, with the team changing the steering column in his E20. Troubles at HRT, with Pedro de la Rosa not driving one lap and Narain Karthikeyan stopping on track with high engine temperatures.
The times of free practice 1 at Albert Park:
1. Jenson Button McLaren 1:27.560 11 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:27.805 14 laps
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:28.235 17 laps
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:28.360 21 laps
5. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1:28.467 21 laps
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:28.683 22 laps
7. Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:28.908 23 laps
8. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:29.415 16 laps
9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:29.565 8 laps
10.Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:29.722 26 laps
11. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 1:29.790 21 laps
12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:29.865 17 laps
13. Paul di Resta Force India 1:29.881 18 laps
14. Bruno Senna Williams 1:29.953 21 laps
15. Sergio Perez Sauber 1:30.124 22 laps
16. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:30.515 16 laps
17. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:30.586 16 laps
18. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:30.743 11 laps
19. Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:31.178 17 laps
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:31.983 8 laps
21. Timo Glock Marussia 1:34.730 8 laps
22. Charles Pic Marussia 1:40.256 11 laps
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT no time 3 laps
24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT no time 0 laps
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