McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton posted the best time in the first free practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. His team mate Jenson Button had to settle for ninth, with an oil leak at the end. There was lots of action in this session because of a big threat of rain for the second practice.
Sebastian Vettel took second place, the gap to Hamilton was five tenths. Narain Karthikeyan stopped on track with a hydraulic problem. Both Sauber drivers complained about the handling of the C31. Sergio Perez even called the car undriveable.
The times from first free practice at Sepang:
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:38.021 19 laps
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 1:38.535 21 laps
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.813 21 laps
4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:38.826 19 laps
5. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:38.919 17 laps
6. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1:39.092 20 laps
7. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:39.128 22 laps
8. Paul di Resta Force India 1:39.298 23 laps
9. Jenson Button McLaren 1:39.323 15 laps
10. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:39.440 19 laps
11. Valterri Bottas Williams 1:39.724 23 laps
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:39.783 23 laps
13. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.896 16 laps
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:39.910 21 laps
15. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.980 23 laps
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:40.099 23 laps
17. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:40.247 19 laps
18. Daniel Ricciardo Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:40.469 23 laps
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:40.857 25 laps
20. Sergio Perez Sauber 1:41.085 23 laps
21. Timo Glock Marussia 1:43.170 18 laps
22. Charles Pic Marussia 1:44.580 14 laps
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:45.360 8 laps
24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:45.528 18 laps
FP1: Hamilton goes fastest under threat of rain in Malaysia
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