June 11 '10
Jenson Button set the fastest time in the first practice session for the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, the first F1 session in Montreal since 2008.
The on-form Michael Schumacher was second by 0.158s off Button's pace in his Mercedes. Button's McLaren team mate, Lewis Hamilton finished third.
Nico Rosberg finished fourth, resulting in Mercedes-powered cars in the top four positions.
The McLaren MP4-25 with its rear wing stalling device, the 'F-duct' wasn't the fastest car through the speed trap, but it was the Renault that boasted the fastest speed through the trap at the end of the long back straight. Vitaly Petrov clocked 319 kmph and Robert Kubica recorded 318 kmph, which was 3-4 kmph up on Button?s McLaren.
The Red Bulls, who are not using their F-duct this weekend, finished ninth with Sebastian Vettel, 312.5 kmph and 20th with Mark Webber, 306.2 kmph.
A sole Ferrari of Fernando Alonso made it to the top ten. He finished seventh, while his team mate Felipe Massa finished 12th. Ferrari featured an 'all red' engine cover with no white 'Marlboro box'.The low-grip surface at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve meant that most drivers sat out the first half of the 90 minutes. It became even more slippery by light drizzle at various stages.
There were some off-track excursions, but none too far as to the concrete and the steel barriers. The only driver to not have set a timed lap was Lucas di Grassi who had a mechanical problem as his Virgin stopped at the Casino hairpin.
Fastest of the new teams was Lotus's Heikki Kovalainen with a 1m21.869s in 19th position, while Hispania?s Karun Chandhok had an impressive run to finish 20th with a lap time of 1m21.977s, almost close to Kovalainen.
Canadian Grand Prix free practice 1 times
1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m 18.127s
2. Michael Schumacher Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 18.285s
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m 18.352s
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 18.356s
5. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m 18.549s
6. Robert Kubica Renault-Renault 1m 18.662s
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 18.726s
8. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1m 19.097s
9. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1m 19.282s
10. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m 19.313s
11. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m 19.373s
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 19.511s
13. Vitaly Petrov Renault-Renault 1m 19.549s
14. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m 19.609s
15. Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 20.186s
16. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 20.320s
17. Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1m 20.584s
18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 20.823s
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1m 21.869s
20. Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1m 21.977s
21. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1m 22.543s
22. Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1m 22.701s
23. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m 22.713s
24. Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth No time
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