Vettel leads first practice at Silverstone
F1 Grand Prix, GP Great-Britain, Silverstone Circuit
Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time during the first free practice ahead of Sunday's Silverstone race. This year is the first time drivers are running on the new circuit layout, so they were mostly exploring the track rather than setting quick laps.
Vettel was three tenths of a second quicker than home driver Lewis Hamilton. Robert Kubica was third fastest, ahead of Vettel's teammate at Red Bull, Mark Webber.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:32.280 | - | 22 |
| 2. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.614 | + 0.334 | 16 |
| 3. | Kubica | Renault | 1:32.725 | + 0.445 | 21 |
| 4. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:32.747 | + 0.467 | 23 |
| 5. | Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.968 | + 0.688 | 18 |
| 6. | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.318 | + 1.038 | 21 |
| 7. | Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33.377 | + 1.097 | 19 |
| 8. | Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.519 | + 1.239 | 20 |
| 9. | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.955 | + 1.675 | 18 |
| 10. | Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:34.016 | + 1.736 | 17 |
| 11. | Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:34.132 | + 1.852 | 21 |
| 12. | Petrov | Renault | 1:34.365 | + 2.085 | 22 |
| 13. | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.490 | + 2.210 | 20 |
| 14. | di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.580 | + 2.300 | 22 |
| 15. | Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.710 | + 2.430 | 16 |
| 16. | de la Rosa | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.901 | + 2.621 | 17 |
| 17. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.037 | + 2.757 | 21 |
| 18. | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:35.318 | + 3.038 | 27 |
| 19. | Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:36.747 | + 4.467 | 16 |
| 20. | Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:37.330 | + 5.050 | 11 |
| 21. | di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:37.518 | + 5.238 | 15 |
| 22. | Chandhok | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:38.735 | + 6.455 | 21 |
| 23. | Fauzi | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:39.510 | + 7.230 | 11 |
| 24. | Yamamoto | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:39.673 | + 7.393 | 27 |
