Rosberg tops FP1 as Vettel crashes into the wall
F1 Grand Prix, GP Canada, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
During a sunny first free practice session at the Gilles Villeneuve street circuit at Montreal, Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg has clocked the fastest laptime. With a time of 1:15:591, the German was faster than Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Mercedes team mate Michael Schumacher.
Sebastian Vettel crashed out of the session with 30 minutes left on the clock. He got it wrong on the curbs and slid into the wall.
Red Bull team mate Mark Webber only put down the 11th time in the session which might suggest that it will be a slightly more difficult race for the Championship leading team.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.591 | 32 | |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.139 | 0.548 | 27 |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:16.549 | 0.958 | 30 |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.658 | 1.067 | 26 |
| 5 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.676 | 1.085 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.842 | 1.251 | 19 |
| 7 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.990 | 1.399 | 28 |
| 8 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:17.294 | 1.703 | 26 |
| 9 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:17.445 | 1.854 | 28 |
| 10 | 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:17.549 | 1.958 | 20 |
| 11 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:17.662 | 2.071 | 27 |
| 12 | 2 | Mark Webber | Rbr-Renault | 1:17.820 | 2.229 | 30 |
| 13 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Str-Ferrari | 1:18.458 | 2.867 | 31 |
| 14 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:18.506 | 2.915 | 15 |
| 15 | 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:18.648 | 3.057 | 35 |
| 16 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Rbr-Renault | 1:18.852 | 3.261 | 8 |
| 17 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:18.932 | 3.341 | 20 |
| 18 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:19.274 | 3.683 | 29 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:19.422 | 3.831 | 30 |
| 20 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:19.577 | 3.986 | 26 |
| 21 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:19.838 | 4.247 | 31 |
| 22 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:19.960 | 4.369 | 23 |
| 23 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:20.520 | 4.929 | 21 |
| 24 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:20.839 | 5.248 | 27 |
