Free Practice 1 results - Germany 2014 - Rosberg leads the first session at Hockenheim
Published by Christine
Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets for first practice, edging out teammate Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes pair continued their reign at the top despite all of the field removing their FRIC suspension packages.
Susie Wolff was back in the car, but must have had a sinking feeling of déjà vu when the Williams slowed with a problem after just a couple of minutes. This time, though, she got back to the pit lane, and recommenced running to complete 22 laps. Hoorah!
Kimi Räikkönen made his return to the Ferrari hot seat after skipping testing to recuperate from his crash at Silverstone, and the Finn finished disappointingly down the order after a water pump problem. Fernando Alonso managed to finish third, despite an almighty lockup at one point that ruined a set of tyres.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:19.131 | 29 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:19.196 | 25 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:19.423 | 21 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:19.697 | 27 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:19.833 | 24 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:20.097 | 28 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:20.105 | 32 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:20.210 | 21 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:20.337 | 28 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:20.505 | 18 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:20.542 | 19 |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:20.586 | 23 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:20.592 | 22 |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:20.598 | 24 |
| 15 | Susie Wolff | Williams Martini Racing | 1:20.769 | 22 |
| 16 | Giedo van der Garde | Sauber F1 Team | 1:20.782 | 23 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:21.603 | 20 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:21.854 | 30 |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:22.572 | 31 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:22.982 | 24 |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 1:23.256 | 35 |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:23.299 | 22 |
