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Red Bull’s Mark Webber set the pace from McLaren’s Jenson Button in a tight first practice session for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Red Bull and McLaren drivers were closely matched throughout the session on the undulating Interlagos track.
Button’s team-mate Lewis Hamilton was third fastest, ahead of Red Bull’s world champion Sebastian Vettel as just 0.214 seconds separated the top four.
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso were fifth and sixth.
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Formula 1: Brazilian Grand Prix - First Practice Results
Held under brilliant blue skies at one of Formula 1’s most atmospheric and historic venues, the Red Bull and McLaren drivers spent the morning in Brazil taking it in turns to top the timesheets. BBC Sport
A late improvement put Michael Schumacher seventh for Mercedes on 1m 15.162s, ahead of the Force Indias, with Hulkenberg managing 1m 15.178s to Paul di Resta’s 1m 15.241s. Nico Rosberg in the other Mercedes completed the top 10 with 1m 15.321s.
Jaime Alguersuari aced Vergne, the Spaniard taking 11th for Toro Rosso with 1m 15.468s as the French rookie finished 18th on 1m 16.052s, while Grosjean was 12th on 1m 15.547s as Bruno Senna’s 1m 15.732s left the Brazilian 14th. Grosjean did not complete the session, however, stopping on the pit-lane exit with mechanical problems.
In what may, or may not, be his last F1 outing, Rubens Barrichello started his Brazilian weekend by separating the Renaults with 1m 15.663s for Williams, while team mate Pastor Maldonado’s 1m 15.836s left him 16th, splitting the Saubers. Kamui Kobayashi had a spin on his way to 1m 15.747s, while Sergio Perez did 1m 15.979s.
Behind Vergne, Heikki Kovalainen took his Lotus round in 1m 16.514s. Razia was at one stage within two-tenths of him in a reasonable outing, but didn’t improve beyond 1m 17.595s for 20th. Formula 1
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