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Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso set the pace as Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel crashed in a wet practice in Turkey.
Championship leader Vettel slammed into the barriers exiting Istanbul’s tricky Turn Eight and said: “I hit the kerb. There is nothing I could have done.”
Alonso was 1.402 seconds clear of Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes with Mark Webber’s Red Bull 3.894secs behind in 11th.
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button spent most of the session inside the garage and neither set a time for McLaren.
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F1 Standings Ahead of Turkish Grand Prix
Formula 1: Fernando Alonso Fastest in First Practice at Istanbul Park
Michael Schumacher was third for Mercedes, 0.060secs behind his team-mate Rosberg, but survived a scare late on when he aquaplaned into the run-off area.
The Renaults of Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov were fifth and sixth ahead of Kamui Kobayashi’s Sauber. BBC Sport
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired 1 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:38.7 2 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01:40.1 3 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 01:40.1 4 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 01:40.3 5 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:40.4 6 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 01:40.4 7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:40.7 8 19 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 01:41.1 9 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 01:41.2 10 14 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 01:41.3 11 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 01:42.6 12 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 01:42.6 13 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 01:43.5 14 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 01:43.9 15 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 01:44.0 16 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 01:44.8 17 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 01:45.0 18 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 01:45.2 19 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 01:45.2 20 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 01:48.5 21 20 Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 01:51.7 22 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 01:55.8 23 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 02:00.7 24 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes No time
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