Jenson Button quickest in rain-hit first practice for the German Grand Prix
Jenson Button set the pace in the first free practice session for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim as McLaren used its updated MP4-27 on track for the first time.
<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#808080'>German GP</font>
<font color='#ffa500'>Practice Session 1</font>
[/U]</font><font color='#4b0082'>Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps</font>
1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m16.595 27
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m17.093s + 0.498 22
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m17.370s + 0.775 21
4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m17.382s + 0.787 20
5. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m17.413s + 0.818 28
6. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m17.599s + 1.004 17
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m17.915s + 1.320 27
8. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m17.995s + 1.400 22
9. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m18.020s + 1.425 20
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m18.130s + 1.535 21
11. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m18.226s + 1.631 22
12. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m18.339s + 1.744 21
13. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m18.422s + 1.827 28
14. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.709s + 2.114 30
15. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m18.831s + 2.236 14
16. Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes 1m18.972s + 2.377 21
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m19.039s + 2.444 34
18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m19.674s + 3.079 24
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m19.963s + 3.368 24
20. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m20.122s + 3.527 27
21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.169s + 3.574 20
22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.539s + 3.944 18
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m21.138s + 4.543 24
24. Dani Clos HRT-Cosworth 1m21.740s + 5.145 27
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