Kubica tops practice 1 in Melbourne
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| Robert Kubica |
Robert Kubica’s Renault set pace in the first session of practice for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne that was pretty much a track cleaning session.
As usual it’s far too early to draw any conclusions so the fact Kubica was on top is completely meaningless.
Nico Rosberg was 2nd fastest time, again ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher who was 12th. The seven-time world champion nonetheless looked much happier.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Kubica | Renault | 1:26.927 | + 0.000 | 22 |
| 2. | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.126 | + 0.199 | 18 |
| 3. | Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.482 | + 0.555 | 22 |
| 4. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.511 | + 0.584 | 18 |
| 5. | Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:27.686 | + 0.759 | 23 |
| 6. | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:27.747 | + 0.820 | 21 |
| 7. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.793 | + 0.866 | 22 |
| 8. | Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:28.014 | + 1.087 | 21 |
| 9. | Petrov | Renault | 1:28.114 | + 1.187 | 25 |
| 10. | Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.192 | + 1.265 | 18 |
| 11. | di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.537 | + 1.610 | 25 |
| 12. | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:28.550 | + 1.623 | 19 |
| 13. | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:28.572 | + 1.645 | 21 |
| 14. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:28.683 | + 1.756 | 22 |
| 15. | de la Rosa | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:29.465 | + 2.538 | 13 |
| 16. | Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:29.712 | + 2.785 | 18 |
| 17. | Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:30.249 | + 3.322 | 26 |
| 18. | Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:31.588 | + 4.661 | 5 |
| 19. | Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:31.652 | + 4.725 | 13 |
| 20. | Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:31.654 | + 4.727 | 26 |
| 21. | di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:32.831 | + 5.904 | 25 |
| 22. | Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:33.401 | + 6.474 | 24 |
| 23. | Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:34.251 | + 7.324 | 19 |
| 24. | Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:34.924 | + 7.998 | 8 |