Formula One News » Italian Grand Prix: Free Practice 1 – Schumacher sets early pace Posted on 07/09/2012
Michael Schumacher leads the way in first practice for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, 0.301 seconds up on Jenson Button; Nico Rosberg comes in third ahead of Fernando Alonso, who stops out on track late on with suspected engine problems; Felipe Massa completes the top five followed by Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Sergio Perez; Pastor Maldonado also grinds to a halt near the end due to hydraulic issues…
Italian Grand Prix: Free practice times 1
| 1. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Mercedes | 1m 25.422s |
| 2. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m 25.723s |
| 3. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes-Mercedes | 1m 25.762s |
| 4. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari-Ferrari | 1m 25.800s |
| 5. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari-Ferrari | 1m 25.861s |
| 6. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m 25.944s |
| 7. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m 26.046 |
| 8. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m 26.323s |
| 9. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m 26.390s |
| 10. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1m 26.504s |
| 11. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m 26.508s |
| 12. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m 26.518s |
| 13. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Cosworth | 1m 26.641s |
| 14. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m 26.746s |
| 15. | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Lotus-Renault | 1m 27.180s |
| 16. | Jules Bianchi | Force India-Mercedes | 1m 27.192s |
| 17. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m 27.373s |
| 18. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m 27.789s |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m 27.855s |
| 20. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1m 28.578s |
| 21. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m 28.751s |
| 22. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m 29.207s |
| 23. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m 29.331s |
| 24. | Ma Qing Hua | HRT-Cosworth | 1m 31.239s |
all times unofficial

