Indian GP: Hamilton tops opening practice, but….

Lewis Hamilton exits pits

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in first practice (track cleaning session) for the Indian Grand Prix, but was later given a three-place grid penalty for setting the time under waved yellow flags at Turn 16.

The Briton had waited until the last possible moment to lead the way in an eventful first free practice session for the Indian Grand Prix, but did not slow for the yellow flags being waved for Pastor Maldonado's stationary Williams.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were 2nd and third behind Hamilton's illegal time of 1m26.836s as the checkered flag fell on the session.

The McLaren of Jenson Button was fourth fastest ahead of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg in the two Mercedes.

Results

Pos

Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.836s +0.000s 22
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m27.416s +0.580 23
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m27.428s +0.592 27
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m28.394s +1.558 23
5. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m28.531s +1.695 23
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m28.542s +1.706 29
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.644s +1.808 22
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m28.705s +1.869 23
9. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m29.219s +2.383 24
10. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m29.355s +2.519 29
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m29.700s +2.864 24
12. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m29.705s +2.869 22
13. Bruno Senna Renault 1m29.799s +2.963 20
14. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m30.132s +3.296 25
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m30.367s +3.531 21
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m30.566s +3.730 19
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m30.699s +3.833 22
18. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m30.818s +3.982 22
19. Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 1m32.487s +5.651 24
20. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m32.771s +5.935 24
21. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m33.928s +7.092 27
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m34.113s +7.277 30
23. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m35.896s +8.960 19
24. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.899s +9.063 4

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