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Brazilian GP: Webber fastest in 1st practice
Red Bull driver Mark Webber set the pace in the first practice session for the Brazilian GP on Friday.
Webber clocked 1 minute, 13.811 seconds at the 4.3-kilometer (2.6-mile) Interlagos track, ahead of McLaren duo Jenson Button, 0.014 back, and Lewis Hamilton, 0.150 behind. Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel, who has already clinched the drivers’ title, was fourth fastest in 1:14.025.
With the title already decided, Sunday’s Brazilian GP features the fight for second place, with Button, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso and Webber still with a chance to finish runner-up.
Alonso had the sixth-fastest time in the first practice, but couldn’t complete the session because of an apparent mechanical failure with about five minutes left.
Crowd favorite Felipe Massa, in his 100th race with Ferrari, was fifth fastest on a hot day in South America’s biggest city. Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, a four-time winner in Brazil, was seventh in his Mercedes.
Button has a 10-point advantage over Alonso and a comfortable 18-point lead over Webber. Button will secure the runner-up spot just by finishing ahead of Alonso and Webber.
