FP1 Monza 2014: Hamilton on top!

Hamilton’s time of 1:26.187 left him over half a second clear of Button – with McLaren looking strong on a circuit expected to suit Mercedes-powered teams – and more than 0.8s ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg. Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest for Ferrari but the only other car within a second of Hamilton’s time.

Kevin Magnussen backed up Button’s time by finishing the session in fifth place, just ahead of Sebastian Vettel who was the highest Renault-powered car. Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo – winner of the last two grands prix – hit trouble midway through the session as he was informed by the radio of an issue which caused him to pit and limited him to just 12 laps.

Kimi Raikkonen ended the session in seventh place ahead of Sergio Perez, Daniil Kvyat and Nico Hulkenberg. It was a busy session for Force India as Dani Juncadella drove for the first half hour of the session and completed ten laps before handing the car back to Perez, who was only able to emerge in the final 25 minutes as a result.

Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:26.187
2 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.810 0.623
3 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.995 0.808
4 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:27.169 0.982
5 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.228 1.041
6 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:27.271 1.084
7 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.493 1.306
8 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1:27.687 1.500
9 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 1:27.741 1.554
10 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:28.112 1.925
11 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:28.114 1.927
12 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:28.148 1.961
13 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:28.150 1.963
14 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 1:28.300 2.113
15 36 Giedo van der Garde Sauber-Ferrari 1:28.429 2.242
16 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:28.487 2.300
17 34 Daniel Juncadella Force India-Mercedes 1:29.192 3.005
18 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1:29.512 3.325
19 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:30.017 3.830
20 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1:30.081 3.894
21 30 Charles Pic Lotus-Renault 1:30.125 3.938
22 45 Roberto Merhi Caterham-Renault 1:30.704 4.517
23 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1:30.948 4.761