Webber fastest in Spanish GP first practice

Mark Webber led his Red Bull teammate, Sebastian Vettel, in a one-two finish in the opening session of the Spanish Grand Prix practice on Friday. Webber, the champion in Barcelona last year, set a quickest lap time of 1min 25.142sec at the Circuit de Catalunya. [caption id=“attachment_13241” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Red Bull’s Mark Webber set the quickest time in the first practice of the Spanish Grand Prix. Paul Gilham/Getty Images”] [/caption] Vettel, who has won three of the season’s first four races, was more than a second behind Webber. The defending Formula One champion was two-tenths of a second faster than Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, while Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finished fourth in front of a home crowd. It turned out to be an eventful day for Alonso who’s contract with Ferrari was extended till 2016. Alonso’s best lap of 1:26.480 was more than two seconds quicker than that of his teammate, Felipe Massa, who was 16th. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, the only driver other than Vettel to win a race this season, finished sixth. Hamilton had a best lap of 1:26.988; his teammate, Jenson Button, was ninth in 1:27.138. How They Finished 1. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 1min 25.142sec, 27 laps. 2. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull, 1:26.149, 20. 3. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 1:26.379, 29. 4. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 1:26.480, 27. 5. Sergio Pérez, Mexico, Sauber, 1:26.738, 26. 6. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren, 1:26.988, 19. 7. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Mercedes, 1:27.016, 32. 8. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Renault, 1:27.132, 21. 9. Jenson Button, Britain, McLaren, 1:27.138, 22. 10. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Williams, 1:27.212, 20.