The F1 weekend in Monte Carlo, Monaco has officially kicked off - Free Practice 1 got underway earlier and teams were eager to get their cars out for a first run of the Circuit de Monaco.
Jenson Button was forced to sit out the majority of the session due to ERS issues with his McLaren-Honda. The team worked throughout the first hour and was able to get him out by the end of the session.
Sauber is facing a difficult weekend by the looks of their FP1 positions on the time sheets. One might suggest there were some issues with the cars and multiple people reported they looked a bit "Slow" in the session. Sauber has been consistent so-far this year after not scoring a single point in 2014 and they'll be looking to score points on Sunday.
The Circuit de Monaco is known for its beauty but also its dangers and most sessions usually have a few Yellow or Red flag moments. There was quite a few yellows but nothing too serious. Multiple drivers using the run-off at Saint Devote or nearly touching the barriers around multiple turns. Rosberg even bumped a barrier and had to go into his garage for a check of the car to make sure nothing was damaged. However, the session had no Red Flags, which everyone is thankful for.
It was Hamilton who ended the session fastest while team-mate Rosberg ended down in 9th. Young Rookie, Max Verstappen, who's never driven on this circuit, finished 2nd while Daniel Ricciardo ended the session in 3rd.
Here are the times.
TIMES:
1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:18.750 / Mercedes-Mercedes
2. Max Verstappen - 1:18.899 / Toro Rosso-Renault
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:19.086 / Red Bull-Renault
4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:19.134 / Ferrari-Ferrari
5. Carlos Sainz - 1:19.245 / Toro Rosso-Renault
6. Pastor Maldonado - 1:19.454 / Lotus-Mercedes
7. Daniil Kvyat - 1:19.520 / Red Bull-Renault
8. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:19.679 / Ferrari-Ferrari
9. Nico Rosberg - 1:19.762 / Mercedes-Mercedes
10. Felipe Massa - 1:19.766 / Williams-Mercedes
11. Fernando Alonso - 1:19.791 / McLaren-Honda
12. Jenson Button - 1:20.202 / McLaren-Honda
13. Romain Grosjean - 1:20.274 / Lotus-Mercedes
14. Sergio Perez - 1:20.619 / Force India-Mercedes
15. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:20.784 / Force India-Mercedes
16. Felipe Nasr - 1:20.857 / Sauber-Ferrari
17. Valtteri Bottas - 1:20.917 / Williams-Mercedes
18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:21.219 / Sauber-Ferrari
19. Will Stevens - 1:23.234 / Manor-Ferrari
20. Roberto Merhi - 1:23.404 / Manor-Ferrari
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