His team-mate Nico Rosberg took second quickest lap-time ahead of Red Bull’s Mark Webber.
Mercedes finish the opening practice session nearly a second clear of everyone else with Kevlar belt rear tyre, they showed a remarkable performance but we will get a better idea of the pecking order after second practice when they run on soft tyres.
Force India’s Adrian Sutil made third fastest ahead of Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa. McLaren’s Jenson Button has done seventh quickest ahead of home boy Sebastian Vettel. Lotus’s Romain Grosjean and McLaren’s second guy Sergio Perez completed the top in the morning session time sheet.
Practice 1 results - 2013 German Grand Prix
