Fernando Alonso and Ferrari drew first blood in the 2014 Formula One season by topping the first practice session at Albert Park. The Spaniard led McLaren’s Jenson Button in a quiet 90 minutes, in every sense of the word, as teams and fans alike got to grips with the new-look and new-sounding Formula One. Alonso was the very first driver to take to the track at 12:30pm local time but ironically given the winter they’ve had, the first timed lap was set by, of all cars, a Red Bull as Daniel Ricciardo clocked a 1:37.290. The times soon tumbled with the home favourite dropping into the 1:34s despite an excursion at turn 12 but Nico Rosberg knocked him off top spot with a 1:32.784 at the...
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