The pre-season has started today in Jerez and while some teams had a good run all day the likes of McLaren and Mercedes hit some bumps.
After only three laps Jenson Button was force to abandon the morning runs while Nico Rosberg’s silver arrow hit some electrical trouble.
Jerez – pre-season practice 1 results
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
| 01. |  Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:18.861 | 37 |
| 02. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:19.709 | 73 |
| 03. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 Team | 1:19.796 | 54 |
| 04. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:20.343 | 89 |
| 05. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:20.401 | 70 |
| 06. |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:20.536 | 64 |
| 07. |  Nico Hulkenberg |
Sauber F1 Team | 1:20.699 | 79 |
| 08. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP | 1:20.846 | 14 |
| 09. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 Team | 1:20.864 | 84 |
| 10. |  Giedo van der Garde |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:21.915 | 64 |
| 11. | Max Chilton |
Marussia F1 Team | 1:24.176 | 29 |
