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Opening practice for title favourite Lewis Hamilton lasted just minutes in Melbourne

Mercedes star's W05 stops on track; Alonso tops session for Ferrari

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Opening practice for world title favourite Lewis Hamilton lasted less than five minutes before reliability problems intervened in Melbourne on Friday.

2014 Australian GP, Practice One timesheet:
1. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:31.840.
2. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:32.357.
3. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:32.403.
4. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:32.431.
5. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:32.599.
6. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:32.604.
7. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 1:32.793.
8. Kevin Magnussen, McLaren, 1:32.847.
9. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:32.977.
10. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso, 1:33.446.
11. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:33.533.
12. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:33.855.
13. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:34.272.
14. Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:35.578.
15. Adrian Sutil, Sauber, 1:36.445.
16. Jules Bianchi, Marussia, 1:40.859.
17. Max Chilton, Marussia, 1:46.922.
18. Marcus Ericsson, Caterham, No time.
19. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, No time.
20. Kamui Kobayashi, Caterham, No time.
21. Pastor Maldonado, Lotus, No time.
22. Romain Grosjean, Lotus, No time.