Button top in FP1 as Vettel crashes

Jenson Button led a McLaren one-two as the Woking team dominated the times in first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, while world-champion-in-waiting Sebastian Vettel ended his session in the barriers at Degner Two. The German, who was third fastest in the session, ran wide on his final attempt at Degner One, which meant he didn't have enough braking potential to stop his Red Bull hitting the barriers gently at the following corner.

Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr