Practice One – Button on top after Buemi scare

Friday morning’s first practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix was brought to a spectacular halt with just over six minutes remaining when Sebastien Buemi’s Toro Rosso suffered a remarkable double front-suspension failure as he braked over the bump for Turn 14 at the end of the main straight. As both front wheels were torn off with the car still travelling in a straight line, the Swiss driver became a passenger as his car tobogganed into light contact with the outer barrier. The left front wheel was tossed into a spectator area, but fortunately nobody was hit by it.

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