- Positive first practice session in serious heat conditions, with air temperature rising up to 35ºC and track temperature reaching 48ºC.
- Carlos completed 30 laps at the Hockenheimring with a fastest time of 1:15.062, that placed him as the fastest driver behind the three leading teams.
- The McLaren driver ran on the hard compound for the first half of the session and then switched to the soft one to clock his fastest lap.
