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2012 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice 2nd Friday Practice Saturday Practice Qualifying Race

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Belgian Grand Prix - 2012 - Saturday Practice

(08/31/2012)

10:56

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix

10:57

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Saturday practice starts in 3 minutes

10:58

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It is dry! Expect a lot of running this morning as both Friday sessions were run under wet conditions

10:59

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It is cold with air temperature at 12 degrees but it is sunny! Track temperature is at 20 degrees

11:00

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There are damp patches on the track

11:01

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Session gets underway

11:01

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Drivers stream out of the pit lane for their installation laps

11:02

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All the drivers are on the track! What a contrast to yesterday!!

11:03

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While some drivers are pitting, a few drivers stay out

11:04

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The two types of dry tyres here are the medium and hard

11:05

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Vergne sets a 1:58.079

11:05

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Senna betters that with a 1:57.562

11:06

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And now Webber goes quickest with a 1:56.957

11:06

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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:57.753

11:07

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Senna goes back to the top of the timesheets with a 1:53.647

11:07

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Webber also improves, now with a 1:55.686

11:08

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Senna set to improve again

11:09

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Indeed, a 1:52.562 for Senna

11:10

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Vettel goes second with a 1:55.487

11:10

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Hulkenberg now in second with a 1:55.097

11:12

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Saturday Practice - Top 10 after 10 minutes
Senna
Hulkenberg
Vettel
Maldonado
Webber
Grosjean
di Resta
Ricciardo
Raikkonen
Vergne

11:12

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Rosberg slow

11:13

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He stops on the side of the track and the marshals push him back to safety

11:14

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That is tough for Rosberg and Mercedes. He will not have much practice time before qualifying!

11:14

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Rosberg has completed 5 laps with a best time of 1:58.113

11:15

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Replay shows Rosberg just lost power

11:15

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Senna improves with a 1:51.741

11:16

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Now Glock in second with a 1:54.185

11:16

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Pic in 3rd with a 1:54.231

11:17

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Many drivers locking up!

11:17

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Hamilton and Alonso now on the track

11:18

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Massa as well

11:18

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Those three have yet to set lap times

11:18

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Massa goes second with a 1:51.885

11:19

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Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:53.446

11:20

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Alonso on a quick lap

11:21

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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:50.936

11:22

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Vettel with a big lockup

11:22

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Massa goes second with a 1:51.099

11:24

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Alonso is on the medium tyre while Massa is on the hard tyre

11:24

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Massa was quickest in S1 but doesn't imrpove

11:25

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Alonso improves in first with a 1:50.690

11:26

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Button is down in 19th and is complaining of balance

11:26

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Hamilton is in 20th

11:29

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Vettel has completed the most laps so far with 13

11:30

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Saturday Practice - Top 10 after 30 minutes
Alonso1:50.690
Massa1:51.099
Senna1:51.741
Pic1:53.896
Glock1:54.185
Hulkenberg1:54.428
Vettel1:54.567
Perez1:55.171
Webber1:55.258
Grosjean1:55.290

11:31

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Kovalainen goes 19th ahead of both McLarens

11:32

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It is unusual to see the Marussias in the top 5!

11:33

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Perez on a quick lap

11:33

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He is currently in 8th

11:34

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Perez goes quickest with a 1:49.637

11:35

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Maldonado goes second with a 1:50.352

11:35

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Kobayashi takes second with a1:50.187

11:37

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Grosjean on a quick lap

11:38

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Indeed Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:49.580

11:38

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Webber on a quick lap

11:40

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And Webber now quickest with a 1:49.164

11:40

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Button goes 7th

11:41

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Alonso goes second with a 1:49.480 despite a slide!

11:41

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Massa quickest in S1

11:42

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But has a slow middle sector

11:42

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Webber on a quick lap

11:43

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Saturday Practice - Top 10 after 40 minutes
Webber
Alonso
Perez
Grosjean
Kobayashi
Raikkonen
Massa
di Resta
Button
Maldonado

11:44

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Vettel goes second with a 1:49.292

11:45

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Raikkonen moves into 4th with a 1:49.523

11:46

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15 minutes remain

11:46

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At this stage, the top 10 are separated by less than a second

11:50

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Schumacher goes 8th with a 1:49.921

11:51

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Final run coming up

11:52

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Everyone will be going for a low fuel pre-qualifying run

11:53

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Perez and Kobayashi back out

11:53

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Alonso also on the track

11:53

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Both Perez and Kobayashi are quick

11:53

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A 1:48.850 for Perez

11:54

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Kobayashi goes second with a 1:48.863 despite setting the fatest S2

11:55

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Now all the cars ar on the track except for Raikkonen and Vettel

11:55

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Alonso quickest in S1

11:55

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di Resta goes 5th

11:56

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Massa even quicker in S1

11:57

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And Alonso goes quickest with a 1:48.542

11:57

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Massa loses a lot of time in S2

11:57

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Massa goes 4th

11:57

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The top 4 are currently Ferrari powered cars

11:58

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Button goes 4th with a 1:49.091

11:58

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Webber goes wide and loses time in S2

11:58

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Raikkonen quickest in S2

11:59

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And Raikkonen goes second with a 1:48,683, he had a slow S1

12:00

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Final minute

12:04

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Session over

12:05

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Saturday Practice - Top 10
Alonso1:48.542
Raikkonen1:48.683
Perez1:48.850
Kobayashi1:48.863
Button1:49.091
Massa1:49.092
Webber1:49.164
Grosjean1:49.266
Vettel1:49.292
di Resta1:49.382

12:06

NewsOnF1:

11th to 24th: Maldonado, Hamilton, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Vergne, Ricciardo, Senna, Kovalainen, Pic, Glock, Petrov, de la Rosa, Karthikeyan and Rosberg (stopped)

12:07

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Most laps by Schumacher with 26, least laps by Rosberg with 5 then Massa with 16

12:07

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Join us for qualifying in just under 2 hours

12:07

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13:49

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Full results here