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2012 British Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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British Grand Prix - 2012 - Saturday Practice
(07/07/2012) 
08:05
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 British Grand Prix
08:05
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Saturday practice is underway
08:06
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Conditions are cold but dry
08:06
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Air temperature is at 16 degrees while track temperature is at 17 degrees
08:07
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All the drivers have gone out. There was no practice in the dry yesterday and it could rain any minute!
08:08
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A few drivers are staying out!
08:08
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Schumacher is quickest with a 1:34.517
08:09
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He is followed by Grosjean and Ricciardo
08:11
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Rosberg now quickest with a 1:33.733
08:11
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Maldonado goes 3rd
08:12
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Webber 4th as Maldonado sets the quickest time in S1 so far
08:13
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Maldonado improves his time but remains in 3rd
08:14
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There are still some patches of water on the track and it is causing a few problems for the drivers
08:15
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Currently only the 2 Ferraris are in the pits!
08:16
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Button goes second with a 1:33.802
08:17
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Light rain is expected in the next 15 minutes
08:17
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The 2 Ferraris head out
08:18
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di Resta spins but recovers
08:19
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15 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Rosberg, Button, Schumacher, Maldonado, Perez, Kobayashi, Alonso, Webber, Vettel and Hulkenberg
08:20
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Vettel goes 5th with a 1:34.388
08:21
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08:22
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Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:33.821
08:23
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Alonso is on the hard compound
08:23
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Hamilton quickest in S1
08:24
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Alonso now quickest with a 1:33.606
08:24
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Hamilton also on the hard compound
08:24
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And Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:33.084
08:26
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Pic stops on the track
08:26
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Looks like a mechanical problem
08:26
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The session has been stopped
08:27
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Should be a short interruption as Pic's car is cleared
08:28
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So the top 10 at this stage: Hamilton, Alonso, Rosberg, Button, Vettel, Maldonado, Schumacher, Perez, Kobayashi and Webber
08:28
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Pic tells team that engine stopped
08:30
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Pic's car is cleared, session to restart shortly
08:31
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Just over 30 minutes remain in the session
08:32
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Session resumes and Rosberg is the first out
08:33
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A few more drivers head out as well
08:34
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Now nearly all the cars are on the track!
08:34
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Now nearly all the cars are on the track!
08:35
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Raikkonen quickest in S2
08:35
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Button quickest in S1
08:35
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Raikkonen goes second with a 1:33.334
08:36
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Alonso responds and takes second again with a 1:33.271
08:36
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And now Button goes quickest with a 1:32.851
08:37
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The times will continue to drop as the track gets more grip
08:37
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Track temperature is going up as the sun appears through the clouds!
08:38
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Webber is on the softs
08:39
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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:33.235
08:39
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Hamilton quick, he is on the softs
08:39
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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:32.728
08:40
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Under these conditions, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the 2 compounds
08:44
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Grosjean on a quick lap
08:44
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He goes quickest with a 1:32.471 on the hard compound
08:45
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And Alonso betters that with a 1:32.167 on the softs!
08:48
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Alonso spins!
08:48
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His car appears stuck across the track!
08:49
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Replay shows him going over the white line and he spun on exit
08:50
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Alonso pits
08:52
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Maldonado quickest in S1
08:52
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Hamilton betters that
08:54
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Maldonado goes 4th
08:54
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Perez goes off but recovers
08:54
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Hamilton doesn't improve
08:54
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Kobayashi quickest in S1
08:56
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A spin by Kobayashi, he doesn't improve
08:56
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Perez goes off and loses his front wing, he makes it back to the pits
08:57
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Grosjean goes second with a 1:32.358
08:58
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Pic stops again!!
08:59
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The marshals are pushing his car. This time it isn't at a tricky part of the track
08:59
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5 minutes remain
08:59
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A few drivers where on qualifying simulations!
09:00
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Dark clouds overhead
09:00
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It would be surprising if we have a dry qualifying!
09:01
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Massa quickest in S2
09:01
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Massa only 14th!
09:02
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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:32.420
09:02
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Button now second with a 1:32.320
09:02
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Final minute
09:04
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Session over
09:04
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Awaiting final times
09:06
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Top 10: Alonso, Button, Grosjean, Vettel, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Maldonado, Perez, Kobayashi and Hulkenberg
09:09
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Perez has gone off again!
09:11
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11th to 24th: Senna, di Resta, Webber, Schumacher, Vergne, Massa, Ricciardo, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Petrov, Glock, Pic, Karthikeyan, de la Rosa
09:12
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Qualifying starts at 1 pm local time (12:00 GMT).
09:12
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