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2012 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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Japanese Grand Prix - 2012 - Race
(7/10/2012) 
14:44
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix
14:46
NewsOnF1: 
Formation lap in around 8 minutes, Weather is warm and sunny
14:49
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel starts from pole with Webber alongside him
14:51
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi impressive from 3rd with Grosjean in 4th
14:52
NewsOnF1: 
Perez starts from 5th with Alonso in 6th
14:52
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen starts from 7th with Button in 8th
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
And Hamilton starts from 9th with Massa in 10th
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
Button, Hulkenberg and Schumacher all have received penalties
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
The grid is cleared
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature at 23 degrees while track temperatures at 32 degrees
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Formation lap undeway
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
The two tyres here are the hard and soft
14:56
NewsOnF1: 
Cars arriving at the starting grid
14:57
NewsOnF1: 
Lights!
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel gets ahead well
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi takes second
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes off!
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Drama at the first turn!
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Safety car
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Safety car
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso is out and so is Rosberg
15:01
NewsOnF1: 
Webber, Grosjean and Senna have to pit
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Race resumes
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads from Kobayashi and Button
15:05
NewsOnF1: 
Replay shows Raikkonen touching the back of Alonso
15:05
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Also Grosjean hit the back of Webber
15:06
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Order after lap 4 of 53
15:07
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Kobayashi on lap 5 by 2.7 seconds
15:08
NewsOnF1: 
Brilliant move by Perez over Hamilton
15:10
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean gets a penalty for colliding with Webber
15:11
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Kobayashi by 4.1 seconds
15:12
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean serves his penalty
15:14
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg chasing Hamiilton!
15:16
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Kobayashi by 6.2 seconds on lap 10
15:19
NewsOnF1: 
Massa right behind Button for 3rd
15:20
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits
15:20
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits
15:20
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen as well
15:21
NewsOnF1: 
And Hulkenberg pits
15:22
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi pits
15:22
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi rejoins ahead of Button
15:23
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen is stuck behind slower cars
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
Massa is pushing
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
Perez pits
15:25
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi and Button also stuck behind slower cars
15:25
NewsOnF1: 
This is helping Massa
15:26
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi takes Ricciardo
15:29
Comment From jido: 
Did Kimi Raikkonen do something punishable?
ED - Not really, he was fighting with Alonso and the front wingtip touches the rear tyre of Alonso
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel and Massa pit
15:30
Comment From jido: 
How much gap for Vettel before pits?
ED - 11 seconds to Massa
15:30
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes off
15:31
NewsOnF1: 
He tried to avoid Hamilton and goes wide and is stuck in the gravel
15:32
NewsOnF1: 
Order after lap 19 of 53
15:32
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Massa by 9,5 seconds on lap 20
15:33
NewsOnF1: 
Senna gets a drive through for causing a collision with Rosberg at the start
15:37
Comment From jido: 
Is Raikkonen in a position to overtake Button, Hamilton to overtake Raikkonen?
ED - Not at this stage .... gap too large (5.9s and 2.4s respectively)
15:34
NewsOnF1: 
Massa pushing
15:35
NewsOnF1: 
Button complaining of a gearbox issue
15:37
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel responds and the gap is now 10.1 seconds
15:40
NewsOnF1: 
Order after lap 24 of 53
15:42
NewsOnF1: 
Surpising to see McLaren lacking pace today
15:43
NewsOnF1: 
Webber pits from 9th
15:44
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher takes 10th from di Resta
15:46
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel increasing the gap from Massa
15:46
NewsOnF1: 
Button catching Kobayashi
15:47
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Order after lap 29 of 53
15:47
NewsOnF1: 
Button continues to catch Kobayashi for 3rd
15:49
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen makes the second stop
15:49
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Vettel leads Massa on lap 30 by 12.7 seconds
15:50
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi is a further 7.9 seconds behind
15:54
Comment From jido: 
Do you think Massa can win the race ?
ED - No, not on performance. Gap is 15 seconds on lap 33
15:50
NewsOnF1: 
Button now just 1.9 seconds behind Kobayashi
15:51
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi and Hamilton pit
15:51
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg pits
15:53
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton rejoins side by side with Raikkonen and gets ahead
15:55
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel, Massa and Button still out
15:56
NewsOnF1: 
Massa now struggling with his tyres and isn't able to match Vettel who is now 16 seconds ahead
15:57
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits
15:58
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi gets ahead
16:00
Comment From sam: 
if Vettel wins today he will close thegap with Alonso (now that he is out) from 39 pts to 14 pts which is very good for the competition !
ED - Gap was 29, now if Vettel wins it will be 4 points
15:59
NewsOnF1: 
The front 2 have yet to stop
15:59
NewsOnF1: 
Massa pits
16:00
Comment From michael: 
it seems that button has overcome his gear box problems
ED - Yes
16:00
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits
16:02
NewsOnF1: 
Order after lap 36 of 53
16:04
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Massa by 17.7 seconds
16:06
NewsOnF1: 
Senna chasing Grosjean
16:09
Comment From Sam: 
wow! yes it is true..it will be only 4 pts gap between Alonso and Vettel...sorry,my bad I totally forgot about Singapore race ..thanks for reminding me :)
16:08
NewsOnF1: 
Senna passes Grosjean for 14th on 130R
16:10
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Vettel leads Massa on lap 43 by 18.2 seconds
16:11
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi is a further 5.1 seconds behind
16:11
NewsOnF1: 
Button in 4th is a further 2.2 seconds
16:12
NewsOnF1: 
Button catching Kobayashi
16:15
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Webber that exhaust temperatures are too high
16:16
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Button to push
16:17
NewsOnF1: 
Order after lap 46 of 53
16:17
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi responds
16:18
NewsOnF1: 
Petrov gets a drive through for ignoring the yellow flags
16:19
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Vettel to take it easy, his gap is now 19.5 seconds
16:20
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher fighting hard for 10th with Ricciardo
16:22
NewsOnF1: 
Button closes the gap to Kobayashi to 1.2 seconds with 2 laps remaining
16:23
NewsOnF1: 
Button making the final push to catch Kobayashi
16:23
NewsOnF1: 
Meanwhile at the front Vettel leads by 19.3 seconds
16:25
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes fastest as the team tells him to be careful
16:25
NewsOnF1: 
Final lap
16:25
NewsOnF1: 
Order after lap 52 of 53
16:26
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean pits to retire
16:26
NewsOnF1: 
Button right with Kobayashi on the final lap
16:26
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel wins in Japan
16:27
NewsOnF1: 
Massa finishes in second
16:27
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi keeps third ahead of Button
16:28
NewsOnF1: 
Race order
16:31
NewsOnF1: 
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16:37
Comment From jido: 
Thank you for the coverage! I followed on my iPhone.
ED - Good to hear
16:38
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher, di Resta, Vergne, Senna, Kovalainen, Glock, Petrov and de la Rosa make the rest of the field
16:39
NewsOnF1: 
We hope that you enjoyed our coverage
Next race is the Korean Grand Prix next weekend

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