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Live Update

2012 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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1st Thursday Practice

 Monaco Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Thursday Practice(05/24/2012) 
10:01
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:01 NewsOnF1
10:02
NewsOnF1: 
It is a beautiful day at Monaco, air temperature is at 22 degrees while track temperature is at 28 degrees
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:02 NewsOnF1
10:03
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers are on their installation laps
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:03 NewsOnF1
10:04
NewsOnF1: 
The 2 tyre compounds used here are the softs and super softs
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:04 NewsOnF1
10:05
NewsOnF1: 
Perez sets the first time of the day with a 1:39.497
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:05 NewsOnF1
10:08
NewsOnF1: 
Perez pitsafter one timed lap
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:08 NewsOnF1
10:09
NewsOnF1: 
All the drivers have completed their installations laps except for Button
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:09 NewsOnF1
10:12
NewsOnF1: 
No activiy on the track at the moment
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:12 NewsOnF1
10:13
NewsOnF1: 
Finally some action
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:13 NewsOnF1
10:14
NewsOnF1: 
And it is Button who heads out on his installation lap
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:14 NewsOnF1
10:15
NewsOnF1: 
And Button completes his installation lap
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:15 NewsOnF1
10:18
NewsOnF1: 
The McLaren has another variation of the front nose which has a slight bump
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:18 NewsOnF1
10:20
NewsOnF1: 
It is quiet again on the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1
10:22
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne now on the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:22 NewsOnF1
10:23
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne starts a timed lap
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:23 NewsOnF1
10:24
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne is getting familiar with the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:24 NewsOnF1
10:25
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne sets a time of 1:30.858
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:25 NewsOnF1
10:25
NewsOnF1: 
Now Ricciardo and Karthikeyan are on the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:25 NewsOnF1
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne is improving
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:26 NewsOnF1
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:27.491 for Vergne
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:26 NewsOnF1
10:27
NewsOnF1: 
Now Ricciardo starts a timed lap
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:27 NewsOnF1
10:27
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne improves with a 1:23.961
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:27 NewsOnF1
10:28
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo sets a 1:27.617
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:28 NewsOnF1
10:28
NewsOnF1: 
Karthikeyan sets a 1:31.165
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:28 NewsOnF1
10:29
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne improves with a 1:22.207
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:29 NewsOnF1
10:29
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo improves with a 1:23.704
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:29 NewsOnF1
10:30
NewsOnF1: 
And Karthikeyan improves with a 1:27.861
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:30 NewsOnF1
10:30
NewsOnF1: 
Now a 1:21.36 from Vergne
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:30 NewsOnF1
10:31
NewsOnF1: 
And a 1:21.919 from Ricciardo
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:31 NewsOnF1
10:31
NewsOnF1: 
Karthikeyan sets a 1:25.882
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:31 NewsOnF1
10:32
NewsOnF1: 
30 minutes into the session and only Vergne, Ricciardo and Karthikeyan have set competitive times
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:32 NewsOnF1
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne now sets a 1:19.788
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:33 NewsOnF1
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
While Ricciardo sets a 1:20.369
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:33 NewsOnF1
10:34
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers head out with Grosjean and Pic joining the action
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:34 NewsOnF1
10:34
NewsOnF1: 
Senna on the track as well
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:34 NewsOnF1
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne improves with a 1:19.086
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:35 NewsOnF1
10:36
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne pits, this run was for 8 timed laps
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:36 NewsOnF1
10:36
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo improves wih a 1:19.251
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:36 NewsOnF1
10:36
NewsOnF1: 
While Karthikeyan improves with a 1:24.305
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:36 NewsOnF1
10:37
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean's first timed lap is a 1:22.079
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:37 NewsOnF1
10:37
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher on the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:37 NewsOnF1
10:38
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:19.941 for Schumacher
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:38 NewsOnF1
10:38
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean improves with a 1:19.905, 3rd
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:38 NewsOnF1
10:39
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado goes 5th with a 1:22.578
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:39 NewsOnF1
10:39
NewsOnF1: 
Senna goes 6th with a 1:23.948
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:39 NewsOnF1
10:39
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes quickes with a 1:18.820
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:39 NewsOnF1
10:40
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers join in the action
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:40 NewsOnF1
10:40
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:18.654
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:40 NewsOnF1
10:41
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean about to go quicker
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:41 NewsOnF1
10:41
NewsOnF1: 
By a full second, a 1:17.645 for Grosjean
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:41 NewsOnF1
10:42
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean improves with a 1:17.188
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:42 NewsOnF1
10:42
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado now up to 3rd with a 1:18.915
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:42 NewsOnF1
10:43
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher improves in second with a 1:17.812, Kobayashi goes 3rd
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:43 NewsOnF1
10:44
NewsOnF1: 
Karthikyean misses a turn and is pushed back onto the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:44 NewsOnF1
10:45
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso is on the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:45 NewsOnF1
10:46
NewsOnF1: 
Halfway into the session and the top 10 are: Grosejan, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Maldonado, Vergne, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Massa, Kovalainen and Rosberg
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:46 NewsOnF1
10:47
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean pits after a 6 timed lap run
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:47 NewsOnF1
10:47
NewsOnF1: 
Massa moves into 5th with a 1:18.902
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:47 NewsOnF1
10:47
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg jumps into 3rd with a 1:17.750
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:47 NewsOnF1
10:48
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes 5th with a 1:18.388
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:48 NewsOnF1
10:48
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes 4th with a 1:17.935
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:48 NewsOnF1
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Webber 8th with a 1:18.938
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:49 NewsOnF1
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Button on the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:49 NewsOnF1
10:50
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes 6th with a 1:18.111
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:50 NewsOnF1
10:51
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso jumps to 3rd with a 1:17.600
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:51 NewsOnF1
10:52
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso was quickest in S1 but has to abort his lap due to traffic
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:52 NewsOnF1
10:52
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso quickest again in S1
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:52 NewsOnF1
10:53
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso makes a mistake at the exit of the tunnel
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:53 NewsOnF1
10:54
NewsOnF1: 
While Massa has a brush with the armco
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:54 NewsOnF1
10:55
NewsOnF1: 
And Alonso has to abort another time due to traffic!
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:55 NewsOnF1
10:55
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso trying again
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:55 NewsOnF1
10:56
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel and Hamilton on the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:56 NewsOnF1
10:56
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes quickest despite losing time in S3
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:56 NewsOnF1
10:57
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes 3rd with a 1:17.200
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:57 NewsOnF1
10:57
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen is the only driver yet to go back out
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:57 NewsOnF1
10:58
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes 10th with a 1:18.164, the front nose on Hamilton's car isn't the updated one
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:58 NewsOnF1
10:58
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits after a 9 timed laps
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:58 NewsOnF1
10:59
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton on a flyer
Thursday May 24, 2012 10:59 NewsOnF1
11:00
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes 4th with a 1:17.301
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:00 NewsOnF1
11:01
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes 7th with a 1:17.814
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:01 NewsOnF1
11:02
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean is back on the track as is quickest in S1
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:02 NewsOnF1
11:02
NewsOnF1: 
And now Hamilton goes quicker in S1
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:02 NewsOnF1
11:02
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:16.51
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:02 NewsOnF1
11:03
NewsOnF1: 
And Hamilton betters that by just 0.004 (1:16.747)
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:03 NewsOnF1
11:04
NewsOnF1: 
WIth less than 30 minutes remaining, the top 10 are: Hamilton, Grosjean, Alonso, Perez, Maldonado, Schumacher, Vettel, Rosberg, Massa and Kobayashi
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:04 NewsOnF1
11:05
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen yet to go back out
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:05 NewsOnF1
11:05
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel moves to 5th with a 1:17.222
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:05 NewsOnF1
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado goes 3rd with a 1:16.904
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:07 NewsOnF1
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
Massa improves to 4th
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:07 NewsOnF1
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean is quickest in S1
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:07 NewsOnF1
11:08
NewsOnF1: 
And Grosjean goes quickest again with a 1:16.630
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:08 NewsOnF1
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher has damaged front wing, he may have touched a barrier
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:10 NewsOnF1
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado improves in 3rd with a 1:16.760
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:10 NewsOnF1
11:12
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso takes 4th from Massa with a 1:17.042
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:12 NewsOnF1
11:13
NewsOnF1: 
Just over 15 minutes remaining and Raikkonen has yet to go out. Mechanics are working on his car
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:13 NewsOnF1
11:15
NewsOnF1: 
Massa takes 4th from Alonso!
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:15 NewsOnF1
11:16
NewsOnF1: 
However Alonso is on a quick lap, quickest in S2
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:16 NewsOnF1
11:16
NewsOnF1: 
Indeed, Alonso goes quickest with a 1:16.495
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:16 NewsOnF1
11:17
NewsOnF1: 
Button back on the track running the normal wing
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:17 NewsOnF1
11:18
NewsOnF1: 
Perez up into 5th with a 1:16.816
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:18 NewsOnF1
11:18
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso on another quick lap!
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:18 NewsOnF1
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
And he improves again with a 1:16.265
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:19 NewsOnF1
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes third with a 1:16.711
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:19 NewsOnF1
11:20
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like Raikkonen will not take part in this session
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:20 NewsOnF1
11:21
NewsOnF1: 
Session stopped
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:21 NewsOnF1
11:21
NewsOnF1: 
Kovalainen is stopped on the track
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:21 NewsOnF1
11:21
NewsOnF1: 
A lot of smoke
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:21 NewsOnF1
11:22
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like a blown engine for Kovalainen
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:22 NewsOnF1
11:22
NewsOnF1: 
This is just at the exit of the tunnel
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:22 NewsOnF1
11:22
NewsOnF1: 
Massive engine faliure
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:22 NewsOnF1
11:23
NewsOnF1: 
7 minutes to go but the session will probably end under red
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:23 NewsOnF1
11:23
NewsOnF1: 
This would be due to the oil on the track from the engine failure
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:23 NewsOnF1
11:24
NewsOnF1: 
The smoke is hardly clearing!
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:24 NewsOnF1
11:26
NewsOnF1: 
So the top 10 are: Alonso, Grosjean, Perez, Hamilton, Maldonado, Massa, Kobayashi, Butto,Vettel and Rosberg
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:26 NewsOnF1
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
The session will not start, that is official
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:27 NewsOnF1
11:28
NewsOnF1: 
11th to 24th: Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Webber, Vergne, Ricciardo, di Resta, Senna, Kovalainen, Petrov, Karthikeyan, Pic, Glock, de la Rosa and Raikkonen (no time)
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:28 NewsOnF1
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso's best time was a 1:16.265, 0.996 separates the top 10
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:29 NewsOnF1
11:30
NewsOnF1: 
Join us at 2 pm local time (12:00 GMT) for the second Thursday practice
Thursday May 24, 2012 11:30 NewsOnF1
12:10
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Click here for the full results
Thursday May 24, 2012 12:10 NewsOnF1
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