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2012 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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Singapore Grand Prix - 2012 - 1st Friday Practice
(21/09/2012) 
18:03
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix. 1st Friday practice session is underway
18:04
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Air temperature is at 29 degrees while track temperature is at 28 degrees
18:05
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Drivers are on their installation laps
18:06
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Kobayashi stays out for a second lap
18:07
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Only Hamilton yet to go out onto the track
18:07
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Kobayashi pits after 2 laps
18:08
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The two types of dry tyres for this event are the super soft and the soft
18:08
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The track is slightly damp and most drivers are doing their installation laps on intermediates
18:09
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Hamilton on the track and both Rosberg and Schumacher are on 2 installation laps
18:10
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Replay shows Schumacher almost running into the back of Rosberg!
18:11
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Perez heads back out onto the track
18:13
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Perez pits and Glock heads out
18:14
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Pic on the track as well
18:17
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There is the threat of more rain
18:18
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Weather forecast: Serious risk of a thundery shower before the end of P1
18:19
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Glock is the first to set a time with a 2:24.476
18:19
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At the moment only Glock is on the track
18:20
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Glock also pits after 1 timed lap
18:21
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Ma (Test driver) and Kobayashi on the track
18:22
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Vettel also on the track
18:25
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Now it is Vergne and de la Rosa on the track
18:25
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Vettel on a second lap now as well
18:26
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Petrov on the track as well
18:27
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Vergne sets a 2:09.854
18:29
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de la Rosa sets a 2:11.172
18:30
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Vergne improves with a 2:04.866
18:30
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Grosjean who returns to racing after a 1 race ban is on a timed lap
18:31
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Grosjean goes second with a 2:05.130
18:33
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No rain is predcited in the next 30 minutes but still a thunder shower is expected before the end of the session
18:33
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Grosejan goes quickest with a 2:03.588
18:34
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More drivers on the track
18:34
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Hulkenberg goes quickest with a 2:02.852
18:34
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Ricciardo goes second
18:35
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Alonso goes 4th
18:35
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With more cars on the track, the track should dry quickly
18:37
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Alonso goes quickest with a 2:01.573
18:38
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Kobayashi goes quickest with a 2:01.030
18:40
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Kobayashi is improves again, he is on the softs
18:40
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Kovalainen goes 7th
18:41
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Seeing that Kobayashi is improving on the dry tyres, more drivers go out now
18:43
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Kobayashi improves with a 1:55.651
18:44
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Rosberg goes second with a 1:58.693
18:44
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Glock moves into 4th with a 2:02.286
18:45
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Halfway into the session - Top 10
18:46
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Kobayashi improves and so does Rosberg, still 1st and 2nd
18:46
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Senna goes 4th
18:49
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Button goes 6th
18:50
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Rosberg on a quick lap
18:51
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Button improves to 4th
18:51
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Rosberg goes quickest
18:51
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A 1:53.416 for Rosberg
18:52
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18 drivers on the track
18:52
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Perez goes second
18:55
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Button goes second with a 1:53.862
18:55
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Raikkonen on a quick lap
18:55
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Indeed he goes quickest with a 1:53.268
18:56
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Hulkenberg goes second
18:56
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Now Perez goes second! The top 3 are separated by 0.08 seconds
18:58
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Raikkonen improves by half a second! A 1:52.716
18:58
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Massa goes second
18:58
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Hamilton quickest in S1
18:58
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And in S2
18:58
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As Perez goes quickest with a 1:52.296
18:59
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Button goes second
18:59
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And now Vettel goes quickest with a 1:51.986
18:59
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The track continues to dry and have more grip
19:00
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Now it is Hulkenberg who is quickest
19:00
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And it is Maldonado now!
19:01
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30 minutes remain - Top 10
19:03
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di Resta goes 3rd
19:04
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Hulkenberg improves but remains in second
19:04
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Now Webber jumps into second with a 1:51.655
19:05
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Vettel on a quick lap
19:05
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Hamilton as well
19:05
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Alonso is down in 20th! He has yet to run on dries
19:06
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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:51.367
19:06
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And Hamilton betters that with a 1:51.172
19:07
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Alonso goes out on softs
19:13
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Alonso goes 8th with a 1:52.291
19:13
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Vettel quickest with a 1:50.566
19:15
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15 minutes remaining - Top 10
19:16
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Alonso moves into 7th with a 1:52.011
19:18
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Maldonado misses a turn, he recovers
19:20
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At this stage there is nothing between Vettel and Hamilton. Just 0.049 seconds!
19:20
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Alonso jumps into 3rd with a 1:51.525
19:21
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Hamilton is very quick in S1 while Vettel is very quick in S3
19:21
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10 minutes remaining
19:22
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19 drivers on the track now
19:27
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Looks like many are running heavy fuel load runs
19:28
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At this stage only Hamilton and Alonso are in the pits
19:29
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Final minute
19:31
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Button goes 3rd with a 1:51.459
19:33
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Session over
19:33
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1st Friday Practice - Top 10
1:50.566
1:50.615
1:51.459
1:51.525
1:51.576
1:51.655
1:51.658
1:51.943
1:52.275
1:52.296
19:38
NewsOnF1: 
11th to 24th: Senna, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Schumacher, Grosjean, Massa, Vergne, Rosberg, Glock, Kovalainen, Pic, Petrov, de la Rosa and Ma (test driver HRT)
19:39
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Rosberg with 26 laps. Least laps by Hamilton with 15 laps
19:40
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Join us for the second Friday practice session at 9:30 PM local time (13:30 GMT)
19:41
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