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2012 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Singapore Grand Prix - 2012 - Saturday Practice

(22/09/2012)

18:05

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix

18:05

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Saturday practice gets underway

18:05

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Air temperature is at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 33 degrees

18:06

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All drivers are on their installation laps!

18:08

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All dirvers have completed their installation laps. It is quiet now

18:08

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Kovalainen, Petrov and Maldonado completed 2 laps

18:12

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Now drivers head back out

18:13

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Kobayashi the first first to start a timed lap

18:14

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Kobayashi sets a 1:56.339

18:15

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Perez sets a 1:53.669

18:18

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And now Raikkonen sets a time of 1:52.018

18:18

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Hulkenberg sets a 1:51.201

18:21

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Button jumps into second with a 1:51.233

18:21

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Hamilton on the track and he is quickest in S1

18:21

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Button now quickest in S1

18:22

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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:50.730

18:23

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Button doesn't improve

18:24

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35 minutes into the session - Top 10
Hamilton
Hulkenberg
Button
Rosberg
di Resta
Schumacher
Raikkonen
Grosjean
Ricciardo
Perez

18:25

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Sorry that was 25 minutes into the session!

18:25

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Now Button goes quickest with a 1:50.524

18:25

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Hamilton on another quick lap

18:26

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Indeed Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:50.223

18:26

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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:50.594

18:27

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Now Webber splits the 2 McLarens with a 1:50.362

18:28

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Massa and Alonso finally go out onto the track

18:29

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Hamilton on a quick lap and so is Vettel

18:30

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Hamilton pits

18:30

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Vettel goes second with a 1:50.273

18:31

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Halfway into the session - Top 10
Hamilton
Vettel
Webber
Button
Hulkenberg
Senna
Maldonado
Rosberg
di Resta
Schumacher

18:31

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Glock stops on the track

18:33

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Alonso goes quickest! A 1:50.075

18:34

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Massa goes 6th

18:34

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Vettel responds and goes quickest with a 1:49.614

18:37

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Alonso improves slightly with a 1:49.968

18:39

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A few drivers now switch to the super softs

18:40

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Webber goes 3rd with a 1:50.110

18:41

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20 minutes remain - Top 10
Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Hamilton
Button
Massa
Hulkenberg
Senna
Raikkonen
Maldonado

18:42

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Senna on the super softs is on a quick lap!

18:42

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Indeed Senna goes second with a 1:49.715

18:44

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There seems to be a big difference between the softs and super softs here

18:45

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This also means that the supersofts are likely to have a high level of degredation

18:46

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Webber touches the barriers ... he keeps going but has a puncture

18:46

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15 minutes remaining in the session

18:48

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Everyone now on the super softs

18:50

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Vettel very quick in S1

18:50

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Alonso on the track as well

18:51

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A 1:47.947 for Vettel!

18:51

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Quickest in all 3 sectors

18:52

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Button and Massa also on the track

18:53

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Alonso not as quick as Vettel in S1 but quicker in S2

18:54

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Raikkonen quick in S1

18:54

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Alonso sets a 1:48.623 and moves into second

18:55

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Raikkonen not as quick as Vettel or Alonso in S2

18:55

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Massa goes 3rd with a 1:49.458, 1.5 seconds off Vettel's time

18:55

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Raikkonen now 3rd with a 1:48.865

18:56

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With 5 minutes remaining, all drivers are on the track. Glock has stopped earlier though

18:56

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Hamilton and Hulkenberg quick in S1

18:57

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Vettel pits

18:57

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Hamilton quickest in S2

18:57

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But can't match Vettel in S3 and goes second with a 1:48.272

18:57

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Hulkenberg goes 4th with a 1:48.859

18:58

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Alonso pits

18:58

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Red flag!

18:59

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Petrov crashes near the pit entry!

18:59

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Session will finish under red flags

19:01

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Saturday Practice - Top 10
Vettel1:47.947
Hamilton1:48.272
Alonso1:48.623
Hulkenberg1:48.859
Raikkonen1:48.865
Massa1:49.458
di Resta1:49.684
Rosberg1:49.699
Senna1:49.715
Schumacher1:50.981

19:03

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11th to 24th: Webber, Button, Ricciardo, Kobayashi, Grosjean, Maldonado, Vergne, Perez, Pic, Petrov, Kovalainen, Karthikeyan, Glock and de la Rosa

19:05

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Most laps by Raikkonen and Vergne with 17 laps each, Least laps by Glock with 9 (he stopped earlier in the session) then Button and Perez with 10 laps each

19:05

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19:06

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