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2011 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Qualifying

Japanese Formula One Grand Prix - Qualifying

(10/08/2011)

2:00

Welcome to our coverage of Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix from Suzuka

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:00

2:00

Air temperature is at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 37 degrees

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:00

2:01

Petrov and Trulli go out at the start of Q1

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:01

2:01

di Resta joins them

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:01

2:03

More drivers head out onto the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:03

2:04

Petrov sets a 1:34.045, Trulli sets a 1:36.571

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:04

2:05

di Resta goes second with a 1:34.998

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:05

2:05

Sutil goes second with a 1:34.308

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:05

2:06

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:33.051

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:06

2:06

Webber takes second with a 1:33.135

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:06

2:07

Now Button goes quickest with a 1:33.018

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:07

2:07

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:32.817

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:07

2:08

Hamilton goes 5th with a 1:33.414

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:08

2:09

Massa takes 5th with a 1:33.314

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:09

2:09

Rosberg, Senna, Kovalainen and Liuzzi have yet to set times

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:09

2:10

Button improves in second with a 1:33.947

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:10

2:11

Hamilton on a quick lap

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:11

2:11

Hamilton jumps into second with a 1:32.843

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:11

2:12

Top 10: Alonso, Hamilton, Button, Vettel, Webber, Massa, Schumacher, Petrov, Sutil and Buemi

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:12

2:14

Rosberg remain in the pits. Looks like he has a problem. Senna and Liuzzi also still in the pits without setting a time

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:14

2:14

Senna crashed during practice this morning and Liuzzi stopped on the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:14

2:15

5 minutes remain in Q1

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:15

2:15

Senna and Liuzzi are on the track, Rosberg still in the pits

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:15

2:16

Senna sets the quickest time in S1

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:16

2:17

Senna is on the soft compound

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:17

2:17

Sutil goes quickest with a 1:32.761 on the softs

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:17

2:17

Senna goes 8th

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:17

2:18

Rosberg still in the pits

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:18

2:18

Kobayashi goes quickest with a 1:32.626

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:18

2:18

Liuzzi goes back into the pits

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:18

2:19

A minute remaining and Rosberg is out of qualifying!

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:19

2:20

Top 10: Kobayashi, Sutil, Alonso, Hamilton, Petrov, Button, Vettel, Buemi, Webber and Massa

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:20

2:21

Knocked out: Kovalainen, Trulli, d'Ambrosio, Glock, Ricciardo, Rosberg and Liuzzi

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:21

2:24

Rosberg had a hydraulic problem which prevented him from taking part in Q1

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:24

2:25

Q2 about to get underway, air temperature at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 35 degrees (dropping 2 degrees from the start of Q1)

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:25

2:27

Q2 gets underway

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:27

2:27

Sutil goes out straight away

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:27

2:28

Vettel and Button on the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:28

2:30

More driver now on the track as Sutil starts his flyer

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:30

2:30

Sutil sets a 1:34.384

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:30

2:31

Vettel quickest with a 1:31.424

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:31

2:31

Button second with a 1:31.434

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:31

2:32

Webber goes 3rd with a 1:31.576

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:32

2:33

Hamilton quickest with a 1:31.139

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:33

2:33

Alonso goes 5th with a 1:31.612

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:33

2:34

Massa in 6th with a 1:31.909

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:34

2:34

Petrov goes 7th with a 1:32.619

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:34

2:35

Top 10: Hamilton, Vettel, Button, Webber, Alonso, Massa, Petrov, Buemi, Alguersuari and Kobayashi

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:35

2:36

Schumacher takes 7th with a 1:32.116

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:36

2:38

3 minutes remain in the session

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:38

2:39

In the danger zone, Buemi, Alguersuari, Kobayashi, Sutil, Senna, Barrichello, Maldonado, di Resta and Perez

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:39

2:40

Both di Resta and Perez did not set a lap time this session yet

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:40

2:41

Buemi and Alguersuari don't go out!

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:41

2:41

Perez doesn't go out without setting a time!

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:41

2:41

Maldonado goes 9th

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:41

2:42

Session over, awaiting final laps

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:42

2:42

Kobayashi goes 8th

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:42

2:43

Sutil goes 9th

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:43

2:43

Petrov goes 8th, Senna 9th

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:43

2:45

Top 10: Hamilton, Vettel, Button, Webber, Alonso, Massa, Schumacher, Petrov, Senna and Kobayashi

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:45

2:45

Knocked out of Q2: Sutil, di Resta, Barrichello, Maldonado, Buemi, Alguersuari and Perez

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:45

2:48

Q3 about to start, air temperature at 24 degrees while track temperature at 34 degrees

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:48

2:50

Q3 underway!

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:50

2:50

Kobayashi straight out

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:50

2:51

Alonso and Massa on the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:51

2:51

Hamilton and Button follow

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:51

2:51

Vettel on track

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:51

2:52

Kobayashi commences his timed lap

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:52

2:52

Only Schumacher, Senna and Petrov yet to go out

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:52

2:53

Kobayashi pits without setting a time

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:53

2:54

Alonso goes wide

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:54

2:54

Massa quickest with a 1:31.287

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:54

2:55

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:30.617

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:55

2:55

Button second with a 1:30.736

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:55

2:55

Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:30.825

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:55

2:56

Only 5 drivers have set times so far: Hamilton, Button, Vettel, Webber and Massa

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:56

2:56

3 minutes remain

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:56

2:57

Alonso didn't set a time after running wide in S2

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:57

2:58

Alonso goes back out

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:58

2:58

Looks like Kobayashi, Senna and Petrov will not set a time this session!

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:58

2:59

Senna and Petrov go out but they won't have time to start a timed lap!

Saturday October 8, 2011 2:59

3:00

Webber sets fastest S1

Saturday October 8, 2011 3:00

3:01

Alonso takes 4th with a 1:30.886

Saturday October 8, 2011 3:01

3:01

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:30.466

Saturday October 8, 2011 3:01

3:02

Button takes second with a 1:30.475

Saturday October 8, 2011 3:02

3:02

Hamilton doesn't improve, stays 3rd

Saturday October 8, 2011 3:02

3:02

Massa takes 4th from Alonso and Webber

Saturday October 8, 2011 3:02

3:03

Schumacher, Senna, Petrov and Kobayashi dodn't set times

Saturday October 8, 2011 3:03

3:05

Top 10: Vettel, Button, Hamilton, Massa, Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Senna, Petrov and Kobayashi

Saturday October 8, 2011 3:05

3:06

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