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2012 Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - 2012 - Saturday Practice
 (03/11/2012) 
13:58
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
13:59
NewsOnF1: 
Saturday practice gets underway shortly, air temperature is at 32 degrees while track temperature is at 46 degrees!
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Session underway and the cars stream out of the pits
14:01
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The two types of tyres used here are the medium and soft compounds
14:05
NewsOnF1: 
All the drivers have completed their installation laps except for Alonso and Hamilton
14:06
NewsOnF1: 
A few drivers have completed 2 installation laps
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
No one on the track at the moment
14:09
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi heads back out
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi starts the first timed lap of the day
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:49.193 for Kobayashi
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
Glock, Karthikeyan and Pic on the track
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi improves with a 1:45.628
14:17
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes second with a 1:46.178
14:19
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes quickest with a 1:44.654
14:19
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean moves into second and Perez is now third
14:21
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes second with a 1:44.821
14:22
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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:44.264
14:23
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Top 10 after 20 minutes










14:24
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Maldonado goes quickest with a 1:43.979
14:25
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Massa moves into 4th with a 1:44.370
14:26
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Hamilton goes fastest again with a 1:42.851
14:27
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Webber and Vettel are on the track but yet to set times. Button and Alonso have yet to go back out after their installation laps
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits without setting a time
14:28
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Now Alonso heads out
14:30
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Hulkenberg goes 3rd with a 1:44.117
14:30
NewsOnF1: 
Button on track as well
14:30
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Webber goes 5th with a 1:44.214
14:31
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Top 10 after 30 minutes










14:32
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Webber goes second with a 1:43.849
14:33
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Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:42.481
14:34
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Alonso in 9th on his first timed lap
14:35
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Hamilton going quick again
14:35
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On the mediums, looks like Hamilton is untouchable!
14:36
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Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:43.634
14:37
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Hamilton improves with a 1:42.148
14:37
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Vettel has yet to set a time. He may have some issues on his car
14:39
NewsOnF1: 
Button now in second with a 1:42.879
14:39
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Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:43.517
14:40
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Webber takes 3rd back with a 1:43.414
14:41
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Top 10 after 40 minutes










14:41
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Only Vettel has yet to set a time
14:42
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Grosjean goes 3rd with a 1:43.261 on the softs
14:43
NewsOnF1: 
Major work on Vettel's car. Seems that he has some brake problems
14:45
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15 minutes remain. Most will now go out on the softs for a pre qualifying run
14:50
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The track is very quiet ... awaiting the final pre-qualifying run
14:51
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Hulkenberg is the first out
14:51
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Kovalainen and Petrov follow
14:52
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More drivers head out
14:52
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All on the softs
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel still in the pits and has yet to set a time
14:54
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19 cars on the track now
14:54
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Hulkenberg has a poor lap
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado quick but loses a lot of time in S3
14:56
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Alonso 6th, not a huge improvement
14:56
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Webber goes 3rd with a 1:42.743
14:56
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Vettel makes it out
14:57
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Hamilton locks up on his first timed lap on the sotts
14:57
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Hamilton trying again and is quickest in S1
14:58
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Meanwhile Button improves with a 1:42.420 on the softs - 2nd
14:58
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Hamilton flying though!
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
He sets a 1:41.130 ... lost some time in S3
14:59
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Vettel on his first timed lap now
14:59
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He aborts
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Due to traffic
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
He will try one more time
15:01
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like the softs are very sensitive, not easy to get them to work
15:01
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Vettel quickest in S2
15:02
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Vettel goes 3rd on his only timed lap this session
15:02
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Session over
15:03
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Top 10










15:04
NewsOnF1: 
11th to 24th: Massa, Perez, Rosberg, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Vergne, Senna, Ricciardo, Kovalainen, Glock, Pic, Petrov, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan
15:10
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Qualifying is at 17:00 local time (13:00 GMT)
15:11
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