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2012 Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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Indian Grand Prix - 2012 - Qualifying

(27/10/2012)

13:52

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Indian Grand Prix

13:53

NewsOnF1:

Qualifying starts shortly, weather is dry and warm, air temperature is at 29 degrees while track temperature is at 38 degrees

13:55

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Vettel has been very strong at all the sessions so far. He will be hard to beat in qualifying

13:55

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Q1 gets underway and Paul di Resta goes out straight away

13:56

NewsOnF1:

More drivers head out

13:57

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The two types of dry tyres for this event are the hard and soft compounds

13:58

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di Resta starts his timed lap

13:58

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A 1:28.786 for di Resta

13:58

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Raikkonen and Hulkenberg set slow times

13:59

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All the drivers are on the track except for the Red Bulls and the McLarens

13:59

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Perez goes quickest with a 1:28.282

14:00

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Hulkenberg betters that with a 1:27.766

14:01

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Kobayashi goes 3rd

14:01

NewsOnF1:

Massa now quickest from Raikkonen

14:02

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Again the Ferraris are slip streaming on the main straight

14:03

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Alonso goes 4th with a 1:27.308

14:03

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Senna goes fastest with a 1:26.980

14:04

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The Red Bulls and McLarens are on the track now

14:04

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10 minutes remain

14:05

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Maldonado goes quickest. Massa takes second

14:06

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Alonso moves back into 4th

14:07

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes 8th on his first timed lap

14:07

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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:26.621

14:07

NewsOnF1:

Massa spins, he recovers

14:08

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes second with a 1:26.829

14:08

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Hamilton on a quick lap

14:09

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Just over 5 minutes remaining

14:09

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Webber yet to set a quick time

14:09

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Hamilton only 9th

14:10

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Button goes 7th

14:10

NewsOnF1:

Webber now on a quick lap

14:11

NewsOnF1:

Vettel improves in first with a 1:26.387

14:11

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Hamilton goes second and Webber in third

14:12

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A few drivers on the softs

14:13

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2 minutes remaing

14:14

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Webber on a quick lap

14:14

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Webber stays in 3rd

14:15

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Raikkonen goes 3rd with a 1:26.740 on the hards

14:15

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Rosberg goes second

14:15

NewsOnF1:

Session over

14:16

NewsOnF1:

Knocked out: Vergne, Petrov, Kovalainen, Glock, de la Rosa, Karthikyean and Pic

14:16

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Maldonado goes quickest with a 1:26.048

14:17

NewsOnF1:

Kovalainen goes off and is stuck in the gravel

14:18

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Q1 - Top 10
Maldonado
Vettel
Rosberg
Hamilton
Button
Raikkonen
Webber
Alonso
Senna
Grosjean

14:19

NewsOnF1:

Q2 will be slightly delayed as Kovalainen's car is being cleared

14:22

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Q2 is underway

14:22

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A few drivers head out

14:24

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14 drivers on the track

14:24

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14 drivers on the track

14:24

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Only Button and Alonso in the pits

14:25

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Alonso heads out. Button still in the pits

14:25

NewsOnF1:

Kobyashi sets a 1:27.219

14:26

NewsOnF1:

di Resta goes quicker and Senna better that still

14:26

NewsOnF1:

Now Hulkenberg goes quickest with a 1:26.721

14:27

NewsOnF1:

Vettel now quickest from Hamilton

14:27

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes second

14:27

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Everyone is on the soft compound

14:27

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Rosberg goes 3rd

14:28

NewsOnF1:

Button yet to go out!

14:28

NewsOnF1:

Grosejan goes off

14:29

NewsOnF1:

Massa pits! He is only 16th

14:29

NewsOnF1:

Button goes out onto the track

14:29

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Alonso goes 4th with a 1:25.982

14:29

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Replay shows Massa locking up badly

14:30

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton very quick in S1

14:31

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But Hamilton makes a mistake in S2

14:31

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Massa goes back out

14:31

NewsOnF1:

5 minutes remain

14:32

NewsOnF1:

Q2 - Top 10
Vettel
Webber
Rosberg
Alonso
Hamilton
Button
Hulkenberg
Raikkonen
Schumacher
Senna

14:32

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton takes 3rd with a 1:25.816

14:34

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Senna goes 6th

14:34

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Button on a quick lap, he is 7th

14:34

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Massa goes 9th

14:35

NewsOnF1:

Button takes 3rd with a 1:25.815

14:35

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean goes 7th with a 1:26.136

14:35

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Raikkonen is outside the top 10

14:36

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Raikkonen goes 8th

14:37

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Maldonado goes 7th

14:37

NewsOnF1:

Session over ... awaiting final times

14:37

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes 5th

14:37

NewsOnF1:

Massa in 13th but is set to improve

14:38

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes 9th

14:38

NewsOnF1:

Perez goes 8th

14:39

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Knocked out: Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Senna, Schumacher, Ricciardo, di Resta and Kobayashi

14:40

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Q2 - Top 10
Vettel
Button
Webber
Hamilton
Alonso
Rosberg
Maldonado
Perez
Raikkonen
Massa

14:43

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Q3 starting shortly, air temperature is at 30 degrees while the track temperature is at 36 degrees

14:45

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Hamilton goes out as soon as the session starts

14:45

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Alonso goes out as well

14:46

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Rosberg and Maldonado on the track

14:46

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Vettel on the track as well

14:47

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Webber on the track

14:47

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Hamilton's first timed lap is slow

14:48

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Alonso sets a 1:25.773

14:48

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Vettel makes a mistake in S1

14:49

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Hamilton improves with a 1:26.007

14:50

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Webber goes quickest with a 1:25.327

14:50

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Vettel pits

14:50

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Rosberg pits

14:51

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Vettel goes back out with 4 minutes to go

14:51

NewsOnF1:

Massa still in the pits

14:51

NewsOnF1:

Massa leaves the pits and so does Alonso

14:52

NewsOnF1:

Webber, Hamilton and Rosberg are in the pits, they should go out now!

14:53

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Raikkonen goes 4th with a 1:26.236

14:53

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Button goes second with a 1:25.763

14:53

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Rosberg stays in the pits

14:54

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes quickest

14:54

NewsOnF1:

Vettel can do another lap

14:55

NewsOnF1:

Vettel will not improve

14:55

NewsOnF1:

Massa quickest in S1!

14:56

NewsOnF1:

Webber has a poor S1

14:56

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Hamilton goes 3rd

14:56

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Massa in 6th

14:57

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Replay shows a mistake by Webber on his final lap

14:57

NewsOnF1:

Q3 - Top 10
Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Button
Alonso
Massa
Raikkonen
Perez
Maldonado
Rosberg

15:01

NewsOnF1:

The race tomorrow starts at 3 pm local time (that is 9:30 GMT), note that is an hour later than the start of qualifying

15:02

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