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2012 Korean Formula 1 Grand Prix

Saturday Practice  Qualifying  Race

 

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Korean Grand Prix - 2012 - Qualifying
(13/10/2012) 
13:53
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Korean Grand Prix
13:54
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying gets underway shortly. Air temperature is at 22 degrees while track temperature is at 28 degrees
13:54
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The 2 types of tyre used here are the soft and the super softs
13:54
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Q1 gets underway, Kovalainen is the first to go out
13:55
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel was quickest in 3rd practice
13:56
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Maldonado and di Resta also on the track
13:59
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:42.028 for Kovalainen
14:00
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado now quickest with a 1:39.716, Raikkonen in second and di Resta in third
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Only Vettel and Webber in the pits now
14:02
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes quickest with a 1:39.543
14:02
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Hulkenberg goes 3rd
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
Karthikeyan spins and narrowly avoids a Force India
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
Massa quick!
14:03
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di Resta goes second
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes quickest only for Raikkonen to better that
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel on the track
14:05
NewsOnF1: 
An Webber is on the track as well
14:05
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Button goes 3rd
14:05
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Alonso improves and goes 4th
14:06
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:39.180
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
Massa quickest in S2 but remains in second
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes quickest with a 1:38.208
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes second with a 1:38.615
14:08
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Button takes second from Webber with a 1:38.615
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Karthikeyan remains in the pits after spinning early in the session
14:11
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A few drivers are on the supersofts
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Webber retakes second with a 1:38.397
14:12
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di Resta and Hulkenberg in 7th and 8th
14:13
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Karthikeyan is out of his car, he will not set a time
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi goes 4th on the super softs
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
The track is improving!
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton could get caught out
14:14
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Hamilton is 14th
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso, Senna and Schumacher are on the track
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton down in 16th
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso improves only to 16th
14:16
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Senna pits, he is in 18th
14:17
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Hamilton ends up in 17th
14:17
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Qualifying Session 1 - Top 10
14:18
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out: Senna, Petrov, Kovalainen, Pic, Glock, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan
14:24
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Q2 is underway
14:25
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Only Rosberg and Schumacher remain in the pits
14:25
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Perez is the first on a timed lap
14:25
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He sets a 1:38.981
14:26
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Kobayashi goes quicker
14:26
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di Resta goes second
14:26
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso on a quick lap
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel quickest then Alonso and Webber
14:27
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A 1:37.767 from Vettel
14:28
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Almost like a different car for Alonso who splits the Red Bulls!
14:28
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Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:38.000
14:28
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Hamilton was quickest in S2
14:31
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Outside the top 10 are di Resta, Rosberg, Perez, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Vergne and Maldonado
14:32
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It is very close, less than a second separate the top 11
14:33
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di Resta goes back out with just over 3 minutes remaining
14:33
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Button goes back out and so does Schumacher
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Even Webber in 4th goes back out
14:34
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And Hamilton too
14:34
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And Alonso goes out
14:35
NewsOnF1: 
Everyone except for Vettel is on the track
14:36
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Hulkenberg goes 7th
14:36
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Maldonado only 13th
14:37
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo stops on the track
14:37
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Yellow flags
14:37
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Button only 11th
14:38
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Knocked out: Button, Perez, Kobayashi, di Resta, Maldonado, Ricciardo and Vergne
14:39
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Qualifying Session 2 - Top 10
14:42
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Ricciardo reported a gearbox problem which caused him to stop
14:44
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Q3 is underway
14:44
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Rosberg is the first out
14:45
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More cars head out
14:45
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Everyone on the track
14:46
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Rosberg starts his flyer
14:47
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Hulkenberg pits without setting a time!
14:48
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Vettel quickest in S1
14:48
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Alonso quickest in S2
14:49
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Alonso quickest with a 1:37.667
14:49
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Vettel betters that with a 1:37.316
14:49
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Webber 3rd
14:49
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Both Rosberg and Schumacher pit without setting a time
14:51
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Hulkenberg goes back out!
14:52
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Replay shows Hamilton narrowly missing the back of Schumacher as they exit the pits
14:53
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All the top 10 are back on the track
14:54
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Webber quick in S1
14:54
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Hamilton and Alonso also quick in S1
14:54
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Rosberg quickest in S1!
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes quickest with a 1:37.242
14:56
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Vettel not improving
14:56
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Webber takes pole, Vettel in second and Hamilton takes third
14:56
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Alonso in 4th
14:58
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Qualifying Session 3 - Top 10
15:06
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The race tomorrow is at 3 pm local time (6:00 GMT)
15:07
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