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2012 Korean Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Korean Grand Prix - 2012 - Saturday Practice

(13/10/2012)

10:59

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Korean Grand Prix

11:00

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Saturday practice is underway

11:00

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All drivers have completed their installation laps

11:01

NewsOnF1:

All the drivers completed 1 installation lap except for Schumacher who completed 2 installation laps

11:02

NewsOnF1:

Weather conditions are dry and warm. Air temperature is at 20 degrees while track temperature is at 27 degrees

11:06

NewsOnF1:

No one has come out yet

11:07

NewsOnF1:

We do apologise for the lack of coverage yesterday (Friday) due to a technical issue

11:07

NewsOnF1:

Kimi Raikkonen goes back out

11:08

NewsOnF1:

The two types of tyres used here are the soft and the super soft

11:11

NewsOnF1:

A 1:46.111 for Raikkonen

11:11

NewsOnF1:

More drivers head out

11:11

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo sets a 1:40.983

11:12

NewsOnF1:

Senna, Maldonado, Glock, Pic and di Resta are on the track

11:12

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Vergne and Grosjean on the track too

11:12

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Raikkonen improves with a 1:39.748

11:13

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Maldonado goes second with a 1:40.283

11:14

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Hulkenberg goes 3rd with a 1:40.951

11:15

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Vettel jumps into second with a 1:40.017

11:15

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Hulkenberg improves with a 1:40.199

11:16

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Raikkonen improves in 1st with a 1:39.711 despite setting a slow S3

11:16

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean goes second with a 1:39.878

11:18

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:39.702

11:19

NewsOnF1:

Vettel now quickest with a 1:39.086

11:19

NewsOnF1:

The 2 Ferraris and 2 McLarens have yet to go out

11:21

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes quickest with a 1:38.766

11:22

NewsOnF1:

Alonso and Hamilton on the track

11:22

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Massa and Button on the track as well

11:24

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes second with a 1:39.084

11:25

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Hamilton sets a slow lap, now he is on a quick one

11:25

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Massa goes 6th with a 1:39.598

11:26

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton jumps into second with a 1:38.845

11:27

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Saturday Practice - Top 10 after 30 minutes
Webber
Hamilton
Alonso
Vettel
Rosberg
Schumacher
Massa
Perez
Grosjean
Raikkonen

11:28

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Massa and Button on quick laps

11:29

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Button goes second with a 1:38.808

11:29

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Massa makes a mistake in S3 and doesn't improve

11:30

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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:38.464

11:32

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Massa trying again and so is Button

11:32

NewsOnF1:

Button goes second with a 1:38.511

11:34

NewsOnF1:

Massa improves with a 1:39.376

11:34

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Vettel is back on track and is on a quick lap

11:34

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And Vettel goes quickest with a 1:38.215

11:35

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Grosjean improves to 6th

11:38

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Vettel quickest in S2

11:38

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But he doesn't improve overall

11:39

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Saturday Practice - Top 10 after 45 minutes
Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Webber
Alonso
Grosjean
Raikkonen
Massa
Rosberg
Schumacher

11:40

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We will start seeing drivers on the super softs shortly

11:41

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Schumacher improves to 6th with a 1:39.150

21:49

NewsOnF1:

Drivers head out on the supersofts

21:49

NewsOnF1:

Alonso doesn't' improve!

21:51

NewsOnF1:

Webber has yet to go back out!

21:51

NewsOnF1:

Vettel improves slightly in first with a 1:37.970

21:52

NewsOnF1:

Looks like there isn't much difference between the two tyres here

21:53

NewsOnF1:

Looks like Webber will not go out on the super softs!

21:53

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton improving

21:54

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Hamilton remains in second with 1:38.169

21:56

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Session over

21:57

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Saturday Practice - Top 10
Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Grosjean
Raikkonen
Alonso
Webber
Massa
Maldonado
Hulkenberg

21:59

NewsOnF1:

11th to 24th: Perez, Rosberg, Schumacher, di Resta, Kobayashi, Vergne, Ricciardo, Senna, Petrov, Kovalainen, Pic, Glock, Karthikeyan and de la Rosa

22:00

NewsOnF1:

Vettel's best time is a 1:37.642 which is over half a second over Hamilton in second place

22:01

NewsOnF1:

Most laps by Rosberg with 20 laps, least laps by Webber with 7 laps

22:01

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Qualifying is at 2 pm local time (5:00 GMT)

22:03

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