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Live Update

2012 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

Timed Results

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1st Friday Practice

 Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice(03/23/2012) 
9:57
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix. The 1st Friday Practice session gets underway shortly
Friday March 23, 2012 9:57 NewsOnF1
9:58
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is at 28 degrees while track temperature is at 33 degrees
Friday March 23, 2012 9:58 NewsOnF1
10:00
NewsOnF1: 
Session gets underway
Friday March 23, 2012 10:00 NewsOnF1
10:01
NewsOnF1: 
A number of drivers head out for their installtion lap
Friday March 23, 2012 10:01 NewsOnF1
10:03
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers head out onto the track and those who left right at the start arrive back at the pits
Friday March 23, 2012 10:03 NewsOnF1
10:04
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is the only driver not to go out yet
Friday March 23, 2012 10:04 NewsOnF1
10:05
NewsOnF1: 
The dry tyres for this event are the hard and medium compounds
Friday March 23, 2012 10:05 NewsOnF1
10:06
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is on the track
Friday March 23, 2012 10:06 NewsOnF1
10:07
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas (Williams test driver) is taking part in this session. He is replacing Senna this sesson
Friday March 23, 2012 10:07 NewsOnF1
10:10
NewsOnF1: 
All cars back in the pits
Friday March 23, 2012 10:10 NewsOnF1
10:11
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo and Vergne head back out
Friday March 23, 2012 10:11 NewsOnF1
10:11
NewsOnF1: 
So does di Resta
Friday March 23, 2012 10:11 NewsOnF1
10:12
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo pits
Friday March 23, 2012 10:12 NewsOnF1
10:12
NewsOnF1: 
Track temperature is up to 36 degrees
Friday March 23, 2012 10:12 NewsOnF1
10:12
NewsOnF1: 
And so does Vergne
Friday March 23, 2012 10:12 NewsOnF1
10:13
NewsOnF1: 
Timo Glock heads out
Friday March 23, 2012 10:13 NewsOnF1
10:13
[Comment From sc sc : ] 
What p is Button? ED: No one has set a time yet
Friday March 23, 2012 10:13 sc
10:14
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta sets a 2:04.524
Friday March 23, 2012 10:14 NewsOnF1
10:15
NewsOnF1: 
Pic on the track
Friday March 23, 2012 10:15 NewsOnF1
10:16
NewsOnF1: 
Glock sets a 1:44.935
Friday March 23, 2012 10:16 NewsOnF1
10:17
NewsOnF1: 
Karhikeyan is on the track. HRT didn't qualify in Australia and it will bevery difficult for them here as well
Friday March 23, 2012 10:17 NewsOnF1
10:18
NewsOnF1: 
Glock improves with a 1:4.487
Friday March 23, 2012 10:18 NewsOnF1
10:18
NewsOnF1: 
de la Rosa on the track as well
Friday March 23, 2012 10:18 NewsOnF1
10:20
NewsOnF1: 
The quickest time from 1st Friday practice from 2011 was a 1:37.651 by Webber
Friday March 23, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1
10:20
NewsOnF1: 
Karthikeyan pits without setting a time
Friday March 23, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1
10:20
NewsOnF1: 
Button on track
Friday March 23, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1
10:20
NewsOnF1: 
Perez as well
Friday March 23, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1
10:21
NewsOnF1: 
Glock pits after 2 timed laps
Friday March 23, 2012 10:21 NewsOnF1
10:21
NewsOnF1: 
de la Rosa sets a slow time of 2:25.817
Friday March 23, 2012 10:21 NewsOnF1
10:21
NewsOnF1: 
Button on a timed lap
Friday March 23, 2012 10:21 NewsOnF1
10:22
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:39.323 for Button
Friday March 23, 2012 10:22 NewsOnF1
10:24
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
Do you know what the weathers suppost to be like this weekend ? ED: Late storms!
Friday March 23, 2012 10:24 Guest
10:24
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen on a quick lap
Friday March 23, 2012 10:24 NewsOnF1
10:25
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:39.128 for Raikkonen
Friday March 23, 2012 10:25 NewsOnF1
10:25
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes 3rd with a 1:42.437
Friday March 23, 2012 10:25 NewsOnF1
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
Massa takes 3rd with a 1:39.904
Friday March 23, 2012 10:26 NewsOnF1
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
Ferrari brought a new chassis for Massa to ensure there are no issues with the car
Friday March 23, 2012 10:26 NewsOnF1
10:27
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean going slow!
Friday March 23, 2012 10:27 NewsOnF1
10:27
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi takes 4th with a 1:41.437
Friday March 23, 2012 10:27 NewsOnF1
10:28
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher on a timed lap
Friday March 23, 2012 10:28 NewsOnF1
10:29
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:39.083
Friday March 23, 2012 10:29 NewsOnF1
10:29
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean manages to get back to the pits
Friday March 23, 2012 10:29 NewsOnF1
10:31
NewsOnF1: 
30 minutes into the session and the order is: Schumacher, Raikkonen, Button, Massa, Kobayashi, Perez, Glock, Karthikeyan, Kovalainen and di Resta
Friday March 23, 2012 10:31 NewsOnF1
10:31
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher improves with a 1:38.826
Friday March 23, 2012 10:31 NewsOnF1
10:31
NewsOnF1: 
Webber on track
Friday March 23, 2012 10:31 NewsOnF1
10:32
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso is conducting some kind of test for Ferrari, doing laps through the pits
Friday March 23, 2012 10:32 NewsOnF1
10:32
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton on the track now
Friday March 23, 2012 10:32 NewsOnF1
10:32
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton quickest in S1
Friday March 23, 2012 10:32 NewsOnF1
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes 4th with a 1:39.657
Friday March 23, 2012 10:33 NewsOnF1
10:34
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg takes 4th from Webber with a 1:39.323, exactly the same time set by Button earlier!
Friday March 23, 2012 10:34 NewsOnF1
10:34
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes quickest wth a 1:38.598
Friday March 23, 2012 10:34 NewsOnF1
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg improve to 3rd with a 1:39.095
Friday March 23, 2012 10:35 NewsOnF1
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel on the track
Friday March 23, 2012 10:35 NewsOnF1
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is quickest in S2
Friday March 23, 2012 10:35 NewsOnF1
10:36
NewsOnF1: 
And Vettel goes quickest overall with a 1:38.535
Friday March 23, 2012 10:36 NewsOnF1
10:36
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton responding, he is now quickest in S2
Friday March 23, 2012 10:36 NewsOnF1
10:38
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton remains in second
Friday March 23, 2012 10:38 NewsOnF1
10:38
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg now 3rd with a 1:38.813
Friday March 23, 2012 10:38 NewsOnF1
10:38
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton trying again
Friday March 23, 2012 10:38 NewsOnF1
10:39
NewsOnF1: 
And he improves by half a second with a 1:38.021
Friday March 23, 2012 10:39 NewsOnF1
10:40
[Comment From tg tg : ] 
Is Button on the track? How's he doing? ED: Button is 6th fastest, he is in he pits and has done 8 laps in total so far
Friday March 23, 2012 10:40 tg
10:40
NewsOnF1: 
Webber improves with a 1:39.092 - 5th
Friday March 23, 2012 10:40 NewsOnF1
10:41
NewsOnF1: 
Riccardo, Pic Grosjean and Alonso have yet to set times
Friday March 23, 2012 10:41 NewsOnF1
10:41
NewsOnF1: 
de la Rosa who is 20th has set a time but it isn't competitive
Friday March 23, 2012 10:41 NewsOnF1
10:42
NewsOnF1: 
Karthikeyan is going very slowly on the back straight
Friday March 23, 2012 10:42 NewsOnF1
10:43
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas goes 9th for Williams
Friday March 23, 2012 10:43 NewsOnF1
10:43
NewsOnF1: 
Karthikeyan stops on the track and gets out of his car
Friday March 23, 2012 10:43 NewsOnF1
10:44
NewsOnF1: 
Grsojean is back on the track
Friday March 23, 2012 10:44 NewsOnF1
10:46
NewsOnF1: 
Halfway into the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg, Schumacher, Webber, Raikkonen, Button, Hulkenberg, Bottas and Maldonado
Friday March 23, 2012 10:46 NewsOnF1
10:46
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta moves into 7th
Friday March 23, 2012 10:46 NewsOnF1
10:47
NewsOnF1: 
Pic and Alonso have yet to set times
Friday March 23, 2012 10:47 NewsOnF1
10:47
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes 9th
Friday March 23, 2012 10:47 NewsOnF1
10:48
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen and Button get back out
Friday March 23, 2012 10:48 NewsOnF1
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean improves to 5th with a 1:39.086
Friday March 23, 2012 10:49 NewsOnF1
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso on a timed lap
Friday March 23, 2012 10:49 NewsOnF1
10:50
NewsOnF1: 
Button doesn't improve while Alonso goes 15th
Friday March 23, 2012 10:50 NewsOnF1
10:53
NewsOnF1: 
Not much improvements at this stage. Only a few drivers on the track and are doing long runs
Friday March 23, 2012 10:53 NewsOnF1
10:55
NewsOnF1: 
Track temperature continues to rise,now at 40 degrees
Friday March 23, 2012 10:55 NewsOnF1
10:56
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso continues to lap in the high 1:39's (15th)
Friday March 23, 2012 10:56 NewsOnF1
10:56
NewsOnF1: 
de la Rosa has managed another timed lap with a 1:45.662 - 23rd
Friday March 23, 2012 10:56 NewsOnF1
10:59
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers on the track now, most are focussing on the long runs
Friday March 23, 2012 10:59 NewsOnF1
10:59
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
Where is Daniel Riccardo ED: He is 17th right behind Vergne
Friday March 23, 2012 10:59 Guest
11:01
NewsOnF1: 
Massa has a big lockup
Friday March 23, 2012 11:01 NewsOnF1
11:03
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is quicker than Vettel on this run however we don't know how much fuel each one has on board
Friday March 23, 2012 11:03 NewsOnF1
11:05
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
any reason why they are going slower through the speed trap than they were in AUS? ED: Fuel, tyres, car setup
Friday March 23, 2012 11:05 Guest
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
Both Hamilton and Vettel pit after their long runs
Friday March 23, 2012 11:07 NewsOnF1
11:08
NewsOnF1: 
Pic yet to set a time. Just over 20 minutes remains
Friday March 23, 2012 11:08 NewsOnF1
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
Pic gets onto the track
Friday March 23, 2012 11:10 NewsOnF1
11:12
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo on the track and improves his time but remains in 17th
Friday March 23, 2012 11:12 NewsOnF1
11:13
NewsOnF1: 
So far all the drivers have gone out on the hard compound
Friday March 23, 2012 11:13 NewsOnF1
11:15
NewsOnF1: 
Pic sets a 1:48.533 for his first timed lap - 24th
Friday March 23, 2012 11:15 NewsOnF1
11:17
NewsOnF1: 
Pic improves with a 1:44.580 - 22nd
Friday March 23, 2012 11:17 NewsOnF1
11:18
NewsOnF1: 
Top 10 at this stage: Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg, Schumacher, Grosjean, Webber, Raikkonen, di Resta, Button and Hulkenberg
Friday March 23, 2012 11:18 NewsOnF1
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
A lot of activity at the back of Webber's car
Friday March 23, 2012 11:19 NewsOnF1
11:21
NewsOnF1: 
16 cars on the track, under 10 minutes remains in the session
Friday March 23, 2012 11:21 NewsOnF1
11:22
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Im viewing live at sepang woohoo! ED: Enjoy!
Friday March 23, 2012 11:22 Tiny
11:23
[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ] 
Mercedes have a noticeable top speed
Friday March 23, 2012 11:23 Tiny
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
No improvements as we approach the end of the session
Friday March 23, 2012 11:27 NewsOnF1
11:28
[Comment From frankj27 frankj27 : ] 
Wrong! You improve with every broadcast! ED: Cheers!
Friday March 23, 2012 11:28 frankj27
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi and Perez struggling with grip, going sideways into turns!
Friday March 23, 2012 11:29 NewsOnF1
11:30
NewsOnF1: 
As the session comes to an end, dark clouds are on the approach! We could be in for a very wet second practice
Friday March 23, 2012 11:30 NewsOnF1
11:30
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
You have updates before the Speed leaderboards do ! ED: Wow! Thanks
Friday March 23, 2012 11:30 Guest
11:31
NewsOnF1: 
So it is Hamilton from Vettel and Rosberg. Schumacher, Grosjean, Webber, Raikkonen, di Resta, Button and Hulkenberg make the top 10
Friday March 23, 2012 11:31 NewsOnF1
11:32
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas (Williams test driver), Maldonado, Massa, Kobayashi, Alonso, Vergne, Kovalainen, Ricciardo, Petrov, Perez, Glock, Pic, Karthikeyan and de la Rosa make the rest of the field
Friday March 23, 2012 11:32 NewsOnF1
11:35
NewsOnF1: 
The second session starts at 14:00 local time (6:00 GMT)

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Friday March 23, 2012 11:35 NewsOnF1
12:47
NewsOnF1: 
Ful results of the session here
Friday March 23, 2012 12:47 NewsOnF1
12:47
 

 
 
 

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