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2010 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

First Friday Practice Second Friday Practice Saturday Practice Qualifying Race

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First Friday Practice

German Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice

(07/23/2010)

10:45

NewsOnF1:

First Friday practice from Hockenheim is underway. It is very wet

Friday July 23, 2010 10:45 NewsOnF1

10:46

InsideFerrari:

Felipe completed his run with a best time of 1.30.894, 3rd quickest behind Rosberg (1.30.864) and Hulkenberg (1.30.866). [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:46 InsideFerrari

10:46

NewsOnF1:

Air temperature is 18 degrees while track temperature is 20 degrees

Friday July 23, 2010 10:46 NewsOnF1

10:46

InsideFerrari:

He is generally happy with the balance of the car [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:46 InsideFerrari

10:46

TheFifthDriver:

The Race 1.1b - in English, en espanol and auf Deutsch. What are you waiting for? Follow us live http://mclaren.com/home [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:46 TheFifthDriver

10:46

InsideFerrari:

Alonso just set the fastest lap so far in 1.30.229 [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:46 InsideFerrari

10:48

InsideFerrari:

Everyone is on extreme wet tyres. Only Kobayashi and Alguersuari just went out on intermediate [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:48 InsideFerrari

10:48

NewsOnF1:

Currently the top 10 are: Alonso, Vettel, Barrichello, Rosberg, Hulkenberg, Massa, Sutil, Webber, Buemi and de la Rosa

Friday July 23, 2010 10:48 NewsOnF1

10:49

TheFifthDriver:

How we communicate in the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes pit garage!

[via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:49 TheFifthDriver

10:49

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:29.419

Friday July 23, 2010 10:49 NewsOnF1

10:50

VirginRacing:

perhaps not the greatest photo of a car leaving the garage ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:50 VirginRacing

10:51

VirginRacing:

@rit_photography specific suggestions always welcome ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:51 VirginRacing

10:52

clubforce:

getting ready to go out again monitoring conditions for tyre choice [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:52 clubforce

10:52

rf1paddockpass:

Robert is now giving a lot of feedback to his engineer as they work on set up [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:52 rf1paddockpass

10:53

rf1paddockpass:

Robert reports that it has been challenging to warm up tyres [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:53 rf1paddockpass

10:53

clubforce:

adrian going for inters [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:53 clubforce

10:53

InsideFerrari:

Also Fernando completed his run. He is currently 2nd behind Rosberg (1.29.419). More drivers are switching to intermediate tyres [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:53 InsideFerrari

10:53

NewsOnF1:

Many drivers have gone off the track but managed to rejoin

Friday July 23, 2010 10:53 NewsOnF1

10:54

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg up into second

Friday July 23, 2010 10:54 NewsOnF1

10:55

VirginRacing:

Timo saying in this lap. That was a good pirouette... [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:55 VirginRacing

10:55

NewsOnF1:

Now Webber into second with a 1:29.975

Friday July 23, 2010 10:55 NewsOnF1

10:56

OfficialMGP:

Michael's got some funky new kit for this race... he's wearing the gloves today but no sign of the boots yet

[via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:56 OfficialMGP

10:56

InsideFerrari:

INtermediate tyres look quicker now [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:56 InsideFerrari

10:56

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg now goes fastest with a 1:29.206

Friday July 23, 2010 10:56 NewsOnF1

10:57

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is going out now on inters [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:57 InsideFerrari

10:58

OfficialMGP:

Michael's watching the action in the garage whilst the boys do some work on his car...

[via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:58 OfficialMGP

10:59

NewsOnF1:

Drying line now starting to appear

Friday July 23, 2010 10:59 NewsOnF1

10:59

rf1paddockpass:

It's a bit brighter now http://tweetphoto.com/34351539 e #F1 #Renaultf1 [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:59 rf1paddockpass

10:59

clubforce:

tonio also goes for thr inters [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 10:59 clubforce

11:00

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Webber, Hulkenberg, Alguersuari, Rosberg, Kobayashi, Vettel, de la Rosa, Alonso, Sutil and Barrichello

Friday July 23, 2010 11:00 NewsOnF1

11:01

MikeGascoyne:

Both drivers switching to intermediates as the track dries out a bit [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:01 MikeGascoyne

11:01

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:28.735

Friday July 23, 2010 11:01 NewsOnF1

11:02

VirginRacing:

Lucas back in the car ready to go on inters. New nose. #F1 [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:02 VirginRacing

11:02

NewsOnF1:

Sutil now quickest with a 1:28.411

Friday July 23, 2010 11:02 NewsOnF1

11:02

clubforce:

adrian goes quickest! [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:02 clubforce

11:04

OfficialMGP:

Just over 25mins remaining... both our guys have just headed out on inters [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:04 OfficialMGP

11:04

InsideFerrari:

Felipe went out on inters as well. Fernando's first lap was 1.29.684 [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:04 InsideFerrari

11:05

clubforce:

he betters his time again to stay top [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:05 clubforce

11:06

clubforce:

the track getting quicker and quicker all the time [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:06 clubforce

11:10

VirginRacing:

the backgroom boys [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:10 VirginRacing

11:10

clubforce:

adrian comes back in, good timing as track is yellow after hamilton's accident [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:10 clubforce

11:11

rf1paddockpass:

A few yellow flags on turn 2, 3 and 4. Vitaly is heading back to the garage, he set the 5th fastest time [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:11 rf1paddockpass

11:11

InsideFerrari:

Fernando came back: he is currently 13th [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:11 InsideFerrari

11:11

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton has a crash

Friday July 23, 2010 11:11 NewsOnF1

11:11

clubforce:

debating about whether it's time to go to dry tyres. adrian says some parts are ok but in turn 8 it's still very wet. [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:11 clubforce

11:11

VirginRacing:

Lucas coming as he doesn't want to wreck the tyres when he can't go faster because of the yellows. Balance good, low traction obviously. [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:11 VirginRacing

11:12

clubforce:

and also have to weigh up what they would learn [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:12 clubforce

11:12

InsideFerrari:

@oubaySF nothing wrong he just went wide and came back into the pits [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:12 InsideFerrari

11:12

VirginRacing:

@RichardHull ha ha. But he was only doing about 10 mph ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:12 VirginRacing

11:13

clubforce:

tonio returns fro p12. still low on grip for him [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:13 clubforce

11:13

VirginRacing:

Green light for timo to go out on inters [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:13 VirginRacing

11:14

VirginRacing:

@hamster101 only one of the best? I will have to try harder ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:14 VirginRacing

11:16

VirginRacing:

the bucket of dry ice [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:16 VirginRacing

11:18

OfficialMGP:

Lots of spins out on track still... Hamilton & Senna have so far ended up in the gravel [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:18 OfficialMGP

11:19

VirginRacing:

any better? [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:19 VirginRacing

11:21

rf1paddockpass:

News: Renault F1 Team opens its doors this summer http://bit.ly/9z4RDt -Visit renaultf1.com [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:21 rf1paddockpass

11:21

rf1paddockpass:

News: Inside the engineers' truck http://bit.ly/8XvlRg -Visit renaultf1.com [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:21 rf1paddockpass

11:21

clubforce:

they are both going to make the last run of the morning on inters, not dry. not worth the risk plus track is yellow after senna's crash [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:21 clubforce

11:23

InsideFerrari:

Felipe just set the quickest lap of the session in 1.26.850 [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:23 InsideFerrari

11:24

VirginRacing:

last one [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:24 VirginRacing

11:24

VirginRacing:

Now @lucasdigrassi is only 3 tenths off jenson. And three tenths ahead of timo [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:24 VirginRacing

11:25

rf1paddockpass:

Only just five mins left in this session. Robert is doing a last run while Vitaly is already out there. [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:25 rf1paddockpass

11:25

VirginRacing:

@Thrinne1 thanks ;-) [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:25 VirginRacing

11:26

OfficialMGP:

That's it for Nico for this morning... 20 laps 1:27.448 and currently in P2. [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:26 OfficialMGP

11:26

VirginRacing:

@thehuxman ouch! [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:26 VirginRacing

11:26

OfficialMGP:

Michael going out for a last run on inters before the end of the session [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:26 OfficialMGP

11:26

clubforce:

adrian goes quicker still [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:26 clubforce

11:26

rf1paddockpass:

That was a good lap from Vitaly who goes third fastest with 1.26.948 [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:26 rf1paddockpass

11:27

clubforce:

tonio improves to 8th [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:27 clubforce

11:29

InsideFerrari:

We will not go out so session finished for us [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:29 InsideFerrari

11:31

VirginRacing:

Shaky: can we have the car a bit squarer in the garage as it's lunchtime. Dave: slow lap cool the tyres [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:31 VirginRacing

11:31

OfficialMGP:

End of P1... Nico P6 1:27.448 20 laps, Michael P23 1:32.450 13 laps [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:31 OfficialMGP

11:33

rf1paddockpass:

Free practice one is over now, Vitaly set the 5th fastest time this morning, Robert 13th fastest. [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:33 rf1paddockpass

11:33

NewsOnF1:

Session over - Top 10: Sutil, Massa, Button, Barrichello, Petrov, Rosberg, Buemi, Hulkenberg, Liuzzi and de la Rosa

Friday July 23, 2010 11:33 NewsOnF1

11:34

MikeGascoyne:

Session over. A couple of spins for Fairus but otherwise a good job [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:34 MikeGascoyne

11:34

clubforce:

adrian very happy with that performance and says the tyres performed very well [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:34 clubforce

11:38

TheFifthDriver:

End of P1 at Hockenheim - Join us for P2 at 1pm (UK) for more exclusive commentary from Vodafone McLaren Mercedes on The Race 1.1b [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:38 TheFifthDriver

11:44

clubforce:

Just realized we haven't said it officially: Adrian has topped the first practice session at Hockenheim with a fastest time of 1m25.701s. [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:44 clubforce

11:45

clubforce:

Tonio finishes P9 with a fastest time of 1m28.300s [via Twitter]

Friday July 23, 2010 11:45 clubforce

11:52