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Live Update

2011 Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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Saturday Practice

 Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix - Saturday Practice(11/12/2011) 
2:09
Welcome to our coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:09 
2:10
Saturday practice is underway
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:10 
2:10
Air temperature is 27 degrees while track temperature is 42 degrees
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:10 
2:10
All the drivers have completed their installation laps
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:10 
2:11
d'Ambrosio, Perez and Kovalainen are back on the track
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:11 
2:13
[Comment From nihil nihil : ] 
what is installation laps? ED - Drivers go out in their cars for a lap or two in a slow pace to ensure the car is working ok following all the work carried out the previous day
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:13 nihil
2:14
d'Ambrosio sets a 1:49.573
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:14 
2:15
Perez now quickest with a 1:44.566
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:15 
2:15
Kovalalinen sets a 1:46.777
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:15 
2:15
More drivers are on the track
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:15 
2:16
Perez improves with a 1:43.905
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:16 
2:16
di Resta sets a 1:44.231
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:16 
2:18
Massa on the track
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:18 
2:18
Massa sets a 1:43.132
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:18 
2:18
Button starts a quick lap
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:18 
2:19
Hamilton also on a hot lap. Alonso, Vettel and Webber still in the pits
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:19 
2:20
Button goes quickest with a 1:42.163
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:20 
2:20
Hamilton going quicker!
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:20 
2:22
Hamilton makes a mistake in S3, now trying again!
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:22 
2:23
And he goes quickest with a 1:41.283
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:23 
2:23
Only Trulli, Vettel, Alonso and Webber have yet to set times
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:23 
2:24
Button responds with a 1:40.993
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:24 
2:24
Track getting better by the minute
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:24 
2:24
Top 10: Button, Hamilton, Massa, Schumacher, Sutil, di Resta, Perez, Alguersuari, Maldonado and Buemi
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:24 
2:25
Hamilton improves with a 1:41.186
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:25 
2:25
Webber and Vettel on the track now
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:25 
2:26
The two compounds this weekend are the medium and soft
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:26 
2:27
Alonso also on the track
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:27 
2:28
Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:42.001
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:28 
2:29
Webber betters that with a 1:41.969
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:29 
2:30
Alonso goes 8th with a 1:42.640
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:30 
2:30
Vettel takes 3rd with a 1:41.416
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:30 
2:32
Webber goes second with a 1:40.995, just 0.002 off Button's time
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:32 
2:34
Alonso improves to 6th with a 1:41.825
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:34 
2:34
The Ferrari struggles on the medium and hard compound but should be more competitive on the softs
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:34 
2:35
25 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Button, Webber, Hamilton, Vettel, Perez (softs), Alonso, Massa, Sutil, Rosberg and Schumacher
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:35 
2:36
Vettel goes quickest with a 1:40.938. Just 0.055 quicker than Button
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:36 
2:37
A few drivers return to the track for the second run
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:37 
2:38
Vettel and Webber trading fastest S1's
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:38 
2:38
Vettel not so quick in S2
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:38 
2:38
Webber quickest in S2
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:38 
2:39
Alguersuari goes 7th on softs
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:39 
2:39
Hamilton also quick
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:39 
2:39
Webber has a poor 3rd sector and doesn't improve!
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:39 
2:40
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:40.661
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:40 
2:40
Massa on softs
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:40 
2:41
And Rosberg as well
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:41 
2:41
Massa goes quickest with a 1:40.631
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:41 
2:42
Rosberg goes 3rd with a 1:40.670
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:42 
2:43
Sutil goes quickest with a 1:40.561 on the softs. Impressive
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:43 
2:45
Massa improves with a 1:40.183 and goes quickest again
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:45 
2:45
Schumacher goes 6th on the softs
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:45 
2:45
And Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:40.135 on the softs
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:45 
2:47
Sutil improves his time but remains in 3rd with a 1:40.429
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:47 
2:49
Qualifying simulations about to get underway
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:49 
2:51
This event is different from others where track conditions are usually warmer during practice than in qualifying!
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:51 
2:51
Singapore might be the only other event that is similar in that regard
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:51 
2:51
Trulli has yet to set a time. Looks like a problem for him
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:51 
2:53
Team Lotus identified a gearbox problem with Trulli on his installation lap, He won't be out again this session
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:53 
2:53
Drivers are going back out now
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:53 
2:54
Webber goes quickest with a 1:39.668, Alonso in second with a 1:39.918
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:54 
2:56
Vettel goes second with a 1:39.731
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:56 
2:56
Hamilton and Button both quick!
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:56 
2:57
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:39.177
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:57 
2:57
Button goes 4th with a 1:39.771
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:57 
2:58
Webber goes second with a 1:39.457
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:58 
2:58
Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:39.661
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:58 
2:59
Vettel on a quick lap
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:59 
2:59
Button and Hamilton on quick laps too as the session is about to end
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:59 
2:59
Vettel goes second with a 1:39.403
Saturday November 12, 2011 2:59 
3:00
Hamilton improves again with a 1:38.976
Saturday November 12, 2011 3:00 
3:00
Button goes 3rd with a 1:39.429
Saturday November 12, 2011 3:00 
3:01
Webber takes 3rd with a 1:39.427
Saturday November 12, 2011 3:01 
3:01
Session over
Saturday November 12, 2011 3:01 
3:04
Top 10: Hamilton (1:38.976), Vettel (+0.427), Webber (+0.451), Button (+0.453), Alonso (+0.685), Rosberg (+1.159), Massa (+1.207), Sutil (+1.453), di Resta (+1.535), Schumacher (+1.962)
Saturday November 12, 2011 3:04 
3:04
The qualifying session is set to be a thriller!
Saturday November 12, 2011 3:04 
3:07
11th to 24th: Senna (+2.533), Kobayashi, Perez, Petrov, Buemi, Alguersuari, Maldonado (+3.049), Kovalainen (+4.433), Barrichello (+4.885), Glock (+6.286), Luizzi (+6.326), d'Ambrosio (+6.533), Ricciardo (+6.756), Trulli (no time)
Saturday November 12, 2011 3:07 
3:09
Most laps by Glock with 23 followed by Kovalainen and d'Ambrosio with 22 laps each. Least laps by Trulli with 1 lap and Barrichello with 5 laps
Saturday November 12, 2011 3:09 
3:10
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