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2011 Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Saturday Practice

Canadian Formula One Grand Prix - Saturday Practice

(06/11/2011)

9:53

Welcome to our coverage of Qualifying day from Montreal

Saturday June 11, 2011 9:53

9:53

It is much cooler today but no rain has fallen yet

Saturday June 11, 2011 9:53

9:54

Yesterday Nico Rosberg was quickest in first practice while Fernando Alonso was quickest in second practice

Saturday June 11, 2011 9:54

9:56

There were a few crashes during Friday practice with Vettel, Sutil, Kobayashi and d'Ambrosio all losing control and hitting the barriers

Saturday June 11, 2011 9:56

9:58

Air temperature is currently at 22 degrees while track temperature is at 26 degrees

Saturday June 11, 2011 9:58

10:00

Session underway

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:00

10:00

And the drivers stream out of the pitlane for their installation laps

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:00

10:03

A few drivers yet to complete their installation laps. No times yet

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:03

10:06

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Michael and Nico are being strapped into their cars and will be heading out shortly... [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 OfficialMGP

10:06

realTimoGlock:

Timos out for installation lap. Weather is a bit cooler than yesterday. Will stay dry for now [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 realTimoGlock

10:06

InsideFerrari:

Good morning from Scuderia Ferrari garage in Montreal [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 InsideFerrari

10:06

clubforce:

Great to see another big crowd here so early in the morning. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 clubforce

10:06

InsideFerrari:

FP3 has just begun and both Fernando and Felipe left the garage for their installation laps. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 InsideFerrari

10:06

InsideFerrari:

Weather conditions are good now but there is a chance of rain for the afternoon. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 InsideFerrari

10:06

realTimoGlock:

Hey everyone! It's me @axelthielmann tweeting again for Timo. Have Fun! [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 realTimoGlock

10:06

OfficialMGP:

#F1 P3 is underway in Montreal! Cooler than yesterday with track temps of 26 degrees. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 OfficialMGP

10:06

realTimoGlock:

Back to the pits and rolling bitepoint finder [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 realTimoGlock

10:06

clubforce:

Installation laps underway for Force India. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:06 clubforce

10:07

Rosberg on the track and starts a second lap. Webber and Schumacher yet to go out

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:07

10:08

Rosberg sets a 1:16.977

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:08

10:09

Rosberg is pushing straight away. He is the only driver on the track

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:09

10:10

He improves with a 1:15.934

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:10

10:10

Schumacher and Kobayashi on the track as well

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:10

10:11

And Rosberg improves again with a 1:15.034. These are quick times

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:11

10:12

Rosberg pits after 3 flying laps

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:12

10:13

Schumacher sets a slow time with a 1:22.535

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:13

10:13

Petrov and Karthikeyan also on the track

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:13

10:14

Kobayashi sets a 1:21.106

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:14

10:15

Webber has yet to go out and Red Bull indicate a KERS issue on his car!

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:15

10:15

Kobayashi improves with a 1:18.674

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:15

10:16

Schumacher lapping in the 1:21s. Must be on a heavy fuel load unlike Rosberg who was clearly on a light fuel load

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:16

10:16

Kovalainen into 3rd with a 1:19.231

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:16

10:17

Button on the track and so is Heidfeld

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:17

10:18

Petrov now in second with a 1:16.894

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:18

10:19

[Comment From Dave Dave : ]

webber! Seriously, another kERS issue.....getting beyond a joke now

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:19 Dave

10:20

Button into 3rd with a 1 :16.997

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:20

10:21

Petrov improves with a 1:16.019, in second. Button about to improve

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21

10:21

InsideFerrari:

There will be some time before our cars will run again, as usual on Saturday morning. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 InsideFerrari

10:21

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico returns to the pits having set a quickest time of 1:15.034 after five laps [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 OfficialMGP

10:21

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico heads out on the prime tyres to get our session underway [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 OfficialMGP

10:21

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Michael's car is fired up and he also heads out on the primes [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 OfficialMGP

10:21

redbullf1spy:

Mark's car has a Kers battery issue. We're working on it. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 redbullf1spy

10:21

clubforce:

Current track temp is 28 degrees. Ambient is 22. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 clubforce

10:21

realTimoGlock:

Quick brake change for a compare http://t.co/1PUznFj [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 realTimoGlock

10:21

InsideFerrari:

Felipe has just left the garage and Fernando will follow him now, both on Soft tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 InsideFerrari

10:21

realTimoGlock:

Timo is waiting in the car http://t.co/clI7O6n [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21 realTimoGlock

10:21

Button goes second with a 1:15.208

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21

10:21

Massa and Alonso on track

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21

10:21

Vettel as well

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:21

10:23

Vettel into 3rd with a 1:15.304

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:23

10:23

Massa takes 4th with a 1:15.616

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:23

10:24

Button goes quickest with a 1:14.942

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:24

10:24

Alonso moves into 4th with a 1:15.483

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:24

10:25

Rosberg is back on the track and goes quickest with a 1:14.180

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:25

10:25

[Comment From Dave Dave : ]

so they can repair sebs car twice now after crashes and he can still be competitive, but can not fix webbers darn KERS since season start.......no wonder the conspiracy theories are rife!

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:25 Dave

10:26

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:14.162

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:26

10:26

Currently it is Vettel from Rosberg, Massa and Alonso

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:26

10:27

Hamilton starts his first timed lap while Webber remains in the pits

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:27

10:28

Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:13.919 however it is worth noting that he is on the super softs

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:28

10:28

Vettel improves with a 1:14.057 and is in second

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:28

10:29

Alonso moves into 3rd with a 1:14.319

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:29

10:30

Top 10 at the halfway mark: Rosberg, Vettel, Alonso, Massa, Button, Hamilton, Heidfeld, Petrov, Buemi and Maldonado

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:30

10:32

Webber is the only driver yet to set a time

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:32

10:33

Hamilton takes 4th with a 1:14.795

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:33

10:34

Schumacher is down in 21st after 12 laps. Looks like he has some sort of a problem as his mechanics are trying to sort out something inside the cockpit

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:34

10:35

realTimoGlock:

Timos out with new brake wear. One mechanic got a bit Hot fingers so helped him with cooling gel [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 realTimoGlock

10:35

realTimoGlock:

Timo is on his way back to the pits for a Pit stop practice [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 realTimoGlock

10:35

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico boxes after six laps on the options. His best time of 1:13.919 is currently top of the times. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 OfficialMGP

10:35

clubforce:

Paul joins Adrian for his first proper run of the session on softs. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 clubforce

10:35

clubforce:

Soft tyre run underway for Adrian. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 clubforce

10:35

InsideFerrari:

Rosberg is quickest in 1.13.919, Vettel 2nd in 1.14.057 [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 InsideFerrari

10:35

InsideFerrari:

Run completed with a pass through the pits and a practice start out of the pit lane [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 InsideFerrari

10:35

InsideFerrari:

Both drivers are following the same programme. At the moment, Fernando is 3rd quickest in 1.14.319, Felipe 4th in 1.14.917. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 InsideFerrari

10:35

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico goes out again, this time on the supersoft option tyres. Michael is still out putting in the laps on the primes. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 OfficialMGP

10:35

MikeGascoyne:

First runs done in FP3, drivers happy with the car balance but both with a bit of brake locking, running different brakes today [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 MikeGascoyne

10:35

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Michael returns to the pits after a 12 lap run on the prime tyres... [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35 OfficialMGP

10:35

de la Rosa who replaces Perez at Sauber this weekend is just ahead of Kobayashi

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:35

10:36

Rosberg back onto the track again

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:36

10:37

Webber remains in the garage

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:37

10:37

Vettel returns to the track as well

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:37

10:39

Schumacher moves into 7th on the super softs

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:39

10:41

Neither Rosberg nor Vettel have improved on this run

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:41

10:42

The 2 Ferraris return to the track

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:42

10:42

Vettel sets a time close to his best time. He is still on the softs (prime)

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:42

10:43

Alonso starts a timed lap on the super softs

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:43

10:44

He was quickest in S1 but made a mistake and aborted his flyer

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:44

10:45

[Comment From Dave Dave : ]

RBR. Please stop wasting our time. As an Aussie sitting in the early hours. In the morning to follow our local boy, I am tired of the sub standard crap you are giving him. Same car......not likely. How long would you take to fix the same issue if it was seb

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:45 Dave

10:45

Massa goes 3rd with a 1:14.078

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:45

10:46

Wow! Alonso goes second after setting exactly the same time as Rosberg to the 1000's of a second!

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:46

10:47

Massa on a quick lap

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:47

10:47

[Comment From Dave Dave : ]

Oh well off to bed, mark has no chance again, thanks RBR. Special thanks to deitrich, marko and Christian

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:47 Dave

10:48

Massa into 3rd with a 1:13.956

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:48

10:49

Alonso doesn't imrprove

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49

10:49

realTimoGlock:

Quicker in the Next lap and again green sectors following http://t.co/C7xKWwd [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 realTimoGlock

10:49

realTimoGlock:

And he completed the first flying lap with the supersofts http://t.co/pNDyRIy [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 realTimoGlock

10:49

InsideFerrari:

Both Felipe and Fernando went out on Supersofts [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 InsideFerrari

10:49

clubforce:

Adrian reports goo car balance after a long run on soft tyres. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 clubforce

10:49

InsideFerrari:

Now it is time for Supersoft tyres [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 InsideFerrari

10:49

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Both cars out again... and both on the options. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 OfficialMGP

10:49

realTimoGlock:

One cool down lap now http://t.co/TdljhXg [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 realTimoGlock

10:49

realTimoGlock:

No comments so far on the radio [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 realTimoGlock

10:49

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Michael returns to the pits after four laps on the options [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:49 OfficialMGP

10:50

10 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Rosberg, Alonso, Massa, Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Schumacher, Petrov, Heidfeld and Sutil

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:50

10:50

Unfortunately for Webber, he has yet to go out onto the track due to a KERS issue

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:50

10:51

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:13.701

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:51

10:53

It is worth noting that Vettel has yet to set a time on the super softs

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:53

10:55

Vettel is now on the track on super softs

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:55

10:55

[Comment From CupaCoffee CupaCoffee : ]

Vettel should easily find .4 on the super softs.

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:55 CupaCoffee

10:56

He isn't too quick in S1 and finds some traffic so he aborts his flyer

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:56

10:56

All cars are on the track except for Webber who has yet to go out!

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:56

10:57

Vettel quickest in S2 on this lap

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:57

10:58

And Vettel goes quickest with a 1:13.381

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:58

10:59

Button takes 5th with a 1:14.335

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:59

10:59

[Comment From CupaCoffee CupaCoffee : ]

Crushing blow to all as Vettel easily goes fastest

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:59 CupaCoffee

10:59

Vettel may improve on this lap as he sets the quickest S1

Saturday June 11, 2011 10:59

11:00

Crash!

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:00

11:01

de la Rosa is into the wallright at the end of the session

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:01

11:01

de la Rosa is ok

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:01

11:02

He lost control and the back of his car hit the barriers hard sending the car into a spin

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:02

11:03

It will be difficult to get the car ready for qualifying

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:03

11:03

It is turning out to be a bad weekend for the Sauber team

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:03

11:05

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Both our drivers return to the pits and the session is over. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 OfficialMGP

11:05

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico completes his 17-lap stint on the options and comes into the box to switch to primes. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 OfficialMGP

11:05

realTimoGlock:

Timos now on a lap without using DRS button [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 realTimoGlock

11:05

OfficialMGP:

#F1 End of P3... Nico P3, 1.13:919 29 laps, Michael P7 1:14.488 23 laps [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 OfficialMGP

11:05

InsideFerrari:

And he was even quicker in the next lap. Anyway, a reasonable session for both cars [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 InsideFerrari

11:05

realTimoGlock:

A bit of wing change, refueling and same tyres for last Performance run [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 realTimoGlock

11:05

realTimoGlock:

Replay shows Timo shaving the Wall of Champions! [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 realTimoGlock

11:05

InsideFerrari:

Session finished. Vettel went quickest as expected when he used the Supersofts. The German driver did a best time of 1.13.381 [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 InsideFerrari

11:05

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Red flag right at the end of the session as De La Rosa crashes in the Sauber [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 OfficialMGP

11:05

redbullf1spy:

Seb was top of the timesheet in FP3, while Mark's Kers issue meant he couldn't set a time. Red flag at the end after DLR hit the wall. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 redbullf1spy

11:05

InsideFerrari:

Still Felipe and Fernando are in the top four positions. Let's see what we can do in Q [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 InsideFerrari

11:05

InsideFerrari:

Now they should try a run with the aim to do practice starts [via Twitter]

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:05 InsideFerrari

11:06

Top 10: Vettel (1:13.381), Alonso (+0.320), Rosberg (+0.538), Massa (+0.575), Button (+0.954), Hamilton (+1.088), Schumacher (+1.107), Petrov (+1.536), Sutil (+1.836), di Resta (+1.862)

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:06

11:15

11th to 24th: Maldonado (+1.931), Heidfeld, Buemi (+2.757), Alguersuari, Kobayashi, Barrichello (+3.057), de la Rosa, Kovalainen (+3.712), Trulli (+4.142), Liuzzi (+5.529), Glock, Karthikeyan (+5.832), d'Ambrosio (+7.094), Webber (No time),

Saturday June 11, 2011 11:15

11:21