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2011 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Qualifying

European Formula One Grand Prix - Qualifying

(06/25/2011)

1:51

Qualifying from Valencia gets underway in 10 minutes

Saturday June 25, 2011 1:51

1:54

Sebastian Vettel was quickest in this morning's practice session and by some margin from Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa

Saturday June 25, 2011 1:54

1:56

Air temperature is at 27 degrees while track temperature is at 44 degrees!

Saturday June 25, 2011 1:56

1:58

The 2 types of tyre in Valencia are the medium and soft. During practice, there was a big difference between the two compounds and it will be interesting to see which teams will try and save the soft sets in Q1

Saturday June 25, 2011 1:58

2:00

1st qualifying session is underway!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:00

2:01

Heidfeld and Petrov are on the track already

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:01

2:01

Barrichello, di Resta, Kobayashi and Schumacher also on the track

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:01

2:02

Some smoke coming out the back of di Resta's car

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:02

2:02

17 cars already on the track!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:02

2:03

Heidfeld starts the first timed lap of the afternoon

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:03

2:04

A 1:41.897 for Heidfeld. A 1:42.277 for di Resta

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:04

2:04

Schumacher moves into second with a 1:42.161

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:04

2:05

Alonso goes 5th as he goes slow in the last sector

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:05

2:06

Webber quickest with a 1:40.429, Massa in second

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:06

2:06

Now Vettel is quickest with a 1:39.965

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:06

2:07

Alonso moves into second with a 1:40.254

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:07

2:07

Vettel and Alonso trading fastest times in S1

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:07

2:08

Button on a quick lap!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:08

2:08

Indeed Button goes quickest with a 1:39.605

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:08

2:08

Hamilton into 4th with a 1:40.258

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:08

2:09

Massa jumps into 3rd with a 1:40.158

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:09

2:10

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:39.356

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:10

2:10

Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:39.846

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:10

2:11

Perez, Buemi and Alguersuari yet to go out. It appears they will go for 1 run on the softs

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:11

2:12

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:39.244. This is going to be close!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:12

2:13

Vettel responds with a 1:39.116

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:13

2:14

Perez jumps into 4th with a 1:39.754 on the softs (options)

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:14

2:15

Buemi goes 4th with a 1:39.679

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:15

2:16

4 minutes remaining and the top 10 are: Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Buemi, Perez, Alonso, Massa, Petrov, Webber and Alguersuari

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:16

2:17

Kobayashi is currently in the danger zone

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:17

2:17

Sutil goes into 3rd with a 1:39.329

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:17

2:18

Schumacher goes second with a 1:39.198

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:18

2:18

Rosberg goes 4th with a 1:39.266

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:18

2:19

Only Vettel, Hamilton and Button opted not to go back out

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:19

2:19

1 minute remaining

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:19

2:19

Webber is in 17th at this stage!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:19

2:20

Webber improves to 14th

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:20

2:20

Massa down in 17th!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:20

2:20

He is on the softs now and should improve

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:20

2:21

He goes quickest with a 1:38.413. He survives but has used a set of softs

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:21

2:21

Session over

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:21

2:22

Knocked out: Alguersuari, Kovalainen, Trulli, Glock, Liuzzi, d'Ambrosio, Karthikeyan

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:22

2:24

Top 10: Massa (O), Vettel, Schumacher (O), Hamilton, Rosberg (O), Sutil (O), Button, Perez (O), Barrichello (O) and Buemi (O)

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:24

2:24

O denotes option tyre (soft compound in Valencia)

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:24

2:27

Q2 about to get underway, air temperature at 26 degrees and track temperature is at 44 degrees

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:27

2:27

Session underway and Massa is the first out

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:27

2:28

[Comment From unknown unknown : ]

ferrari slow down compare with free practices, why? ED - It could be the temperature, they could have been a bit lighter than the competition

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:28 unknown

2:28

13 cars on the track already

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:28

2:29

All the cars are on the option tyre this session

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:29

2:30

Only Petrov and Buemi yet to go out

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:30

2:31

Massa sets a 1:38.566

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:31

2:31

Webber goes quickest with a 1:38.058

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:31

2:32

Alonso betters that with a 1:37.930

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:32

2:32

Vettel goes quickest of all with a 1:37.305

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:32

2:32

Hamilton goes second and Button in third

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:32

2:34

Maldonando stops in the middle of the track, ruining a few hot laps!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:34

2:34

Session stopped

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:34

2:34

Maldonado's car is in a dangerous position

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:34

2:36

[Comment From unknown unknown : ]

red flag? ED - Yes to clear Maldonado's car. Session will resume shortly

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:36 unknown

2:36

Top 10 at this stage: Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Webber, Rosberg, Massa, Schumacher, Heidfeld and Sutil

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:36

2:38

Vettel's times are stunning while Hamilton, Button and Alonso are close

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:38

2:38

Replay shows that Maldonado had a problem with his car which forced him to stop on the track

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:38

2:39

Session resumes

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:39

2:41

Only a few cars head out. Petrov and Buemi have yet to set a time

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:41

2:41

Who will risk staying in and who will go out ?

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:41

2:42

Schumacher in 8th goes out, Heidfeld too

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:42

2:42

4 minutes remain

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:42

2:43

It looks the top 7 will stay in

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:43

2:44

Petrov goes 9th with a 1:39.068

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44

2:44

Massa goes out!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44

2:44

LucasdiGrassi:

No momento 1.37.2 "@radiorot: @LucasdiGrassi qual a volta ideal do pneu macio?" [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 LucasdiGrassi

2:44

OfficialLRGP:

Nick out too on new softs [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialLRGP

2:44

TheFifthDriver:

Out in Q1 are 18)ALG 19)KOV 20)TRU 21)GLO 22)LIU 23)DAM 24)KAR [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 TheFifthDriver

2:44

LucasdiGrassi:

Classificacao da F1 em Valencia. Alguma pergunta de vcs? Por enquanto pneus macios 1.5s mais rapido que o medio [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 LucasdiGrassi

2:44

MyTeamLotus:

Jarno's straight back out for his 2nd run. Heikki sticking with the plan and about to join his teammate on track [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MyTeamLotus

2:44

clubforce:

Both Force Indias safely through to Q2. A 1.39.329 lap for Adrian and 1:39.852 for Paul. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 clubforce

2:44

TheFifthDriver:

Come join us now over at the Pitwall - http://t.co/ncAz7gr - for qualifying in Valencia [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 TheFifthDriver

2:44

OfficialMGP:

#F1 6:30min to go [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialMGP

2:44

WilliamsF1Team:

Both drivers thru 2 Q2 with pastor P11, rubens P9

[via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 WilliamsF1Team

2:44

OfficialMGP:

#F1 GREEN FLAG [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialMGP

2:44

InsideFerrari:

@jdm79 Ah, after the replay is easier to assess :-) [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 InsideFerrari

2:44

MikeGascoyne:

Heikki saying less grip than this morning, maybe due to the higher track temperatures [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MikeGascoyne

2:44

MarussiaVirgin:

6 mins to go and jerome leaves the pits http://t.co/NzskcC8 [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MarussiaVirgin

2:44

MyTeamLotus:

All eyes fixed on the screens in the garage

[via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MyTeamLotus

2:44

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Michael is back on track [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialMGP

2:44

InsideFerrari:

Felipe left the garage on new Options [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 InsideFerrari

2:44

LucasdiGrassi:

A ideal é a primeira, depende da equipe tb "@PeBorba: @LucasdiGrassi perde mto tempo a segunda volta do pneu macio?" [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 LucasdiGrassi

2:44

MarussiaVirgin:

Timo getting frustrated about being blocked on the radio. Jerome coming on, he has a problem I think [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MarussiaVirgin

2:44

clubforce:

Here goes Paul for his final run of Q2. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 clubforce

2:44

MikeGascoyne:

2 mins to go, in P3 the soft tyres took two laps to come in with a big time difference to the medium tyre [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MikeGascoyne

2:44

clubforce:

Solid banker laps from Adrian and Paul. Paul is going to make some adjusts before his next run. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 clubforce

2:44

OfficialLRGP:

Session restarts and a different waiting game begins [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialLRGP

2:44

InsideFerrari:

Pit lane open [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 InsideFerrari

2:44

MarussiaVirgin:

Timo goes out to do battle... Jerome waits http://t.co/hdy6uxh http://t.co/4r22mrk [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MarussiaVirgin

2:44

OfficialLRGP:

Vitaly heads out on a new set of softs [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialLRGP

2:44

OfficialLRGP:

Both drivers in top ten, 2 mins to go... [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialLRGP

2:44

OfficialMGP:

#F1 Nico P6 at the moment, Michael P8 [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialMGP

2:44

InsideFerrari:

Now it is matter of choice: stay in the garage and hope the time set is enough or try another run and use one set of new Options [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 InsideFerrari

2:44

clubforce:

Q2 is green again after the red flag. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 clubforce

2:44

MyTeamLotus:

1st runs done. KOV in 12th 1.41.678, TRU 16th 1.42.234 [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MyTeamLotus

2:44

MarussiaVirgin:

@M5CUD not that I'm hearing! [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MarussiaVirgin

2:44

MyTeamLotus:

Patricia, one of our most excellent hospitality team, watching qualifying in the garage

[via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MyTeamLotus

2:44

TheFifthDriver:

Quali 1 done. Fastest – Massa on the soft Pirellis with a 1m38.413s. Lewis in 4th with a 1m39.244s and Jenson on 1m39.453s in 7th. [via Twitter]

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 TheFifthDriver

2:45

Schumacher goes 6th with a 1:38.365

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:45

2:45

Heidfeld takes 9th with a 1:38.781

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:45

2:46

Session over, awaiting final times

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:46

2:46

Sutil goes 10th and knocks out Petrov!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:46

2:47

So knocked out of Q2: Petrov, di Resta, Barrichello, Kobayashi, Maldonado, Perez and Buemi

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:47

2:49

Top 10 at the end of Q2: Vettel, Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Rosberg, Massa, Heidfeld and Sutil

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:49

2:51

Q3 about to get underway!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:51

2:52

Air temperature is at 26 degrees while track temperature is at 44 degrees

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:52

2:54

Session underway!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:54

2:54

Alonso is the first out

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:54

2:55

Schumacher, Rosberg, Heidfeld and Sutil don't go out. Looks like they will go for 1 run

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:55

2:56

The first round of flyers get underway!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:56

2:57

Rosberg is on the track as well

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:57

2:57

Vettel quickest in S1

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:57

2:58

Alonso sets a 1:37.454

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:58

2:58

Hamilton goes quicker with a 1:37.380

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:58

2:58

Vettel quickest with a 1:36.975!

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:58

2:59

Webber in 4th and Button in 5th

Saturday June 25, 2011 2:59

3:00

Schumacher, Heidfeld and Sutil yet to go out. Under 4 minutes remain

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:00

3:00

Rosberg in 7th with a 1:38.231

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:00

3:01

So the order so far: Vettel, Hamilton, Alonso, Webber, Button, Massa, Rosberg

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:01

3:01

Heidfeld and Schumacher head out

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:01

3:02

And so does everyone else except for Sutil. Interesting, he doesn't want to use any tyres for this session

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:02

3:03

Will the order change ?

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:03

3:03

Second round of flyers underway!

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:03

3:04

Alonso improves in S1

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:04

3:05

Webber goes second with a 1:37.163

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:05

3:05

Alonso pits

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:05

3:05

Hamilton pits

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:05

3:06

So only Webber managed to improve his position

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:06

3:07

Vettel starts from Pole ahead of Webber, Hamilton, Alonso, Massa, Button, Rosberg, Schumacher, Heidfeld and Sutil

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:07

3:09

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Saturday June 25, 2011 3:09

3:12

Actual qualifying times from Q3:
Vettel: 1:36.975
Webber: 1:37.163
Hamlton: 1:37.380
Alonso: 1:37.454
Massa: 1:37.535
Button: 1:37.645
Rosberg: 1:38.231
Schumacher: 1:38.240
Heidfeld: No time
Sutil: No time

Saturday June 25, 2011 3:12

3:20