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Live Update

2011 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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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
Twitter
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
Twitter
OfficialLRGP: 
Nick out too on new softs [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialLRGP
2:44
Twitter
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
Twitter
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
Twitter
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
Twitter
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
Twitter
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
Twitter
OfficialMGP: 
#F1 6:30min to go [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialMGP
2:44
Twitter
WilliamsF1Team: 
Both drivers thru 2 Q2 with pastor P11, rubens P9
 
[via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 WilliamsF1Team
2:44
Twitter
OfficialMGP: 
#F1 GREEN FLAG [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialMGP
2:44
Twitter
InsideFerrari: 
@jdm79 Ah, after the replay is easier to assess :-) [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 InsideFerrari
2:44
Twitter
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
Twitter
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
Twitter
MyTeamLotus: 
All eyes fixed on the screens in the garage
 
[via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MyTeamLotus
2:44
Twitter
OfficialMGP: 
#F1 Michael is back on track [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialMGP
2:44
Twitter
InsideFerrari: 
Felipe left the garage on new Options [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 InsideFerrari
2:44
Twitter
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
Twitter
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
Twitter
clubforce: 
Here goes Paul for his final run of Q2. [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 clubforce
2:44
Twitter
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
Twitter
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
Twitter
OfficialLRGP: 
Session restarts and a different waiting game begins [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialLRGP
2:44
Twitter
InsideFerrari: 
Pit lane open [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 InsideFerrari
2:44
Twitter
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
Twitter
OfficialLRGP: 
Vitaly heads out on a new set of softs [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialLRGP
2:44
Twitter
OfficialLRGP: 
Both drivers in top ten, 2 mins to go... [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialLRGP
2:44
Twitter
OfficialMGP: 
#F1 Nico P6 at the moment, Michael P8 [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 OfficialMGP
2:44
Twitter
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
Twitter
clubforce: 
Q2 is green again after the red flag. [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 clubforce
2:44
Twitter
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
Twitter
MarussiaVirgin: 
@M5CUD not that I'm hearing! [via Twitter]
Saturday June 25, 2011 2:44 MarussiaVirgin
2:44
Twitter
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
Twitter
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 
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