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2011 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Saturday Practice

German Formula One Grand Prix - Saturday Practice

(07/23/2011)

11:59

Saturday practice about to get underway. Air temperature is at 12 degrees while track temperature is at 20 degrees

Saturday July 23, 2011 11:59

12:00

It is windy and cold but it is dry so far!

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:00

12:00

Session gets underway and the drivers stream out of the pitlane

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:00

12:01

The latest weather forecast predict no rain this session

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:01

12:03

Only Hamilton, Button and Kovalainen have yet to go out

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:03

12:05

Hamilton and Button now on the track

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:05

12:06

Petrov completed 2 laps, the rest just the one. Kovalainen yet to go out

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:06

12:08

For those who joined us today, Karun Chandhok replaces Jarno Trulli at Team Lotus this weekend

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:08

12:08

d'Ambrosio is back out on the track

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:08

12:11

d'Ambrosio starts his first timed lap as Chandhok goes out

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:11

12:12

A 1:46.020 for d'Ambrosio

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:12

12:13

The Virgin Racing cars have been slowest this weekend so far. HRT team was quicker!

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:13

12:13

Kobayashi also on the track

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:13

12:13

d'Ambrosio improves with a 1:44.172

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:13

12:14

More drivers are on the track now

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:14

12:15

Chandhok sets a 1:42.384! He was actually a lot quicker but made an error in S3

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:15

12:15

Heidfeld about to set a competitive lap

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:15

12:16

A 1:37.002 for Heidfeld

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:16

12:16

Perez sets a 1:36.851

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:16

12:17

Kobayashi quickest with a 1:36.531

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:17

12:18

Kovalainen gets into the car but yet to go out

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:18

12:19

Half spin by Chandhok, he recovers

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:19

12:19

Heidfeld now quickest with a 1:35.881

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:19

12:20

Top 10 after 20 minutes: Heidfeld, Schumacher, Rosberg, Kobayashi, di Resta, Perez, Barrichello, Maldonado, Buemi and Liuzzi

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:20

12:21

Now Rosberg quickest with a 1:34.872 and fastest in all sectors

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:21

12:21

All Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari still in their garages

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:21

12:22

Schumacher moves into second

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:22

12:23

Schumacher improves but remains in second - a 1:35.255

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:23

12:23

Kovalainen makes it onto the track

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:23

12:24

Sutil moves into 3rd with a 1:35.570

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:24

12:25

Schumacher now quickest with a 1:34.418

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:25

12:25

Hamilton on the track

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:25

12:25

di Resta on a quick lap

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:25

12:25

Rosberg on a quick lap

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:25

12:26

Rosberg now quickest with a 1:34.240

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:26

12:26

Button and Massa on the track as well

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:26

12:26

di Resta into 3rd with a 1:35.317

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:26

12:27

Kovalainen into 13th with a 1:39.047 - Best of the new comers straight away

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:27

12:27

Alonso and Vettel on the track as well

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:27

12:28

Halfway into the session and the top 10 are: Rosberg, Schumacher, Sutil, di Resta, Alguersuari, Heidfeld, Perez, Petrox, Maldonado and Barichello

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:28

12:28

Hamilton into 4th with a 1:35.267

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:28

12:29

Massa in 6th and Button in 7th

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:29

12:29

Hamilton and Button are on quick second laps

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:29

12:30

Webber on the track as well

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:30

12:30

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:33.694

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:30

12:30

Button betters that with a 1:33.646

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:30

12:30

Alonso into 5th on his first timed lap

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:30

12:31

Kobayashi into 3rd with a 1:33.803, most likely on softs

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:31

12:32

Vettel into 4th with a 1:33.921

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:32

12:32

Perez goes quickest with a 1:33.531 on the softs

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:32

12:32

Alonso quickest with a 1:33.302

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:32

12:33

Hamilton was on a quick lap but aborted his lap and went into the pits

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:33

12:34

Webber now second with a 1:33.492

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:34

12:34

All the top runners are on the medium compound (prime)

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:34

12:35

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:33.243

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:35

12:35

Button betters that with a 1:33.106

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:35

12:36

Alonso responds and goes quickest again with a 1:33.099! Just 0.007 quicker than Button

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:36

12:36

Rosberg about to go quickest on the softs

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:36

12:36

Indeed over a second quicker, Rosberg quickest with a 1:31.911

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:36

12:37

Webber in second and Vettel in third now

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:37

12:38

Webber improves slightly in second with a 1:32.968

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:38

12:39

Rosberg fastest in S1 and S2 now

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:39

12:39

And Rosberg improves with a 1:31.694

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:39

12:40

The top runners should be going out on softs very shortly. 20 minutes remain

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:40

12:40

Vettel now in second with a 1:32.878

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:40

12:40

The Red Bulls are running a longer run than the Ferraris and McLarens

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:40

12:42

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Saturday July 23, 2011 12:42

12:42

Sutil now in second with a 1:32.391 on the softs! Impressive

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:42

12:43

The difference between the mediums and softs seems to be more than a second and that could make Q1 and Q2 very interesting

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:43

12:43

di Resta up into 3rd with a 1:32.813 on softs

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:43

12:44

Ricciardo seems to be struggling in the HRT. His best time is a 1:39.988

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:44

12:45

Schumacher into 3rd with a 1:32.523. Much slower than Rosberg - both on softs

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:45

12:45

Top 10 with 15 minutes remaining: Rosberg, Sutil, Schumacher, di Resta, Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Button, Hamilton and Perez

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:45

12:47

Alonso returns to the track on softs

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:47

12:48

Chandhok closest so far this weekend to Kovalainen, just a few tenths behind however Kovalainen has had limited running due to a hydraulic issue

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:48

12:49

Alonso quickest in S1

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:49

12:49

Massa also on the track, he is 13th

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:49

12:49

Alonso quickest in S2

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:49

12:50

And Alonso goes quickest with a 1:31.138

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:50

12:50

Massa only 5th with a 1:32.538 also on softs, that is a huge difference

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:50

12:51

Hamilton and Button now on the track

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:51

12:52

Massa improves with a 1:32.144 - 3rd

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:52

12:52

Webber also on the track

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:52

12:53

Button goes second with a 1:31.623

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:53

12:54

Hamilton now second with a 1:31.578

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:54

12:55

Webber quickest in S2

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:55

12:55

Vettel on the track

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:55

12:55

Webber goes second with a 1:31.178 - Second

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:55

12:57

Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:31.463. So far Webber has been quicker than Vettel in all the sessions

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:57

12:58

Webber goes quickest on his second flyer on the softs with a 1:31.049

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:58

12:59

Now Vettel is on his second flyer on the softs and he is quickest in S1

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:59

12:59

Vettel quick! This will be close!

Saturday July 23, 2011 12:59

1:00

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:30.916

Saturday July 23, 2011 1:00

1:00

Session over

Saturday July 23, 2011 1:00

1:01

Chandhok spins out right at the end of the session

Saturday July 23, 2011 1:01

1:03

Top 10: Vettel (1:30.916), Webber (+0.133), Alonso (+0.222), Hamilton (+0.662), Button (+0.707), Rosberg (+0.778), Massa (+1.228), Sutil (+1.475), Schumacher (+1.607) and Maldonado (+1.835)

Saturday July 23, 2011 1:03

1:05

[Comment From nihil nihil : ]

any prediction for quali? It will be between Vettel, Webber and Alonso. But if it rains then it is a different story

Saturday July 23, 2011 1:05 nihil

1:09

11th to 24th - Petrov (+1.861), di Resta (+1.897), Heidfeld (+2.156), Barrichello (+2.263), Perez (+2.615), Kobayashi (+2.755), Buemi (+3.032), Alguersuari (+3.209), Kovalainen (+4.469), Glock (+5.808), Liuzzi (+5.888), d'Ambrosio (+5.978), Chandhok (+6.043), Ricciardo (+6.638)

Saturday July 23, 2011 1:09

1:10

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Saturday July 23, 2011 1:10

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