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2011 Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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1st Friday practice

Indian Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice

(10/28/2011)

10:48

Welcome to our coverage of the Indian Grand Prix Weekend

Friday October 28, 2011 10:48

10:48

The 1st Friday practice session is underway, air temperature at 27 degrees while track temperature is at 33 degrees

Friday October 28, 2011 10:48

10:49

We are starting from halfway into the session, apologies for the delay

Friday October 28, 2011 10:49

10:50

As this is a brand new track, it is very dirty

Friday October 28, 2011 10:50

10:50

At this stage Michael Schumacher is quickest from Button and Webber

Friday October 28, 2011 10:50

10:51

Schumacher's best time is a 1:28.656

Friday October 28, 2011 10:51

10:53

Massa goes second with a 1:29.473

Friday October 28, 2011 10:53

10:54

Alonso slow!

Friday October 28, 2011 10:54

10:55

Alonso stops

Friday October 28, 2011 10:55

11:08

20 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Webber, Vettel, Button, Schumacher, Buemi, Massa, Rosberg, Petrov and Sutil

Friday October 28, 2011 11:08

11:09

Hamilton's best time is a 1:27.515

Friday October 28, 2011 11:09

11:13

Webber goes quickest with a 1:27.428

Friday October 28, 2011 11:13

11:14

Vettel betters that with a 1:27.416! Just 0.012 quicker!

Friday October 28, 2011 11:14

11:15

Alonso stopped on the track due to an engine problem

Friday October 28, 2011 11:15

11:19

Hamilton returns to the track

Friday October 28, 2011 11:19

11:20

Alonso's car has reached the pitlane.

Friday October 28, 2011 11:20

11:21

Alguersuari goes off!

Friday October 28, 2011 11:21

11:21

He hits the barriers going backwards

Friday October 28, 2011 11:21

11:22

Alguersuari gets out of his car

Friday October 28, 2011 11:22

11:23

Replay shows he goes wide and onto the runoff area but it is so dusty that he slides and goes backwards into the barrier. Not much damage to his car

Friday October 28, 2011 11:23

11:24

Maldonado is off the track!

Friday October 28, 2011 11:24

11:24

All sorts of issues in the last few minutes!

Friday October 28, 2011 11:24

11:25

Maldonado's engine has gone and that is why he stopped

Friday October 28, 2011 11:25

11:26

As we near the end of the season, expect the teams to use engines with high mileage in practice

Friday October 28, 2011 11:26

11:27

Hamilton improves his time but remains in 3rd with a 1:27.446

Friday October 28, 2011 11:27

11:27

Replay shows Massa's front wing hitting the track under braking

Friday October 28, 2011 11:27

11:28

All the drivers are on the track with the exception of Alonso, Alguersuari and Maldonado

Friday October 28, 2011 11:28

11:29

Times may not improve due to yellow flags as marshals try to remove Maldonado's car

Friday October 28, 2011 11:29

11:30

Hamilton was nearly half a second up in S1 but had to lift due to the yellow flags

Friday October 28, 2011 11:30

11:30

Session is over

Friday October 28, 2011 11:30

11:31

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:26.836

Friday October 28, 2011 11:31

11:34

Top 10: Hamilton (1:26.836), Vettel (+0.580), Webber (+0.592), Button (+1.558), Schumacher (+1.695), Rosberg (+1.706), Massa (+1.808), Sutil (+1.869), Buemi (+2.383), Kobayashi (+2.519)

Friday October 28, 2011 11:34

11:41

11th to 24th: di Resta (+2.864), Petrov, Senna, Perez, Barrichello (+3.531), Alguersuari (spun off), Maldonado (stopped), Trulli (+3.982), Chandhok, Glock (+5.935), Ricciardo (+7.092), Karthikeyan (+7.277), d'Ambrosio (+8,960), Alonso (stopped)

Friday October 28, 2011 11:41

11:43

Karthikeyan (test driver for HRT) covered the most number of laps with 30 followed by Rosberg and Kobayashi with 29 laps each. Alonso who stopeed with an engine problem only managed 4 laps, Alguersuari and d'Ambrosio only managed 19 laps each

Friday October 28, 2011 11:43

11:44

Join us at 2 pm local time (8:30 GMT) for the second practice session

Friday October 28, 2011 11:44

11:46