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Live Update

2011 Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

Discussion Thread

  

Qualifying

 Indian Formula One Grand Prix - Qualifying(10/29/2011) 
1:56
Welcome to our coverage of qualifying from India
Saturday October 29, 2011 1:56 
1:58
Air temperature at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 39 degrees
Saturday October 29, 2011 1:58 
2:00
Many of the drivers are having the number 58 on their helmets in respect to the MotoGP driver Marco Simoncelli
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:00 
2:01
Q1 is underway
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:01 
2:03
20 cars are on the track!
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:03 
2:03
Only Webber, Button, Kobayashi and Perez are in the pits
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:03 
2:04
Petrov is quickest with a 1:30.347
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:04 
2:04
Senna goes quickest with a 1:29.952, Sutil in second
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:04 
2:05
Petrov goes quickest again with a 1:29.035
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:05 
2:05
Webber and Button go onto the track now
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:05 
2:05
Alonso now quickest with a 1:27.836 on the hard compound
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:05 
2:05
Massa goes second
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:05 
2:06
Hamilton goes third with a 1:28.594, he went slightly wide
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:06 
2:07
Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:28.493
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:07 
2:07
Alonso improves with a 1:27.478
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:07 
2:07
Webber goes second with a 1:28.161
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:07 
2:08
So at this stage it is Alonso from Webber, Massa, Vettel, Hamilton and Sutil
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:08 
2:09
Button now goes second with a 1:27.978
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:09 
2:09
Webber now quickest only for Hamilton to go quicker
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:09 
2:09
And Vettel tops the timesheets now with a 1:26.948
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:09 
2:10
10 minutes to go and Kobayashi and Perez have yet to go out!
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:10 
2:10
Glock pits and has a gearbox problem. Session over for him it seems
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:10 
2:11
Massa goes 3rd with a 1:27.012
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:11 
2:11
Now Alonso goes quickest with a 1:26.774
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:11 
2:12
Vettel and Hamilton on quick laps
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:12 
2:12
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:26.563
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:12 
2:12
Vettel betters that with a 1:26.218
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:12 
2:13
Rosberg goes 5th with a 1:27.061
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:13 
2:13
Kobayashi and Perez on the track
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:13 
2:14
So currently it is Vettel from Hamilton and Alonso
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:14 
2:14
Webber on a quick lap
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:14 
2:15
Button complaining of lack of grip, he is 7th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:15 
2:15
Webber goes second with a 1:26.473
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:15 
2:15
Kobayashi goes 8th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:15 
2:16
Drivers are now going out on the sifts for a final try
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:16 
2:17
Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Alonso and Massa stay in the pits
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:17 
2:17
Buemi into 4th with a 1:26.608
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:17 
2:17
Senna in 5th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:17 
2:18
Button has to go back out on the softs, he is down in 15th!
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:18 
2:18
1 minute remains
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:18 
2:19
Alguersuari into 3rd with a 1:26.557
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:19 
2:19
Petrov goes quickest with a 1:26.189
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:19 
2:19
Button down in 16th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:19 
2:19
All these times are set on softs
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:19 
2:20
Button starts his only flyer on softs to get out of danger of dropping out
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:20 
2:20
Schumacher is 18th but is on a quick lap on the softs
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:20 
2:21
Schumacher into 11th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:21 
2:21
And Button jumps to 3rd
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:21 
2:22
Knocked out of Q1: Kobayashi, Kovalainen, Trulli, Ricciardo, Karthikeyan, d'Ambrosio and Glock
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:22 
2:24
Petrov was quickest from Vettel, Button, Sutil, Rosberg, Webber, Alguersuari, Hamilton, Buemi and Senna. (Vettel, Webber and Hamilton set times on the hard compound)
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:24 
2:25
It is worth noting that Petrov has a 5 place grid penalty for crashing into Schumacher in Korea. Perez and Hamilton have a 3 grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags in practice yesterday
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:25 
2:26
Q2 about to start, air temperature at 30 degrees while track temperature at 37 degrees
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:26 
2:27
Q2 gets underway
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:27 
2:27
Senna, Petrov and Alguersuari on the track straight away
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:27 
2:28
[Comment From nihil nihil : ] 
is still possible for vettel equalling record of nigel for most pole in season? ED - Mansell had 14 of 16, Vettel is on 10 with 3 races to go
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:28 nihil
2:29
Sorry nihil, Vettel has 12 poles
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:29 
2:29
So he needs all remaining 3 poles to get 15 out of 19
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:29 
2:30
Alguersuari quickest with a 1:26.668
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:30 
2:31
Sutil, Perez and di Resta and the only drivers in the pits
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:31 
2:31
Buemi now quickest with a 1:26.408
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:31 
2:31
Vettel quickest with a 1:24.657
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:31 
2:31
Alonso on a quick lap
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:31 
2:32
[Comment From nihil nihil : ] 
thanks..how about race wins set by schumi? can vettel equal that? ED - Schumacher is at 13/18 while Vettel is on 10 with 3 to go
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:32 nihil
2:33
Webber goes second with a 1:25.262
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:33 
2:33
Hamilton 3rd and Alonso in 4th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:33 
2:33
Button goes 3rd with a 1:25.299
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:33 
2:33
Massa goes 4th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:33 
2:34
Rosberg goes 5th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:34 
2:35
Hamilton and Alonso in 6th and 7th now going for another quick lap
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:35 
2:35
Hamilton takes second with a 1:25.019
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:35 
2:35
And Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:25.158
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:35 
2:36
6 minutes remain
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:36 
2:36
It is Vettel from Hamilton, Alonso, Webber, Button, Massa, Rosberg, Schumacher, Buemi and Alguersuari
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:36 
2:37
Vettel and Webber only did a single flyer each this session
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:37 
2:37
Top 8 remain in the pits
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:37 
2:38
Schumacher remains in the pits but is in danger of dropping outside the top 10. He is 8th at this stage
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:38 
2:38
Schumacher does go out on a new set of softs
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:38 
2:39
The top 7 remain in the pits
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:39 
2:39
Alguersuari goes 8th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:39 
2:40
Petrov remain in 11th, di Resta in 12th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:40 
2:40
Just over a minute remains
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:40 
2:41
Perez in 17th!, Schumacher on a flyer
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:41 
2:41
Buemi behind Schumacher and quicker
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:41 
2:42
Schumacher 10th!
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:42 
2:42
Buemi in 9th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:42 
2:42
As Sutil takes 8th and drops Schumacher into 11th
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:42 
2:43
Schumacher imrpoves but doesn't make it!
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:43 
2:44
Knocked out of Q2: Petrov, Schumacher, di Resta, Maldonado, Senna, Barrichello and Perez
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:44 
2:45
Vettel was quickest in Q2 from Hamilton, Alonso, Webber, Button, Massa, Rosberg, Sutil, Buemi and Alguersuari
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:45 
2:46
3rd and final qualifying session to start shortly. Air temperature is at 30 degrees while track temperature is at 36 degrees
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:46 
2:50
Session underway and Hamilton is the first out
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:50 
2:50
Massa and Alonso follow
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:50 
2:50
Webber on the track as well
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:50 
2:51
Hamilton starts his flyer
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:51 
2:51
Vettel joins the action on the track
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:51 
2:52
Button, Rosberg, Sutil, Buemi and Alguersuari are still in the pits
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:52 
2:52
Those are likely to do just 1 run
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:52 
2:52
A very quick S1 from Alonso
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:52 
2:53
A 1:26.430 from Hamilton
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:53 
2:53
Massa sets a 1:25.122
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:53 
2:53
Alonso sets a 1:24.586
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:53 
2:53
Webber only 4th on a slow first flyer
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:53 
2:54
Hamilton going for a second flyer
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:54 
2:54
Vettel goes quickest with a 1:24.437
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:54 
2:55
Hamilton in second with a 1:24.474
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:55 
2:55
Webber goes 3rd with a 1:24.508
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:55 
2:55
Just 0.071 seconds separate the top 3. Alonso in 4th isn't too far behind
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:55 
2:56
Alonso and Massa pit
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:56 
2:56
Hamilton pits as well
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:56 
2:56
Just over 3 minute to go
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:56 
2:56
[Comment From ArjunBalaji ArjunBalaji : ] 
Sad that eventhough Lewis take pole here... he will be back in the grid....
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:56 ArjunBalaji
2:57
Button is on the track, Alonso and Massa go out
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:57 
2:57
Hamilton goes back out
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:57 
2:58
Vettel returns to the track
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:58 
2:58
Webber goes back out as well
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:58 
2:59
Alonso and Massa are taking it easy this lap!
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:59 
2:59
[Comment From nihil nihil : ] 
if lewis take pole but with penalty and vettel P2, will that mean vettel will b P1? ED - good question, will have to check that
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:59 nihil
2:59
Hamilton is on a quick lap now
Saturday October 29, 2011 2:59 
3:00
Sutil, Buemi and Alguersuari will not set a time
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:00 
3:00
Hamilton pits
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:00 
3:00
Massa in the gravel
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:00 
3:01
Massa hits the barriers, he is ok
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:01 
3:01
Vettel improves with a 1:24.178
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:01 
3:02
Replay shows Massa hitting the kurbs and his suspension breaks!
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:02 
3:03
[Comment From ArjunBalaji ArjunBalaji : ] 
Answer to Nihil: Yes. That's what the rule says...
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:03 ArjunBalaji
3:03
So Vettel takes Pole from Hamilton, Webber, Alonso, Button, Massa, Rosberg, Sutil, Buemi and Alguersuari
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:03 
3:04
Vettel's time was a 1:24.178
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:04 
3:05
[Comment From nihil nihil : ] 
no need for the confirmation as vettel already answered..thanks anyway
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:05 nihil
3:06
With Hamilton recieving a 3 place grid penalty, the starting grid will be:
Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Button, Hamilton, Massa, Rosberg, Sutil, Buemi and Alguersuari
Saturday October 29, 2011 3:06 
3:09
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