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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

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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

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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

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Hamilton pits as well

Saturday October 29, 2011 2:56

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Just over 3 minute to go

Saturday October 29, 2011 2:56

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[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

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[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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Saturday October 29, 2011 3:09

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