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Live Update

2011 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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1st Friday Practice

 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice(10/07/2011) 
10:09
Welcome to our coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix. First Friday practice is underway. All the drivers have completed installation laps except for Petrov
Friday October 7, 2011 10:09 
10:10
Air temperature at Suzuka is 22 degrees while track temperature is at 32 degrees
Friday October 7, 2011 10:10 
10:11
Rosberg on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:11 
10:13
Rosberg pits without setting a time
Friday October 7, 2011 10:13 
10:13
Now Massa on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:13 
10:15
Massa pits too
Friday October 7, 2011 10:15 
10:15
Alguersuari back on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:15 
10:24
Ricciardo is the first to set a time with a 1:46.073
Friday October 7, 2011 10:24 
10:25
Karthikeyan who is the test driver for HRT sets a 1:44.733
Friday October 7, 2011 10:25 
10:26
Ricciardo improves with a 1:42.856
Friday October 7, 2011 10:26 
10:27
Kobayashi on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:27 
10:29
Now Kobayashi goes quickest with a 1:39.381
Friday October 7, 2011 10:29 
10:30
Perez also on the track as Karthikeyan pits
Friday October 7, 2011 10:30 
10:30
Kobayashi improves with a 1:38.921
Friday October 7, 2011 10:30 
10:31
Perez goes second with a 1:41.435 for his first timed lap
Friday October 7, 2011 10:31 
10:32
Kobayashi improves again with a 1:38.123
Friday October 7, 2011 10:32 
10:33
More drivers are on the track now
Friday October 7, 2011 10:33 
10:34
Maldonado goes second with a 1:40.775
Friday October 7, 2011 10:34 
10:35
Trulli goes into 4th with a 1:41.404
Friday October 7, 2011 10:35 
10:35
Webber on the track now and so is Alonso
Friday October 7, 2011 10:35 
10:36
Webber sets a 1:36.194
Friday October 7, 2011 10:36 
10:37
Massa goes second with a 1:36.759
Friday October 7, 2011 10:37 
10:37
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:36.110
Friday October 7, 2011 10:37 
10:37
Now Alonso goes quickest with a 1:35.181
Friday October 7, 2011 10:37 
10:39
Webber improves his time with a 1:35.494
Friday October 7, 2011 10:39 
10:39
Vettel on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:39 
10:41
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:34.427
Friday October 7, 2011 10:41 
10:41
But Alonso replies with a 1:34.372
Friday October 7, 2011 10:41 
10:42
Maldonado stops on the track with a mechanical problem
Friday October 7, 2011 10:42 
10:43
Maldonado went off before stopping on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:43 
10:44
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:33.725
Friday October 7, 2011 10:44 
10:44
Vettel moves into 5th with a 1:34.742
Friday October 7, 2011 10:44 
10:45
Now Button goes quickest with a 1:33.648
Friday October 7, 2011 10:45 
10:46
Top 10 at the halfway mark: Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Webber, Vettel, Alguersuari, Massa, Schumacher, Buemi and Hulkenberg
Friday October 7, 2011 10:46 
10:52
Most drivers have gone into the pits following their first run
Friday October 7, 2011 10:52 
10:53
Petrov who has yet to set a lap but is now on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:53 
10:54
Rosberg is down in 17th with a 1:39.171, he is likely on a heavy fuel load
Friday October 7, 2011 10:54 
10:54
Petrov sets a 1:38.082 and goes 14th
Friday October 7, 2011 10:54 
10:56
Button returns to the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:56 
10:57
Massa as well
Friday October 7, 2011 10:57 
10:59
Button starts a flyer as Webber returns to the track
Friday October 7, 2011 10:59 
11:00
Button pits!
Friday October 7, 2011 11:00 
11:01
Vettel back on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 11:01 
11:05
Vettel now fourth with a 1:34.375
Friday October 7, 2011 11:05 
11:06
Alonso back on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 11:06 
11:10
20 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Vettel, Webber, Alguersuari, Massa, Buemi, Schumacher and Petrov
Friday October 7, 2011 11:10 
11:11
Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:34.090
Friday October 7, 2011 11:11 
11:13
Glock is in 23rd with a 1:41.341 and has only completed 6 laps. Looks like he was a mechanical problem
Friday October 7, 2011 11:13 
11:19
10 minutes remain in the session and only a few drivers are on the track
Friday October 7, 2011 11:19 
11:23
Drivers returning to the track with a few minutes remaining
Friday October 7, 2011 11:23 
11:27
Glock has made it back again on the track and he is now 21st with a 1:40.872
Friday October 7, 2011 11:27 
11:28
Doesn't seem that anyone will improve their times
Friday October 7, 2011 11:28 
11:29
But Button is now on a quick lap!
Friday October 7, 2011 11:29 
11:30
Vettel goes off!
Friday October 7, 2011 11:30 
11:30
Button improves slightly with a 1:33.634
Friday October 7, 2011 11:30 
11:31
Vettel went wide and touched the barriers
Friday October 7, 2011 11:31 
11:31
Session over
Friday October 7, 2011 11:31 
11:34
Top 10: Button (1:33.634), Hamilton (+0.091), Vettel (+0.456), Alonso (+0.738), Webber (+0.792), Alguersuari (+1.303), Massa (+1.951), Buemi (+1.956), Schumacher (+2.399), Petrov (+2.736)
Friday October 7, 2011 11:34 
11:39
11th to 24th: Senna (+2.853), Hulkenberg (+3.066), Kobayashi, di Resta, Perez, Rosberg (+4.563), Barrichello, Maldonado, Trulli (+5.534), Chandhok (+6.312), Glock, d'Ambrosio, Ricciardo(+7.472), Karthikeyan (+8.141)
Friday October 7, 2011 11:39 
11:40
Join us at 2 pm local time (5 GMT) for the second practice session
Friday October 7, 2011 11:40 
11:42
 

 
 
 

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