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2011 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Saturday Practice

Japanese Formula One Grand Prix - Saturday Practice

(10/08/2011)

11:01

Welcome to our coverage of Saturday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:01

11:02

Air temperature is at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 34 degrees

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:02

11:03

Drivers are on their installation laps

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:03

11:08

All drivers have completed their installation laps

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:08

11:10

Judging by the pace from Friday, McLaren, Ferrai and Red Bull are close to each other

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:10

11:11

Maldonado is the first to get back onto the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:11

11:13

Liuzzi and d'Ambrosio are also on the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:13

11:14

Maldonado starts his timed lap as Perez goes out onto the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:14

11:15

A 1:41.979 for Maldonado

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:15

11:15

More drivers head out onto the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:15

11:16

d'Ambrosio sets a 1:41.110

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:16

11:17

Buemi now quickest with a 1:36.210

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:17

11:18

Alguersuari sets a 1:36.056

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:18

11:18

Button now fastest with a 1:33.493

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:18

11:20

Schumacher goes second with a 1:34.405

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:20

11:21

Vettel only manages 7th with a 1:37.114

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:21

11:21

Senna up into 4th with a 1:35.389

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:21

11:22

Button improves with a 1:33.044 improving in 1st

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:22

11:23

Vettel now moves into second with a 1:33.987

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:23

11:23

Hamilton only completes 2 laps and pits. He is 15th

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:23

11:24

Senna crashes!

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:24

11:25

He is ok

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:25

11:25

The session has been stopped

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:25

11:26

Senna went wide and spun into the barriers damaging his front left

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:26

11:27

Top 10: Button, Vettel, Schumacher, Rosberg, Petrov, Sutil, Kobayashi, Senna, Buemi and Perez

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:27

11:27

A few drivers have yet to set a time

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:27

11:32

Session remains stopped

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:32

11:33

Session is now restarted

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:33

11:33

A number of drivers stream out on the pit lane

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:33

11:35

Alonso and Massa on the track

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:35

11:36

Liuzzi stops on the track for the second time this weekend

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:36

11:37

Alonso slows on his fast lap to try and have a clear track ahead of him

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:37

11:38

Hamilton goes 4th with a 1:34.620

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:38

11:38

Alonso goes second with a 1:33.346

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:38

11:39

Rosberg quickest with a 1:32.878

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:39

11:40

Hamilton goes 4 with a 1:33.414

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:40

11:40

Webber into 5th with a 1:33.689

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:40

11:42

Webber improves into 3rd with 1:33.273

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:42

11:43

Alonso takes back 3rd with a 1:33.069

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:43

11:45

Now Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:32.725

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:45

11:45

Webber puts on the softs and is quickest in S1

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:45

11:46

Webber goes second with a 1:32.792

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:46

11:46

Apologies, Webber was on the medium compound

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:46

11:47

Button now on the soft tyres

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:47

11:47

Button is quickest in S1

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:47

11:48

Button goes quickest with a 1:31.265

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:48

11:52

Alguersuari goes into 7th with a 1:33.545 on softs

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:52

11:53

Rosberg on the softs but not quick!

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:53

11:54

More drivers now on the softs with 6 minutes to go

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:54

11:56

Hamilton in second and Alonso in third

Saturday October 8, 2011 11:56

12:00

Vettel goes into 3rd with a 1:32.122

Saturday October 8, 2011 12:00

12:03

Session over

Saturday October 8, 2011 12:03

12:05

Top 10: Button (1:31.255), Hamilton (+0.507), Vettel (+867), Alonso (+1.024), Webber (+1.146), Massa (+1.174), Schumacher (+1.470), Rosberg (+1.623), Petrov (+1.803), Sutil (+2.169)

Saturday October 8, 2011 12:05

12:09

11th to 24th: Buemi (+2.214), Alguersuari, Kobayashi, Perez, di Resta, Maldonado (+3.066), Senna, Barrichello (+4.396), Trulli (+5.072), Kovalainen, d'Ambrosio, Glock (+6.756), Ricciardo (+7.100) and Liuzzi

Saturday October 8, 2011 12:09

12:10

Senna crashed during the session while Liuzzi stopped on the track due to mechanical problem

Saturday October 8, 2011 12:10

12:11

Join us in under 2 hours for qualifying from Suzuka (2 PM local time - 5:00 GMT)

Saturday October 8, 2011 12:11

12:11