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2011 Korean Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Saturday Practice

Korean Formula One Grand Prix - Saturday Practice

(10/15/2011)

11:05

Welcome to our coverage of the Saturday practice session from Korea

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:05

11:06

Air temperature is at 22 degrees while track temperature is at 28 degrees

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:06

11:06

A number of drivers have gone out and started timed laps. Teams are trying to make up for lost time due to the wet conditions yesterday

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:06

11:07

Rosberg is quickest with a 1:41.389 from Webber and Vettel

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:07

11:07

Now Webber goes quickest with a 1:40.754

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:07

11:08

Schumacher now quickest with a 1:40.471

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:08

11:11

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:39.799, Webber in second

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:11

11:12

More drivers are on the track now

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:12

11:13

Hamilton goes second with a 1:39.830

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:13

11:14

Senna is off!

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:14

11:15

He has recovered but it seems that he touched the barriers

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:15

11:16

Senna lost control and slightly touched the barriers with his front wing

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:16

11:16

Hamilton set to improve

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:16

11:17

A 1:38.210 for Hamilton - quickest

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:17

11:18

Button goes second with a 1:39.507

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:18

11:18

Rosberg now 3rd with a 1:39.743

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:18

11:19

Ricciardo is stuck at the entry of the pits. Some fluid is leaking from his car

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:19

11:20

Massa now moves into second with a 1:39.293

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:20

11:20

Schumacher is already on the super softs

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:20

11:21

Alonso in 4th with a 1:39.619

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:21

11:21

Schumacher takes 4th with a 1:39.559

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:21

11:22

20 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Massa, Button, Schumacher, Alonso, Rosberg, Vettel, Petrov, Webber and Kobayashi

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:22

11:24

Alguersuari on the track on super softs

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:24

11:25

Alguersuari goes 8th with a 1:39.851

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:25

11:25

Buemi also on the super softs and is quickest in S1

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:25

11:26

Buemi goes 9th behind his teammate

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:26

11:28

Senna now on the track on super softs

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:28

11:29

Senna goes 12th with a 1:40.451

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:29

11:30

Halfway into the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Massa, Button, Schumacher, Alonso, Rosberg, Vettel, Alguersuari, Buemi and Petrov

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:30

11:32

Difficult to read much from the times at this stage as teams are trying to squeeze yesterday's program into today's as well!

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:32

11:33

Towards the end of the session though, drivers will almost certainly go for qualifying simulations

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:33

11:34

Alonso takes 3rd with a 1:39.317

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:34

11:34

Button on a quick lap

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:34

11:35

Button goes second with a 1:38.315

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:35

11:37

Hamilton on a quick lap

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:37

11:37

And Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:38.020

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:37

11:38

Alonso takes 3rd with a 1:38.666

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:38

11:38

Vettel is in 8th and Webber in 13th however they seem to be testing under heavy fuel loads

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:38

11:39

Button goes quickest with a 1:38.005

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:39

11:40

Hamilton on a quick lap

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:40

11:40

A 1:37.595 for Hamilton

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:40

11:44

15 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Massa, Schumacher, Sutil, Rosberg, Vettel, Petrov and di Resta

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:44

11:46

Drivers getting ready for their qualifying simulation run

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:46

11:49

Schumacher on the super softs has a big lock up

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:49

11:49

Button on the track on the super softs

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:49

11:50

Alonso on the track as well

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:50

11:51

Hamilton and Vettel too

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:51

11:51

20 cars on the track

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:51

11:52

Make that all 24 cars now

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:52

11:52

Button quickest in S1

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:52

11:53

Button improves but remains in second

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:53

11:54

Hamilton improves in first with a 1:37.199

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:54

11:55

Webber goes 3rd with a 1:37.723

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:55

11:55

Vettel on a quick lap

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:55

11:56

Vettel aborts his lap due to traffic

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:56

11:57

Hamilton and Button both on quick laps

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:57

11:57

Button improves in second with a 1:37.297

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:57

11:58

Vettel again stuck behind Alguersuari. Vettel very angry!

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:58

11:59

Hamilton stuck behind Schumacher!

Saturday October 15, 2011 11:59

12:00

Session over, awaiting final lap times

Saturday October 15, 2011 12:00

12:00

Button on a quick lap. Vettel pits without setting a quick time on the super softs

Saturday October 15, 2011 12:00

12:01

Button goes quickest with a 1:36.910

Saturday October 15, 2011 12:01

12:03

Top 10: Button (1:36.910), Hamilton (+0.289), Webber (+0.813), Alonso (+1.119), Massa (+1.524), Schumacher (+2.649), Petrov (+2.702), Sutil (+2.750), Vettel (+2.785), Rosberg (+2.833)

Saturday October 15, 2011 12:03

12:07

11th to 24th: di Resta (+2.937), Alguersuari, Buemi, Kobayashi, Perez, Senna, Maldonado, Barrichello (+3.801), Kovalainen (+4.999), Trulli, Glock (+6.365), d'Ambrosio, Liuzzi (+7.511) and Ricciardo

Saturday October 15, 2011 12:07

12:08

Join us for qualifying from 2 pm local time (5:00 GMT)

Saturday October 15, 2011 12:08

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