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2011 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix

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1st Friday Practice

Singapore Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice

(09/23/2011)

6:01

Welcome to our coverage of the 2011 Singapore Grand Prix

Friday September 23, 2011 6:01

6:02

First Friday practice start is delayed for 30 minutes due to urgent repairs on the track

Friday September 23, 2011 6:02

6:04

Some temporary kerbs have come unstuck from earlier support events

Friday September 23, 2011 6:04

6:06

Air temperature is at 31 degrees while track temperature is at 35 degrees

Friday September 23, 2011 6:06

6:37

Session finally gets underway and the drivers complete their installation laps

Friday September 23, 2011 6:37

6:38

Air and track temperature remain at 31 and 35 degrees respectively

Friday September 23, 2011 6:38

6:40

Alguersuari goes out for a second time but returns to the pits

Friday September 23, 2011 6:40

6:40

Rosberg on the track at this stage

Friday September 23, 2011 6:40

6:40

And Schumacher follows him

Friday September 23, 2011 6:40

6:43

Rosberg starts a timed lap and more drivers go out

Friday September 23, 2011 6:43

6:43

A 1:57.351 for Rosberg

Friday September 23, 2011 6:43

6:44

Senna on a timed lap

Friday September 23, 2011 6:44

6:44

Schumacher sets a 1:55.827 and goes quickest

Friday September 23, 2011 6:44

6:45

Hamilton on the track

Friday September 23, 2011 6:45

6:46

Senna sets a 1:59.340

Friday September 23, 2011 6:46

6:47

Hamilton pits without setting a time

Friday September 23, 2011 6:47

6:47

Kovalainen goes 3rd with a 1:58.192

Friday September 23, 2011 6:47

6:47

di Resta goes second with a 1:57.026

Friday September 23, 2011 6:47

6:48

Senna takes second with a 1:56.682

Friday September 23, 2011 6:48

6:49

Petrov now 3rd and Sutil 4th

Friday September 23, 2011 6:49

6:51

Massa now goes quickest with a 1:52.043 followed by Webber with a 1:52.869

Friday September 23, 2011 6:51

6:53

Alonso goes onto the track but pits without setting a time

Friday September 23, 2011 6:53

6:54

Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:53.252

Friday September 23, 2011 6:54

6:55

Webber on a quick lap

Friday September 23, 2011 6:55

6:56

Webber badly held up!

Friday September 23, 2011 6:56

6:57

Webber and Glock touch as Webber tries to pass Glock

Friday September 23, 2011 6:57

6:58

Glock has a puncture and part of Webber's front wing is broken

Friday September 23, 2011 6:58

6:58

Problems with Kovlainen as he stops on the track with his front right tyre on fire!!

Friday September 23, 2011 6:58

6:59

Session stopped

Friday September 23, 2011 6:59

6:59

30 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Massa, Webber, Vettel, Sutil, Alguersuari, Buemi, di Resta, Maldonado, Petrov and Senna

Friday September 23, 2011 6:59

7:02

Session resumes

Friday September 23, 2011 7:02

7:03

A number of drivers go out onto the track straight away

Friday September 23, 2011 7:03

7:04

Alonso, Button and Hamilton have yet to set a time

Friday September 23, 2011 7:04

7:07

Alonso does sets a competitive time on his first time lap

Friday September 23, 2011 7:07

7:09

Alonso was on a quick lap but aborted and went into the pits!

Friday September 23, 2011 7:09

7:09

Button on a quick lap

Friday September 23, 2011 7:09

7:10

20 minutes remain in this interrupted session

Friday September 23, 2011 7:10

7:11

Button goes quickest with a 1:50.952

Friday September 23, 2011 7:11

7:11

Vettel is on a quick lap

Friday September 23, 2011 7:11

7:12

Vettel now quickest with a 1:50.082

Friday September 23, 2011 7:12

7:13

Webber into 3rd with a 1:51.683

Friday September 23, 2011 7:13

7:13

Hamilton into 4th with a 1:51.961

Friday September 23, 2011 7:13

7:14

Vettel improves with a 1:49.656

Friday September 23, 2011 7:14

7:15

Webber goes second with a 1:50.930

Friday September 23, 2011 7:15

7:16

Hamilton on a quick lap

Friday September 23, 2011 7:16

7:17

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:49.515

Friday September 23, 2011 7:17

7:17

Vettel about to respond with an even quicker lap!

Friday September 23, 2011 7:17

7:17

Vettel back quickest with a 1:49.005

Friday September 23, 2011 7:17

7:18

Alonso down in 23rd is back on the track with just over 10 minutes remaining

Friday September 23, 2011 7:18

7:19

Massa on the track as well

Friday September 23, 2011 7:19

7:19

Vettel does a quick 1st sector but does a slow second.

Friday September 23, 2011 7:19

7:19

Hamilton goes quickest in S1

Friday September 23, 2011 7:19

7:20

Alonso moves into 4th with a 1:50.596

Friday September 23, 2011 7:20

7:21

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:48.599 as the track continues to grip

Friday September 23, 2011 7:21

7:22

Session stopped again!

Friday September 23, 2011 7:22

7:23

Part of the temporary kerb is loose and a nail is sticking out of it

Friday September 23, 2011 7:23

7:24

This must be embarrassing for the organisers

Friday September 23, 2011 7:24

7:24

5 minutes remain in the session

Friday September 23, 2011 7:24

7:25

[Comment From Cheetah7 Cheetah7 : ]

Hi all, Rosberg leading Schumaker and Alguersuari leading Buemi is good but Daniel R. is battling to get to grips with the track I fear. The track is not so good with al the trouble they are having with the curbs. The organisers should be embarrassed !

Friday September 23, 2011 7:25 Cheetah7

7:26

The session about to resume with 3 minutes remaining - 1 flyer!

Friday September 23, 2011 7:26

7:27

They just took out the loose kerb!

Friday September 23, 2011 7:27

7:27

Traffic jam at the pit exit!

Friday September 23, 2011 7:27

7:27

Kobayashi leads the way!

Friday September 23, 2011 7:27

7:30

[Comment From Cheetah7 Cheetah7 : ]

Do not think the teams are going to very happy. Do they have any scope for objecting to the shortened practice Ed?? ED - Not really but I suspect if more problems occur then they would extend Saturday practice

Friday September 23, 2011 7:30 Cheetah7

7:32

Not many improve as the session comes to an end

Friday September 23, 2011 7:32

7:34

Top 10: Hamilton (1:48.599), Vettel (+0.406), Webber (+1.457), Alonso (+1.997), Button (+2.353), Massa (+3.444), Sutil, Schumacher, di Resta and Rosberg (+4.216)

Friday September 23, 2011 7:34

7:39

11th to 24th: Barrichello (+4.392), Alguersuari, Maldonado, Perez, Kobayashi, Senna, Buemi (+5.186), Petrov (+6.137), Trulli (+6.222), Kovalainen, d'Ambrosio (+9.199), Glock (+10.193), Ricciardo, Karthikeyan (+10.615)

Friday September 23, 2011 7:39

7:41

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Friday September 23, 2011 7:41

7:51