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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - 2012 - Qualifying

(03/11/2012)

17:02

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

17:03

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Q1 is underway, air temperature is 29 degrees while track temperature is 31 degrees

17:04

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Kobayashi is the first to set a time with a 1:43.939

17:05

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Maldonado betters that with a 1:42.595. The Williams looks strong here

17:05

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Grosjean goes second with a 1:43.574

17:06

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Everyone is on the track except the 2 Red Bulls and Ricciardo

17:06

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The 2 types of tyres here are the medium and softs

17:07

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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:42.574

17:07

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Button goes 3rd

17:08

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Maldonado improves and goes quickest with a 1:42.375

17:08

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Raikkonen moves into 4th

17:09

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Hamilton is 14th on his first flyer

17:09

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Webber goes out. Vettel still in the pits

17:09

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Raikkonen goes second with a 1:42.525 as Hamilton goes quickest in S1

17:10

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Hamilton goes quickest in S2 but Alonso betters that

17:10

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Vettel now on the track as well

17:11

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Hamilton doesn't improve as he has a very poor S3

17:16

Comment From Tony:

Does everyone use the option tyres in quali?
ED: At this stage the front runners try to get through Q1 on the prime

17:12

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Meanwhile Alonso goes quickest with a 1:42.115. Hamilton trying again

17:12

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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:41.497

17:13

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Webber goes 12th and Vettel in 13th for their first timed laps

17:15

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Alonso improves in second with a 1:41.939. Looks like Ferrari have managed to improve their car

17:15

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Massa goes 3rd ahead of Button and Vettel

17:16

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4 minutes remaining in the session

17:16

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Team tells Vettel that his lap is good enough

17:18

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Vergne looks like the driver who will be knocked out along with the drivers from the new teams

17:18

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Webber moves into second

17:19

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Vettel into 5th with a 1:42.160

17:20

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Vergne spins just before the start-finish, he has one last chance, he remains in 18th

17:21

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Session over, awaiting final lap times

17:23

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Knocked out of Q1: Vergne, Kovalainen, Pic, Petrov, Glock, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan

17:24

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Q1 - Top 10
Hamilton
Rosberg
Webber
Alonso
Massa
Maldonado
Grosjean
Vettel
Raikkonen
Button

17:27

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Q2 about to get underway

17:28

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Air temperature is at 29 degrees while track temperature is at 30 degrees

17:28

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Q2 underway

17:34

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Mark Webber goes quickest with a 1;41.558

17:36

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Now Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:41.366

17:38

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It is now Hamilton from Webber, Vettel and Alonso

17:40

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Hamilton continues to dominate this event. His best time is a 1:40.901 compared to Webber in second with a 1:41.277

17:41

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Button is down in 8th but is on a quick lap

17:43

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Button doesn't improve, only 9th!

17:43

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Session over

17:44

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Knocked out of Q2: Hulkenberg, Perez, di Resta, Schumacher, Senna, Kobayashi and Ricciardo

17:48

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Q3 about to get underway. Air temperature is at 29 degrees and the track temperature has dropped to 29 degrees as well

17:50

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Q3 is underway

17:50

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Raikkonen goes out straight away

17:51

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So does Rosberg, Alonso, Grosjean and Hamilton

17:52

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Now only Massa and Maldonado in the pits

17:53

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Raikkonen starts the first timed lap this session

17:54

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Massa still in the pits

17:54

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A 1:41.756 for Raikkonen

17:54

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Alonso betters that with a 1:41.582

17:55

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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:40.630

17:55

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Vettel goes second with Webber in third

17:56

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So after the first run, it is Hamilton from Vettel, Webber and Alonso

17:56

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Rosberg is 5th ahead of Button, Raikkonen and Grosjean

17:57

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Massa and Maldonado are on the track now but haven't set times yet

17:59

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Massa goes 6th with a 1:41.723

18:00

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Maldonado jumps into 3rd with a 1:41.226! Impressive

18:00

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Everyone on their final run now

18:01

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Raikkonen goes 5th

18:01

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Webber goes second!

18:02

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Alonso only 6th

18:02

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Vettel doesn't improve, 3rd

18:03

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Button takes 6th from Alonso

18:03

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So Hamilton on Pole from Webber, Vettel, Maldonado, Raikkonen, Button, Alonso, Rosberg, Massa and Grosjean

18:05

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Vettel's car is stopped on the track

18:05

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If he is out of fuel he may get a penalty

18:11

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We'll let you know as soon as we learn what happened with Vettel

18:12

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If Vettel is out of fuel he will be penalised

18:15

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Vettel reported that he was asked to stop so it may not be fuel related

19:22

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The race tomorrow starts at 17:00 local time (that is 13:00 GMT)

19:22

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