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Live Update

2012 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

Timed Results

Discussion Thread

  

2nd Friday Practice

 Australian Formula One Grand Prix - 2nd Friday Practice(03/16/2012) 
4:29
Second Friday Practice session about to start
Friday March 16, 2012 4:29 
4:29
The track is very wet after some heavy rain after the first session
Friday March 16, 2012 4:29 
4:29
The skies are clearing though
Friday March 16, 2012 4:29 
4:30
So it will be a matter of getting the track to dry
Friday March 16, 2012 4:30 
4:30
Session is underway
Friday March 16, 2012 4:30 
4:30
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
Yay!!
Friday March 16, 2012 4:30 Guest
4:31
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
Melbourne is one unpredictable weather
Friday March 16, 2012 4:31 Guest
4:31
No one is on the track yet
Friday March 16, 2012 4:31 
4:31
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
I can almost hear the roaring engines from my desktop
Friday March 16, 2012 4:31 Tommy
4:32
The sun will come out soon!
Friday March 16, 2012 4:32 
4:33
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
once again thank you for this awesome live coverage commentation AD. Good job! ED: Thanks
Friday March 16, 2012 4:33 Tommy
4:33
Perez emerges out of the pits
Friday March 16, 2012 4:33 
4:34
The track is much wetter than it was at the start of P1 but te sun is out!
Friday March 16, 2012 4:34 
4:35
Kobayashi pits and it is quiet again!
Friday March 16, 2012 4:35 
4:36
Now Kobayashi on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 4:36 
4:36
Sorry it was Perez who went into the pits!
Friday March 16, 2012 4:36 
4:37
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
air temperature rising? ED: Air temperature is 19 degrees
Friday March 16, 2012 4:37 Tommy
4:38
A few more drivers go onto the track
Friday March 16, 2012 4:38 
4:39
It will take much longer for the track to dry out this session. That is if the rain doesn't come back!
Friday March 16, 2012 4:39 
4:40
Ricciardo starts a timed lap
Friday March 16, 2012 4:40 
4:41
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
Think this will cause an interesting scenario where teams have to rely on what available data they've got from P1 for qualifying setup should P2 be a wash out? ED: Indeed
Friday March 16, 2012 4:41 Tommy
4:45
Ricciardo sets a 1:48.874
Friday March 16, 2012 4:45 
4:46
Karthikeyan who didn't set a time in P1 is on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 4:46 
4:46
Vergne sets a 1:48.035 and goes quickest
Friday March 16, 2012 4:46 
4:48
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
any idea what tires they're on? ED: They are on the full wets trying to clear as much water as possible!
Friday March 16, 2012 4:48 Tommy
4:48
Maldonado is also on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 4:48 
4:49
A 1:50.661 for Maldonado
Friday March 16, 2012 4:49 
4:50
Hulkenberg takes 3rd now
Friday March 16, 2012 4:50 
4:54
Vergne improves with a 1:47.166
Friday March 16, 2012 4:54 
4:54
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
The top teams still in their pits? ED: Yes
Friday March 16, 2012 4:54 Tommy
4:54
Kobayashi on the track now
Friday March 16, 2012 4:54 
4:54
Kobayashi goes quickest with 1:46.098
Friday March 16, 2012 4:54 
4:55
Spin by Ricciardo! He recovers
Friday March 16, 2012 4:55 
4:55
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
Seems to me that they're not interested running in wet weather ED: The weather is expected to improve
Friday March 16, 2012 4:55 Tommy
4:55
Having said that, Button is on the track!
Friday March 16, 2012 4:55 
4:58
Th track is starting to dry out
Friday March 16, 2012 4:58 
4:59
Order at this stage is Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, Vergne, Perez, Button and Ricciardo
Friday March 16, 2012 4:59 
4:59
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
ok... Mclarens please go easy on the cars.
Friday March 16, 2012 4:59 Tommy
4:59
Alonso now on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 4:59 
5:00
He is on intermediates
Friday March 16, 2012 5:00 
5:01
Alonso goes quickest with a 1:44.912
Friday March 16, 2012 5:01 
5:01
Perez goes off but manages to recover!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:01 
5:02
Alonso improves with a 1:42.171
Friday March 16, 2012 5:02 
5:03
de la Rosa goes out for the first time today!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:03 
5:03
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
Button on intermediates as well? ED: No
Friday March 16, 2012 5:03 Tommy
5:03
Massa on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 5:03 
5:05
Massa goes quickest with a 1:41.976
Friday March 16, 2012 5:05 
5:06
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
"de la Rosa goes out for the first time today!" Finally haha~ ED: Yes they and Marussia didn't test their cars!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:06 Guest
5:07
Webber goes 4th
Friday March 16, 2012 5:07 
5:07
Massa improves with a 1:41.749
Friday March 16, 2012 5:07 
5:09
Webber improves but remains in 4th
Friday March 16, 2012 5:09 
5:09
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
Button's current standing? ED: 10th. He only ran for a couple of laps
Friday March 16, 2012 5:09 Guest
5:10
Maldonado goes quickest with a 1:40.721
Friday March 16, 2012 5:10 
5:10
Button is back on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 5:10 
5:11
Button sets a 1:39.497 as the sun shines on the track!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:11 
5:11
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
quite alot of activity now. Track conditions must be improving ED: The track needs a lot of cars to dry it! All teams have to participate ;-)
Friday March 16, 2012 5:11 Guest
5:12
[Comment From Guest Guest : ] 
"Button sets a 1:39.497 as the sun shines on the track!" C'mon Jensen!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:12 Guest
5:12
A dry line is starting to emerge
Friday March 16, 2012 5:12 
5:12
The times are dropping fast
Friday March 16, 2012 5:12 
5:13
Vettel is on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 5:13 
5:14
Halfway into the session and it is Button from Maldonado and Vergne
Friday March 16, 2012 5:14 
5:15
Maldonado goes quickest with a 1:37.721
Friday March 16, 2012 5:15 
5:16
Now Schumacher is quickest with a 1:37.649
Friday March 16, 2012 5:16 
5:17
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
"Now Schumacher is quickest with a 1:37.649" Impressive.
Friday March 16, 2012 5:17 Tommy
5:17
Webber goes wide but recovers
Friday March 16, 2012 5:17 
5:18
Schumacher going quicker
Friday March 16, 2012 5:18 
5:19
He gets delayed in S3 and doesn't improve
Friday March 16, 2012 5:19 
5:20
Vergne up into 5th
Friday March 16, 2012 5:20 
5:21
Rosberg goes 9th with a 1:39.863
Friday March 16, 2012 5:21 
5:24
Perez goes quickest with a 1:37.169
Friday March 16, 2012 5:24 
5:25
Ricciardo takes 6th from his teammate!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:25 
5:25
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
Lotus still in the pits? ED: Both Raikkonen and Grosjean yet to set times
Friday March 16, 2012 5:25 Tommy
5:29
It is quiet now!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:29 
5:30
Order is Perez, Schumacher, Maldonado, Vettel, Button, Ricciardo, Vergne, Webber, Rosberg and Hulkenberg
Friday March 16, 2012 5:30 
5:30
30 minutes remain
Friday March 16, 2012 5:30 
5:33
Some very dark clouds in the background!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:33 
5:35
[Comment From Michel Michel : ] 
Thats very nice to provide live timing coverage. Will u do this for all GP? ED: Yes we have been doing this for many years ;-)
Friday March 16, 2012 5:35 Michel
5:36
Karthikeyan on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 5:36 
5:37
[Comment From Chow Chow : ] 
If can see the live timing on this web ... more better ED: Thanks
Friday March 16, 2012 5:37 Chow
5:37
[Comment From Michel Michel : ] 
Thanks. Used to follow up on iPhone free app but this year they are selling the app at 30$!!!! So looked for a new way to Ollie and found your site. Thanks. ED: Yeah That is a lot of money
Friday March 16, 2012 5:37 Michel
5:38
Karthikeyan is on the medium compound
Friday March 16, 2012 5:38 
5:39
[Comment From Michel Michel : ] 
And all for Bernie, so no way!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:39 Michel
5:40
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
btw cheers to everyone viewing here :)
Friday March 16, 2012 5:40 Tommy
5:40
[Comment From Tommo Tommo : ] 
is the f1 website live timing not working for anyone else aswell, I follow both..
Friday March 16, 2012 5:40 Tommo
5:41
[Comment From Chow Chow : ] 
Schumacher drive crazy this new season. is that because of the F-duct ? ED: We have to wait until tomorrow to see as we don't know the fuel loads
Friday March 16, 2012 5:41 Chow
5:41
[Comment From Chow Chow : ] 
F1 website server problem. cannot watch live timing
Friday March 16, 2012 5:41 Chow
5:42
Vergne on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 5:42 
5:43
[Comment From Tommo Tommo : ] 
hope it works for the poor people who paid $30 for it.. what a jip..
Friday March 16, 2012 5:43 Tommo
5:43
Hamilton heads out on dry tyres
Friday March 16, 2012 5:43 
5:44
Vettel on the track too
Friday March 16, 2012 5:44 
5:45
With just 15 minutes remaining, a lot of drivers are going out
Friday March 16, 2012 5:45 
5:46
Grosjean on the track
Friday March 16, 2012 5:46 
5:47
Vettel goes quickest
Friday March 16, 2012 5:47 
5:47
But Grosjean betters that with a 1:36.190!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:47 
5:47
[Comment From Tommy Tommy : ] 
think the real show starts now? :)
Friday March 16, 2012 5:47 Tommy
5:48
Webber goes second, Glock in 3rd!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:48 
5:48
Vettel replies with a 134.545
Friday March 16, 2012 5:48 
5:49
And now Massa goes quickest with a 1:34.001
Friday March 16, 2012 5:49 
5:49
The times are tumbling
Friday March 16, 2012 5:49 
5:49
A 1:32.302 for di Resta followed by Kovalainen in the Caterham
Friday March 16, 2012 5:49 
5:50
Massa improves, goes second
Friday March 16, 2012 5:50 
5:51
A 1:31.639 for di Resta, another improvement!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:51 
5:51
[Comment From alex alex : ] 
wow it must be realllllly drying out i guess ED: Indeed
Friday March 16, 2012 5:51 alex
5:51
[Comment From Chow Chow : ] 
Schumacher and perez still in pit ED: Now everyone except Glock is on the track!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:51 Chow
5:52
Massa again improves but still behind di Resta
Friday March 16, 2012 5:52 
5:52
[Comment From Fandsen Fandsen : ] 
come on Lotus
Friday March 16, 2012 5:52 Fandsen
5:52
[Comment From Fandsen Fandsen : ] 
gogogogo
Friday March 16, 2012 5:52 Fandsen
5:53
Raikkonen in 13th
Friday March 16, 2012 5:53 
5:53
Keep in mind that we don't know the fuel loads. Typically on a Friday cars have a lot of fuel as the teams focus on the race setup
Friday March 16, 2012 5:53 
5:54
[Comment From David David : ] 
Go torro rosso
Friday March 16, 2012 5:54 David
5:54
Schumacher quickest with a 1:30.643
Friday March 16, 2012 5:54 
5:55
And now Hulkenberg goes quickest with a 1:29.808. The first time sub 1:30
Friday March 16, 2012 5:55 
5:55
[Comment From Michel Michel : ] 
Would be nice to see lotus fighting for podium this year.....come on!
Friday March 16, 2012 5:55 Michel
5:55
[Comment From Chow Chow : ] 
still left how many minutes ? ED: 5 minutes
Friday March 16, 2012 5:55 Chow
5:55
Perez goes second and Alonso third
Friday March 16, 2012 5:55 
5:56
Vettel is on softs and only 9th! Must be very heavy
Friday March 16, 2012 5:56 
5:58

Maldonado goes off but recovers

Friday March 16, 2012 5:58 
5:58
Schumacher goes second, just a fraction slower than Hulkenberg
Friday March 16, 2012 5:58 
6:01
Hulkenberg improves in first as the session comes to an end
Friday March 16, 2012 6:01 
6:01
A real scare for Perez who goes on the grass going into the main straight, He half spins and recovers!
Friday March 16, 2012 6:01 
6:04
Schumacher improves on his final timed lap
Friday March 16, 2012 6:04 
6:05
So the order at the end of the session is: Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Perez, Alonso, Kobayashi, di Resta, Massa, Rosberg
Friday March 16, 2012 6:05 
6:06
[Comment From Michel Michel : ] 
Thanks a lot for the coverage ED: You are welcome
Friday March 16, 2012 6:06 Michel
6:07
[Comment From alex alex : ] 
so schumacher did not just improve, he gained a position, amazing! hopefully it gives him a lot of confidence and he pushes hard sunday
Friday March 16, 2012 6:07 alex
6:08
We hope you enjoyed our coverage. The next session is Saturday practice from 2 PM local time (3:00 GMT)
Friday March 16, 2012 6:08 
6:10
[Comment From Chow Chow : ] 
Today fuel is not the actual race day fuel right ? ED: No one outside each team knows. Because of the disrupted sessions, some teams would split the tasks so one driver would focus on race and the other on qualifying. What makes things more unclear is that teams are still testing some of the new components!
Friday March 16, 2012 6:10 Chow
6:13
We will publish the full results shortly.
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Friday March 16, 2012 6:13 
6:24
The full results of the session are here
Friday March 16, 2012 6:24 
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