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2012 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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Belgian Grand Prix - 2012 - 2nd Friday Practice
(31/08/2012) 
13:59
NewsOnF1: 
Weclome to our coverage of the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix
14:00
NewsOnF1: 
The second Friday practice session gets underway
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Once again it is raining at the track
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
No one has gove out
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
As the weater is expected to improve, it is expected that this session will have limited running
14:17
NewsOnF1: 
The latest from the official weather forecast is that the rain isn't expected to stop for at least another 30 minutes
14:18
NewsOnF1: 
Kimi Raikkonen is sitting in his car but it doesn't appear that he will go out anytime soon! His car has no wheels fitted!
14:21
NewsOnF1: 
A car is fired up in the pits!
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
The pit lane has gone quiet again
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Nearly 30 minutes into the session and still no car has gone out
14:39
NewsOnF1: 
No one has gone out. Nearly 40 minutes have passed
14:45
NewsOnF1: 
Half way into the session and there are no set times, in fact no driver has even gone out onto the track!
14:49
NewsOnF1: 
It appears that everyone is convinced that there is no need to go out as the rest of the weekend is expected to be dry!
14:50
NewsOnF1: 
Just as we say that, Rosberg heads out!
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg starts a second lap but isn't going fast
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher and Kovalainen head out as well
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg pits after 2 laps
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg goes back out for another lap and pits
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
Kovalainen pits after just 1 lap
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher does two laps and doesn't set a time
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes back out for a 3rd lap
15:04
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher now on a timed lap but is slow
15:05
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton now on the track
15:06
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg also on the track
15:06
NewsOnF1: 
As Schumacher pits
15:07
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel also on the track
15:08
NewsOnF1: 
There is finally some action
15:08
NewsOnF1: 
Although no one has set a time yet!
15:08
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Just over 20 minutes left in the session
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg pits. Hamilton goes back out
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits
15:10
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg goes back out
15:10
NewsOnF1: 
As does Vettel
15:10
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes off but recovers
15:10
NewsOnF1: 
Button on the track as well
15:11
NewsOnF1: 
There is so much water on the track
15:11
NewsOnF1: 
And it continues to rain
15:11
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits again
15:11
NewsOnF1: 
Visibility is poor
15:12
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg pit again
15:12
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits after 1 lap
15:12
NewsOnF1: 
And so does Vettel
15:12
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel did 2 laps
15:13
NewsOnF1: 
Now Button goes back out
15:13
NewsOnF1: 
And Vettel goes back too
15:13
NewsOnF1: 
No set times yet
15:14
NewsOnF1: 
Massa now on the track
15:14
NewsOnF1: 
15 minutes remaining
15:15
NewsOnF1: 
Massa only went out in the dying minutes of the first session and stopped on the track on his 3rd lap
15:16
NewsOnF1: 
And Massa pits
15:16
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes back out
15:19
NewsOnF1: 
Massa pits
15:19
NewsOnF1: 
It is all quiet again
15:20
NewsOnF1: 
10 minutes remain
15:21
NewsOnF1: 
Now Senna goes out
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
Senna pits
15:26
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado, Glock and Perez head out
15:26
NewsOnF1: 
Senna back out too
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi and Pic join in the action
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
Just 3 minutes remains
15:28
NewsOnF1: 
Seems that all the drivers are making single in-out laps, the conditions are very poor
15:29
NewsOnF1: 
Now Alonso heads out
15:31
NewsOnF1: 
Session is over
15:38
NewsOnF1: 
A few drivers have set times at the end of the session but they are pretty much meaningless
15:53
NewsOnF1: 
Saturday practice is at 11 am local time
15:53
NewsOnF1: 
2nd Friday practice - Top 10
2:49.354
2:49.750
2:50.497
2:51.333
2:51.660
2:52.076
2:53.232
2:58.232
2:59.125
3:12.901
Wet session
15:55
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17:06
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