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2012 British Formula 1 Grand Prix

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British Grand Prix - 2012 - Saturday Practice

(07/07/2012)

08:05

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 British Grand Prix

08:05

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Saturday practice is underway

08:06

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Conditions are cold but dry

08:06

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Air temperature is at 16 degrees while track temperature is at 17 degrees

08:07

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All the drivers have gone out. There was no practice in the dry yesterday and it could rain any minute!

08:08

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A few drivers are staying out!

08:08

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Schumacher is quickest with a 1:34.517

08:09

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He is followed by Grosjean and Ricciardo

08:11

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Rosberg now quickest with a 1:33.733

08:11

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Maldonado goes 3rd

08:12

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Webber 4th as Maldonado sets the quickest time in S1 so far

08:13

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Maldonado improves his time but remains in 3rd

08:14

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There are still some patches of water on the track and it is causing a few problems for the drivers

08:15

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Currently only the 2 Ferraris are in the pits!

08:16

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Button goes second with a 1:33.802

08:17

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Light rain is expected in the next 15 minutes

08:17

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The 2 Ferraris head out

08:18

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di Resta spins but recovers

08:19

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15 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Rosberg, Button, Schumacher, Maldonado, Perez, Kobayashi, Alonso, Webber, Vettel and Hulkenberg

08:20

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Vettel goes 5th with a 1:34.388

08:21

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08:22

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Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:33.821

08:23

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Alonso is on the hard compound

08:23

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Hamilton quickest in S1

08:24

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Alonso now quickest with a 1:33.606

08:24

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Hamilton also on the hard compound

08:24

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And Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:33.084

08:26

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Pic stops on the track

08:26

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Looks like a mechanical problem

08:26

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The session has been stopped

08:27

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Should be a short interruption as Pic's car is cleared

08:28

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So the top 10 at this stage: Hamilton, Alonso, Rosberg, Button, Vettel, Maldonado, Schumacher, Perez, Kobayashi and Webber

08:28

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Pic tells team that engine stopped

08:30

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Pic's car is cleared, session to restart shortly

08:31

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Just over 30 minutes remain in the session

08:32

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Session resumes and Rosberg is the first out

08:33

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A few more drivers head out as well

08:34

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Now nearly all the cars are on the track!

08:34

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Now nearly all the cars are on the track!

08:35

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Raikkonen quickest in S2

08:35

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Button quickest in S1

08:35

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Raikkonen goes second with a 1:33.334

08:36

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Alonso responds and takes second again with a 1:33.271

08:36

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And now Button goes quickest with a 1:32.851

08:37

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The times will continue to drop as the track gets more grip

08:37

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Track temperature is going up as the sun appears through the clouds!

08:38

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Webber is on the softs

08:39

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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:33.235

08:39

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Hamilton quick, he is on the softs

08:39

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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:32.728

08:40

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Under these conditions, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the 2 compounds

08:44

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Grosjean on a quick lap

08:44

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He goes quickest with a 1:32.471 on the hard compound

08:45

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And Alonso betters that with a 1:32.167 on the softs!

08:48

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Alonso spins!

08:48

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His car appears stuck across the track!

08:49

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Replay shows him going over the white line and he spun on exit

08:50

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Alonso pits

08:52

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Maldonado quickest in S1

08:52

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Hamilton betters that

08:54

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Maldonado goes 4th

08:54

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Perez goes off but recovers

08:54

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Hamilton doesn't improve

08:54

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Kobayashi quickest in S1

08:56

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A spin by Kobayashi, he doesn't improve

08:56

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Perez goes off and loses his front wing, he makes it back to the pits

08:57

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Grosjean goes second with a 1:32.358

08:58

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Pic stops again!!

08:59

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The marshals are pushing his car. This time it isn't at a tricky part of the track

08:59

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5 minutes remain

08:59

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A few drivers where on qualifying simulations!

09:00

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Dark clouds overhead

09:00

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It would be surprising if we have a dry qualifying!

09:01

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Massa quickest in S2

09:01

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Massa only 14th!

09:02

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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:32.420

09:02

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Button now second with a 1:32.320

09:02

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Final minute

09:04

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Session over

09:04

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Awaiting final times

09:06

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Top 10: Alonso, Button, Grosjean, Vettel, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Maldonado, Perez, Kobayashi and Hulkenberg

09:09

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Perez has gone off again!

09:11

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11th to 24th: Senna, di Resta, Webber, Schumacher, Vergne, Massa, Ricciardo, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Petrov, Glock, Pic, Karthikeyan, de la Rosa

09:12

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Qualifying starts at 1 pm local time (12:00 GMT).

09:12

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