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2012 British Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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British Grand Prix - 2012 - Race
(07/06/2012) 
10:54
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 British Grand Prix
10:55
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Formation lap in 10 minutes. It is currently dry
10:55
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Alonso starts from Pole with Webber alongside him
10:56
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Schumacher starts from 3rd with Vettel alongside him
10:59
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Massa starts from 5th with Raikkonen alongside him
11:00
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Air temperature is at 19 degrees while track temperature is at 29 degrees
11:00
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11:01
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It is actually sunny at this stage!
11:02
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Only 1 session was run under dry conditions so there isn't much data for dry running for the race.
11:02
NewsOnF1: 
The two dry tyre compounds here are the hard and soft
11:03
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Formation lap in 1 minute
11:04
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Formation lap underway
11:05
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Of the top 10, Alonso and Hamilton are on the hard compound
11:06
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Track temperature is up to 31 degrees
11:07
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Cars arrive at the starting grid
11:07
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Lights!
11:08
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Alonso cuts across ahead of Webber, Schumacher in 3rd and Massa in 4th
11:09
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is ahead of Raiikkonen, they had a bit of a fight but Raikkonen appears to have a damaged front wing
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
A lot of fights in the early stages of this race
11:10
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di Resta goes off and suffers a puncture, he has to pit
11:11
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean pits, he gets a new front wing
11:12
NewsOnF1: 
Order after 2 laps: Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Massa, Vettel, Maldonado, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Perez and Senna
11:12
NewsOnF1: 
Order after 2 laps: Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Massa, Vettel, Maldonado, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Perez and Senna
11:13
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta pits again and has retired
11:13
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Alonso leads on lap 3 by 0.8 seconds
07:13
Comment From vinay: 
This race winner will be the world champion michael Schumacher..
07:13
Comment From Michael: 
Well started by Alonso, don't you think, with him on hard boots.
11:14
NewsOnF1: 
Massa under attack by Vettel
11:14
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Schumacher in 3rd starting to drop back behind Webber
11:16
NewsOnF1: 
Order after 5 laps: Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Massa, Vettel, Raikkonen, Maldonado, Hamilton, Perez and Senna
11:16
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Hamilton on the radio telling his team that he has no pace. He is on the hard compound
07:17
Comment From jimmy: 
where did maldonado come from?? ED - Lets hope he doesn't make any silly moves!
11:17
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso now leads Webber on lap 6 by 1.8 seconds. Alonso is pushing now
11:18
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Schumacher in 3rd is a further 2.4 seconds behind
11:18
NewsOnF1: 
Massa trying hard to take 3rd from Schumacher
11:21
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Alonso increases the lead over Webber to 2.6 seconds. Schumacher is a further 3.4 seconds behind
11:22
NewsOnF1: 
Order after 8 laps: Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Massa, Vettel, Raikkonen, Maldonado, Hamilton, Perez and Senna
11:23
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher continues to hold those behind him
11:23
NewsOnF1: 
Perez takes 8th from Hamilton momentarily
11:24
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits!
11:24
NewsOnF1: 
He takes on the hard compound
07:24
Comment From jido: 
The new live viewer does not work well on iPhone. ED - Thanks for the feedback
11:25
NewsOnF1: 
Red Bull taking some risk but trying to get him into some clear air to jump Massa and Schumacher
11:25
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Massa takes 3rd from Schumacher
11:26
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado and Perez pit as well
11:26
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Meanwhile at the front Alonso goes quickest so far
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado and Perez touch!
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher pits
07:28
Comment From Michael: 
Any damage to Maldonado and Perez' cars? ED - Perez retires, Maldonado has a puncture
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado slides into Perez. Perez is out, Maldonado has a puncture
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
Massa and Raikkonen pit
11:30
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Webber pits
11:32
NewsOnF1: 
And Alonso pits
11:34
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Hamilton now leads from Alonso on lap 16, Hamilton yet to stop
11:35
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi, Hulkenberg and Button pit
11:35
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso is right behind Hamilton!
07:36
Comment From Michael: 
What compound tyres have Alonso on now? ED - Another hard tyre
11:38
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso fighting with Hamilton, he goes through
11:39
NewsOnF1: 
So the order at this stage: Alonso, Hamilton, Webber, Vettel, Massa, Schumacher, Raikkonen, Gorsjean, Kobayashi and Hulkenberg
11:40
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton yet to make his first stop
11:41
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Grosjean who had to stop early is up into 8th
11:42
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Alonso increases the lead over Hamilton to 2.3 seconds
11:42
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Hamilton pits
11:42
NewsOnF1: 
A clean stop for Hamilton
11:43
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He rejoins behind Raikkonen in 7th place
11:43
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton has the soft tyre this stint
11:45
NewsOnF1: 
So after all the front runners have made their first stops, the order is: Alonso, Webber, Vettel, Massa, Schumacher, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Grosjean and Kobayashi
11:46
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso leads Webber on lap 23 by 4.9 seconds. Webber is slightly quicker than Alonso
11:46
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is a further 3.4 seconds behind
11:47
NewsOnF1: 
The top 4 are lapping at a very similar pace at this stage
11:47
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Massa in 4th is a further 2.4 seconds behind Vettel
11:48
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen gets ahead of Schumacher
11:48
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And Hamilton gets ahead of Schumacher as well
11:49
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso puts in the fastest lap so far with a 1:37.042
11:50
NewsOnF1: 
Perez accuses Maldonado of having "no respect to other drivers"
11:50
NewsOnF1: 
At the front, Alonso is pushing hard, the gap to Webber is 5.6 seconds
11:51
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean makes his second stop
11:53
NewsOnF1: 
Order after 27 laps: Alonso, Webber, Vettel, Massa, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg and Senna
11:54
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits
11:54
NewsOnF1: 
A quick stop for Hamilton, can he last to the end
11:54
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22 laps remaining
11:55
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Hamilton that he needs to go to the end on these tyres
11:56
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At the front, Alonso leads Webber by 5.6 seconds on lap 29
11:56
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton has the hard tyres
11:57
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Both Hamilton and Grosjean get ahead of Rosberg
11:58
NewsOnF1: 
Webber quicker than Alonso in the last 2 laps
11:58
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Hamilton now chasing Button
11:58
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Vettel pits
11:59
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Both Hamilton and Grosjean get ahead of Button
11:59
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Button pits
11:59
NewsOnF1: 
Will Webber pit now ?
12:00
NewsOnF1: 
Neither Alonso nor Webber pit
12:01
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel quicker than Alonso and Webber
12:01
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Webber pits in response
12:02
NewsOnF1: 
Webber stays ahead of Vettel
12:03
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Alonso is trying to stay out as long as possible as he will have to take on the soft compound
12:03
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Raikkonen pits
12:04
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And so does Schumacher
12:05
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso stays out, Massa pits
12:05
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Grosjean takes 8th from Hamilton
12:05
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Webber flying
12:06
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest lap so far by Webber
12:07
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pushing, hasn't stop but Webber is catching him
12:07
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Vettel isn't pushing as hard in 3rd
12:08
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits
12:08
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Clean stop by Alonso
12:08
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Alonso retains the lead
12:09
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14 laps remain. Alonso on the softs, Webber on the hards
12:11
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So after 38 laps, the top 10 are: Alonso, Webber, Vettel, Massa, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Hamilton, Schumacher, Hulkenberg and Senna
12:11
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Alonso leads Webber by 3.9 seconds. Vettel is a further 5.8 seconds behind
12:12
NewsOnF1: 
It is interesting that Grosjean is up into 6th despite stopping very early and replacing the front wing
12:14
NewsOnF1: 
Replay shows Kobayashi overshooting his pit stop and hitting a few of his crew. Lets hope they are all fine
12:15
NewsOnF1: 
Closest fight at this stage is Hulkenberg, Senna and Button fighting for 9th place
12:15
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Alonso leads Webber by 3.5 seconds on lap 41
12:16
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Vettel is a further 5.8 seconds behind
12:16
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10 laps remaining
12:17
NewsOnF1: 
Order after 42 laps: Alonso, Webber, Vettel, Massa, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Hamilton, Schumacher, Hulkenberg and Senna
12:17
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Webber pushing
12:18
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Gap down to 2.2 seconds, Alonso to Webber
12:19
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Webber took out a second on the last lap from Alonso's lead
12:20
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Button trying to pass Senna for 10th without success
12:21
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Webber now right behind Alonso
12:21
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Just half a second behind now
12:22
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Interesting fight to the end
12:23
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So on lap 47, Alonso leads Webber by 0.4 seconds. Vettel is a further 5.3 seconds behind
12:24
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Schumacher takes 7th from Hamilton
12:24
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5 laps to go
12:25
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And Webber takes the lead from Alonso
12:27
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So Webber leads from Alonso, Vettel in 3rd ahead of Massa, Raikkonen and Grosjean
12:27
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3 laps to go
12:29
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Webber leads Alonso by 1.3 seconds. Vettel is a further 4.1 seconds behind
12:31
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Senna takes 9th from Hulkenberg
12:31
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Webber starts his final lap
12:31
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Alonso in second, Vettel in third
12:31
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Very close fight between Massa and Raikkonen
12:32
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Alonso has backed off
12:32
NewsOnF1: 
Webber wins the British Grand Prix
12:32
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Alonso finishes second
12:33
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is 3rd ahead of Massa, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Schumacher, Hamilton, Senna and Button make the top 10
12:34
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12:35
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Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Vergne, Rosberg, Maldonado, Kovalainen, Glock, Pic, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan make the rest of the field
12:35
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Perez, di Resta and Petrov retired
12:39
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12:54
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14:27
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