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2012 British Formula 1 Grand Prix

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British Grand Prix - 2012 - Race

(07/06/2012)

10:54

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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

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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

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Vettel is ahead of Raiikkonen, they had a bit of a fight but Raikkonen appears to have a damaged front wing

11:10

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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

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Grosjean pits, he gets a new front wing

11:12

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Order after 2 laps: Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Massa, Vettel, Maldonado, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Perez and Senna

11:12

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Order after 2 laps: Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Massa, Vettel, Maldonado, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Perez and Senna

11:13

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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

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Massa under attack by Vettel

11:14

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Schumacher in 3rd starting to drop back behind Webber

11:16

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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

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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

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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

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Order after 8 laps: Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Massa, Vettel, Raikkonen, Maldonado, Hamilton, Perez and Senna

11:23

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Schumacher continues to hold those behind him

11:23

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Perez takes 8th from Hamilton momentarily

11:24

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Vettel pits!

11:24

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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

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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

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Maldonado and Perez pit as well

11:26

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Meanwhile at the front Alonso goes quickest so far

11:27

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Maldonado and Perez touch!

11:27

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Schumacher pits

07:28

Comment From Michael:

Any damage to Maldonado and Perez' cars? ED - Perez retires, Maldonado has a puncture

11:29

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Maldonado slides into Perez. Perez is out, Maldonado has a puncture

11:29

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Massa and Raikkonen pit

11:30

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Webber pits

11:32

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And Alonso pits

11:34

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Hamilton now leads from Alonso on lap 16, Hamilton yet to stop

11:35

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Kobayashi, Hulkenberg and Button pit

11:35

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Alonso is right behind Hamilton!

07:36

Comment From Michael:

What compound tyres have Alonso on now? ED - Another hard tyre

11:38

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Alonso fighting with Hamilton, he goes through

11:39

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So the order at this stage: Alonso, Hamilton, Webber, Vettel, Massa, Schumacher, Raikkonen, Gorsjean, Kobayashi and Hulkenberg

11:40

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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

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A clean stop for Hamilton

11:43

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He rejoins behind Raikkonen in 7th place

11:43

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Hamilton has the soft tyre this stint

11:45

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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

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Alonso leads Webber on lap 23 by 4.9 seconds. Webber is slightly quicker than Alonso

11:46

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Vettel is a further 3.4 seconds behind

11:47

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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

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Raikkonen gets ahead of Schumacher

11:48

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And Hamilton gets ahead of Schumacher as well

11:49

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Alonso puts in the fastest lap so far with a 1:37.042

11:50

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Perez accuses Maldonado of having "no respect to other drivers"

11:50

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At the front, Alonso is pushing hard, the gap to Webber is 5.6 seconds

11:51

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Grosjean makes his second stop

11:53

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Order after 27 laps: Alonso, Webber, Vettel, Massa, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg and Senna

11:54

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Hamilton pits

11:54

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A quick stop for Hamilton, can he last to the end

11:54

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22 laps remaining

11:55

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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

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Hamilton has the hard tyres

11:57

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Both Hamilton and Grosjean get ahead of Rosberg

11:58

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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

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Will Webber pit now ?

12:00

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Neither Alonso nor Webber pit

12:01

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Vettel quicker than Alonso and Webber

12:01

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Webber pits in response

12:02

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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

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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

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Fastest lap so far by Webber

12:07

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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

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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

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It is interesting that Grosjean is up into 6th despite stopping very early and replacing the front wing

12:14

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Replay shows Kobayashi overshooting his pit stop and hitting a few of his crew. Lets hope they are all fine

12:15

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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

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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

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Webber wins the British Grand Prix

12:32

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Alonso finishes second

12:33

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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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