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2012 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice  2nd Friday Practice  Saturday Practice  Qualifying

 

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German Grand Prix - 2012 - 1st Friday Practice
(07/20/2012) 
10:05
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the German Grand Prix. First Friday practice is underway
10:06
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is at 17 degrees while track temperature is at 19 degrees
10:06
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers are out on their installation laps
10:06
NewsOnF1: 
The track is dry however rain is predicted this session
10:08
NewsOnF1: 
A few drivers are doing 2 installation laps
10:10
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi sets the first time of the day with a 1:55.569
10:11
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi pits
10:12
NewsOnF1: 
Now only Massa is on the track, he is the last to go out for his installation lap
10:13
NewsOnF1: 
Pirelli is bringing the medium and soft compounds to this event
10:13
NewsOnF1: 
They are also giving the teams an experimental hard tyre for this session
10:13
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo is back onto the track
10:14
NewsOnF1: 
A number of test drivers are taking part in this session
10:14
NewsOnF1: 
Bianchi is testing for Force India replacing di Resta
10:15
NewsOnF1: 
Clos is testing for HRT replacing Karthikeyan
10:15
NewsOnF1: 
And Bottas is testing for Williams replacing Senna
10:16
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo pits but has gone back out again
10:16
NewsOnF1: 
Button is on the track
10:17
NewsOnF1: 
McLaren are bringing a few new developments to this race
10:18
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo pits, Kovalainen and Perez are also on the track
10:19
NewsOnF1: 
Button sets a 1:18.759
10:21
NewsOnF1: 
Button improves with a 1:17.410
10:21
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes second with a 1:20.665
10:22
NewsOnF1: 
Now Grosjean takes second with a 1:19.251
03:24
Comment From Cheetah7: 
Greetings NewsOnF1! Do u know what the fastest lap was last year? ED - There was no race at Hockenheim last year, it alternates with the Nurburgring
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
Button improves with a 1:16.595
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean improves with a 1:18.362
10:30
NewsOnF1: 
It is starting to rain!
03:32
Comment From Cheetah7: 
OOps.. Thx. ED. Got my answer 2010 Vettel did 1:15:824 on lap 67 (very little fuel).
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
Top 10: Button, Grosjean, Perez, Bottas, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Glock, Hamilton, Vergne and Petrov
10:34
NewsOnF1: 
The rain is very light at this stage
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne is the only driver on the track
03:37
Comment From Cheetah7: 
FYEO - 1.my comments are coming up with Sydney time. 2. The screen does not seem to scroll up auto. Sorry :-(( ED - Thank you for the feedback, we are working on fixing the problems
10:39
NewsOnF1: 
It isn't raining hard and the drivers are still on the dry tyre
10:41
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers are on the track now
10:43
NewsOnF1: 
There are no improvements among the top 10
10:43
NewsOnF1: 
The track is slippery and several driver have gone wide
10:44
NewsOnF1: 
Massa moves into 5th with a 1:19.871
10:44
NewsOnF1: 
It is now raining heavier on parts of the track
10:46
NewsOnF1: 
Massa is still out on the track but he is going very slowly as the track is wetter and he is on dry compounds
10:46
NewsOnF1: 
Massa pits as Kovalainen heads onto the track
10:48
NewsOnF1: 
Kovalainen is on the hard experimental tyre. He is struggling to stay on the track
10:48
NewsOnF1: 
Pic on the track
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen, Maldonado, Pic, Hulkenberg, Vettel, Alonso and Schumacher have yet to set times
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
The track is only wet in parts
10:50
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas also on the track
10:51
NewsOnF1: 
Kovalainen pits
10:52
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like the rain has stopped!
10:53
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas is on the track and is lapping around 2 seconds off his best
10:53
NewsOnF1: 
Pic improves in 14th with a 123.900
10:55
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers head out onto the track to take advantage of the drying track
10:55
NewsOnF1: 
16 drivers on the track now!
10:56
NewsOnF1: 
We believe the scrolling issue is now sorted, please refresh the page on your browser. Thank you for your patience
10:57
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado goes into 5th with a 1:19.210
10:58
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo goes 3rd with a 1:19.103
10:59
NewsOnF1: 
21 drivers on the track
03:59
Comment From Cheetah7: 
FYEO - scrolling is working now - many thx... ED - Appreciate the feedback mate!
11:00
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso jumps into second with a 1:17.795
11:00
NewsOnF1: 
Now all the drivers have set times except for Raikkonen
11:01
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi has set a time but the time is not competitive
11:02
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes 4th with a 1:18.845
11:02
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg goes 3rd with a 1:18.103
11:03
NewsOnF1: 
But Hamilton now takes 3rd with a 1:17.926
11:03
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel into 11th with a 1:19.264
11:05
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg goes second with a 1:17.599
11:05
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg now in 4th
11:06
NewsOnF1: 
Top 10 with 30 minutes remaining: Button, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Rosberg, Hamilton, Schumacher, Grosjean, Vettel, Ricciardo and Bottas
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
And it is raining again!
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes off but recovers
11:08
NewsOnF1: 
It rains again just when Kobayashi and Raikkonen go out onto the track! Both have yet to set times
11:09
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi is on the intermediate tyre actually. He is running with a sensing device at the rear of his car
11:09
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes wide, he recovers
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi improves with a 1:44.896 on intermediates
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi pits now
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
Only Massa on the track and the rain seems to have stopped
11:11
NewsOnF1: 
And now Massa pits
11:11
NewsOnF1: 
22 minutes remains
11:12
NewsOnF1: 
Button's time of 1:16.595 from earlier in the session still stands. Hulkenberg in second is a full second behind
11:12
NewsOnF1: 
Weather is playing havoc with the teams this session. It is raining again!
11:13
NewsOnF1: 
No one on the track
11:14
NewsOnF1: 
The rain is falling on parts of the track
04:15
Comment From Cheetah7: 
Should be clear for Sunday but does mess up the practice which they need. Ed. I reckon Hulk.. is the man to watch this weekend ED - It would be great to see one of the Force India drivers shine however it is really hard to read anything from this session. The weather and the hard experimental tyres makes it very difficult
11:17
NewsOnF1: 
The 2 Sauber cars are on the track
11:17
NewsOnF1: 
Both are on intermediates
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi sets a 1:24.349 on the intermediates
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
Perez pits
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
Now Vergne is out onto the track
11:20
NewsOnF1: 
Less than 15 minutes remain
11:21
NewsOnF1: 
The track isn't really wet and we could see more action before the end of the session
11:21
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo also on the track
11:22
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers head out including Schumacher and Webber
11:23
NewsOnF1: 
So far Jean-Eric Vergne has completed the most laps with 25
11:23
NewsOnF1: 
It is getting busy again
11:24
NewsOnF1: 
Most cars running the dry tyres
11:25
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes wide and onto the grass but recovers
11:25
NewsOnF1: 
Only 4 drivers in the pits
11:26
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher moves into 3rd with a 1:17.649
11:26
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes second with a 1:17.370
04:27
Comment From jido: 
Sad to see the new viewer is still unusable in iOS :( ED - Jido, apologies, can you tell us what you are experiencing ? Also provide your email address so we can communicate with you offline
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen who has yet to set a time is still in the pits
11:28
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen finally makes it onto the track
11:28
NewsOnF1: 
Glock slow into the pits
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
Only Glock in the pits now
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is on a quick lap
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
Indeed he goes second with a 1:17.093
11:32
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas is off
11:32
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas goes off into the gravel with his back into the tyre barrier
11:34
NewsOnF1: 
Replay shows Bottas lost it and went backwards into the tyre barrier. The back of the Williams has sustained some damage
11:34
NewsOnF1: 
We won't see much improvements as the session ends under yellow flags
11:34
NewsOnF1: 
Session over
11:34
NewsOnF1: 
Awaiting final times
11:36
NewsOnF1: 
Top 10 are: Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Schumacher, Perez, Hulkenberg, Rosberg, Massa, Maldonado and Grosjean
11:38
NewsOnF1: 
11th to 24th: Kobayashi, Vettel, Bottas, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Bianchi, Vergne, Petrov, Kovalainen, Webber, Pic, Glock, de la Rosa and Clos
11:40
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Vergne with 34 laps, least laps by Raikkonen with 14 laps
11:42
NewsOnF1: 
The second session is at 2 pm local time (12:00 GMT). We hope that you joins us then
11:42
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04:43
Comment From Guest: 
Thanks for the coverage
12:23
Comment From John: 
Thanks for such detailed coverage.
12:24
NewsOnF1: 
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