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2012 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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German Grand Prix - 2012 - 2nd Friday Practice
(07/20/2012) 
14:09
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Welcome to our coverage of the German Grand Prix. The 2nd Friday practice is underway
14:09
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The track is wet
14:10
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Air temperature is at 16 degrees while track temperature is at 18 degrees
14:10
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No one has gone out onto the track
14:11
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Senna who sat out the first session is the first out
14:11
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Williams test driver Bottas drove his car in the morning session and crashed it towards the end of the session
14:12
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The track is very wet
14:12
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Senna is on the full wets
14:12
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Senna pits
14:13
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It is all quiet again
14:15
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No one out on the track
14:17
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Forecast is for rain to continue for the next hour at least
14:18
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Schumacher getting ready to go out
14:20
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It seems that the rain has eased
14:21
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There seems to be a window of opportunity to get out while the rain is light as heavier rain is now expected in 20 minutes
14:21
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A few cars are being fired up
14:21
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Vergne emerges from his garage
14:22
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The track is very wet
14:22
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Vergne is on full wets which is expected
14:23
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Pic and Rosberg join Vergne
14:23
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Water running across the track is causing major problems. The cars are aquaplaning
14:24
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Vergne goes wide but recovers
14:24
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A 1:43.330 is the first time set this session
14:25
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That time was by Vergne
14:27
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Rosberg sets a 1:43.222
14:27
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Vergne improves with a 1:41.135
14:28
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More drivers head out including Vettel and Schumacher
14:28
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Rosberg improves with a 1:40.666
14:28
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Vergne responds with a 1:39.843
14:29
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Ricciardo and Vettel are on quick laps
14:29
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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:40.713
14:30
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Ricciardo goes wide and loses time
14:30
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18 cars on the track now
14:31
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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:39.021
14:31
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Vettel goes second with a 1:39.821
14:32
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Vergne takes second with a 1:39.455
14:32
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di Resta goes 3rd and Webber 4th
14:33
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Rosberg pits from 1st
14:33
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It seems Ferrari and McLaren don't want to go out at this time
14:33
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Webber goes second with a 1:39.305
14:34
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It is very wet and tricky out there, almost all drivers are going off at various parts of the track
14:35
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Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:38.194
14:35
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Vettel takes second with a 1:38.243
14:35
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Button emerges from the pits
14:36
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Top 10: Schumacher, Vettel, Rosberg, Perez, di Resta, Webber, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Vergne and Hulkenberg
14:37
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Vergne moves into 3rd with a 1:38.293
14:38
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Hamilton and Alonso decide to go out as well
14:38
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Only Massa and de la Rosa yet to go out
14:40
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Vergne goes quickest with a 1:38.051
14:40
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Perez takes 3rd with a 1:38.228
14:41
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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:37.395
14:42
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Ricciardo second and Grosjean in third
14:42
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Perez goes second with a 1:37.522
14:43
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Massa goes 4th with a 1:37.889
14:44
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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:37.285
14:45
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Hamilton on a quick lap
14:45
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de la Rosa yet to go out this session
14:46
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Hamilton goes 4th with a 1:37.646
14:47
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Alonso goes quickest again with a 1:35.833
14:47
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But Rosberg betters that with a 1:35.833
14:47
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Less water on the track is allowing the times to drop
14:48
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Alonso goes quickest again with a 1:34.593
14:49
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More rain is predicted though
14:51
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The track is drying at this stage!
14:51
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Massa now quickest with a 1:34.576
14:52
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Webber goes 3rd with a 1:34.653
14:52
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Rosberg goes quickest again with a 1:33.824
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
Now Perez goes quickest and Hamilton goes second!
14:53
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Grosjean on the intermediates goes quickest with a 1:32.897
14:54
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Rosberg in second, Massa in third
14:54
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Now Vettel goes third
14:54
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Schumacher now quickest! Sorry hard to keep up with the order!
14:55
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Alonso responds and goes quickest with a 1:31.207
14:56
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Perez in second and Grosjean in third
14:56
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Ricciardo now in 3rd. Very dark clouds overhead!
14:56
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Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:30.666
14:57
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Massa goes second now ahead of Vettel
14:58
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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:30.617 only for Grosjean to shatter that with a 1:30.181!
14:59
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Massa goes quickest with a 1:29.719
14:59
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Raikkonen now in second
15:00
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Dry tyres can certainly be used on parts of the track now!
15:00
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If it doesn't rain again!
15:01
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Perez goes quickest with a 1:29.327
15:01
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Now Vettel quickest with a 1:28.516
15:02
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Sorry that was Button's time. Vettel set a 1:28.835!
15:03
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Now Grosjean quickest with a 1:28.420
15:04
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Drivers are still on intermediates but the track is drying fast!
15:05
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Maldonado now quickest with a 1:27.476
15:05
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Vettel takes second
15:05
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Grosjean was on another fast lap but he pits
15:07
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It is starting to rain again!
15:07
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30 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Maldonado, Rosberg, Vettel, Perez, Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Button, Webber and Raikkonen
15:10
NewsOnF1: 
The rain has returned and all the cars pit!
15:10
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de la Rosa has yet to go out
15:12
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Hamilton goes back out
15:12
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He is on intermediates not full wets
15:12
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And goes wide!
15:15
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Senna, Raikkonen and Schumacher also on the track
15:17
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Rosberg goes out as Hamilton pits
15:17
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The track is wetter so times aren't expected to improve
15:17
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de la Rosa finally makes it onto the track
15:20
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de la Rosa sets a 1:45.961
15:22
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de la Rosa improves with a 1:43.872
15:22
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He is the only one who is improving as he hasn't set a time when the track was drying
15:25
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Ricciardo is off
15:26
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He is stuck in the gravel
15:27
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Replay shows that he overshot the turn lock his brakes and got stuck in the gravel
15:30
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Schumacher crashes
15:30
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He is ok but his car is badly damaged
15:30
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Session has been stopped
15:32
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It appears that he accelerated too early out of a turn, lost it then the front hit the barrier, spun around and the back hit the barrier again
15:34
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The session has ended under the red flag
15:59
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Top 10: Maldonado, Rosberg, Vettel, Perez, Grosejan, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Button, Webber and Raikkonen
16:00
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11th to 24th: Vergne, Massa, Kobayashi, Pic, Glock, Senna, Kovalainen, di Resta, Hamilton, Alonso, Petrov, Karthkeyan, Schumacher and de la Rosa
16:02
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Perez, Vergne and Kovalainen with 26 laps each. Least laps by de la Rosa with 8 laps then Maldonado and di Resta with 14 laps each
16:03
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