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2012 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

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German Grand Prix - 2012 - Saturday Practice

(07/21/2012)

11:04

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Welcome to our coverage of the German Grand Prix

11:05

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Saturday practice session gets underway

11:05

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It is dry but overcast

11:06

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Air temperature is at 18 degrees while track temperature is at 25 degrees

11:06

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Drivers currently on their installation laps

11:08

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Some drivers are staying out to make up for the time lost due to the wet sessions yesterday

11:08

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Raikkonen is fastest with a 1:20.927, Grosjean is in second

11:09

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Now Ricciardo goes second with a 1:22.048

11:10

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The 2 types of dry tyres this weekend are the soft and medium

11:11

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The soft is denoted with a yellow strip while the medium has a white strip

11:11

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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:18.455 on the mediums!

11:13

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Rosberg improves again with a 1:17.971

11:13

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Rosberg seems to be onto a low fuel run already!

11:15

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10 minutes into the session and the top 10 are: Rosberg, Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Hamilton, Perez, Grosejan, Button, di Resta and Ricciardo

11:16

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Webber, Schumacher and Massa on the track

11:18

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Rosberg on another quick lap

11:18

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A 1:17.491 for Rosberg, that is 2.3 seconds quicker than anyone else. Clearly on a different programme

11:18

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Massa jumps into second with a 1:17.635

11:19

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Massa is also on the medium compound

11:20

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21 cars on the track

11:20

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21 cars on the track

11:20

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Only Perez, Alonso and Pic in the pits

11:21

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Senna goes 3rd with a 1:17.951

11:22

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Massa on a quick lap

11:22

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Senna goes quickest with a 1:17.391

11:22

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Massa pits

11:23

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Big lock up from Button, he pits, he is 14th

11:23

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Webber goes quickest with a 1:17.331

11:23

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Alonso emerges from the pits

11:24

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Maldonado goes quickest with a 1:16.940

11:24

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Alonso on the pace immediately!

11:25

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Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:17.051 on his first timed lap of the day

11:25

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Webber improves but remains in second

11:26

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Now Vettel goes quickest with a 1:16.876

11:26

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Maldonado responds with a 1:16.664

11:27

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Vettel responds with a 1:16.652

11:27

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Just 0.012 separates the top 2 at this stage

11:29

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A lot of activity on Pic's car. He has yet to go out this session

11:29

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Possible shower at the end of the session!

11:30

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Only Perez on the track now

11:31

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Top 10: Vettel, Maldonado, Webber, Senna, Alonso, Perez, Rosberg, Massa, Glock and Kovalainen

11:31

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Perez improves into 4th with a 1:16.968

11:32

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Hulkenberg goes back out

11:32

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More drivers head out

11:33

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Just over 30 minutes remaining

11:35

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As rain is now expected towards the end of the session, drivers are going out to simulate qualifying conditions

11:36

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Hulkenberg goes 6th with a 1:17.033

11:37

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Raikkonen on a quick lap

11:37

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Raikkonen goes 3rd with a 1:16.903

11:37

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Alonso on the track on softs

11:38

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Alonso jumps to the top of the timesheets on softs with a 1:16.124

11:39

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Pic yet to go out this session

11:39

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Massa goes 4th with a 1:16.771

11:40

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Glock goes wide but recovers

11:40

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Vettel now on softs

11:41

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Vettel goes very wide but recovers

11:41

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Hamilton on a quick lap

11:42

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Hamilton is on mediums

11:42

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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:16.091

11:44

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Amazing that Button, Grosjean and Schumacher are at the bottom of the timesheets

11:45

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20 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Alonso, Raikkonen, Vettel, Maldonado, Massa, Senna, Webber, Perez and Hulkenberg

11:46

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Webber goes 4th with a 1:16.602

11:46

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Pic is in his car at last

11:47

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Perez on the soft compound goes 3rd with a 1:16.202

11:47

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Vettel in 5th on the softs

11:48

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Marussia changes the engine on Pic's car, hence the long delay

11:49

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Alonso back on the track on softs again

11:50

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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:16.014. He had traffic in the middle sector

11:50

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Pic on the track now

11:51

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It is sunny on parts of the track while there is rain around the circuit!

11:53

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Pic goes 22nd with a 1:20.816

11:53

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Button and Schumacher now 23rd and 24th!

11:54

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Big lockup from Massa! He is currently 8th

11:55

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Massa goes off in S3. He was improving until then

11:56

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And it is starting to rain on part of the track!

11:57

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20 cars on the track now

11:58

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Amazing that it is sunny on the other side of the track!

11:59

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The rain is light but is causing loss of grip now

12:00

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Just under 5 minutes remain

12:01

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No one is taking any risk given the qualifying is only 2 hours away

12:02

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The 2 Force India cars are stopped outside the entrance to the pit lane! Strange

12:03

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Now the rain is heavier

12:03

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Only Kobayashi is on the track

12:04

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Kobayashi pits as the session comes to an end

12:04

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It is pouring down now!

12:05

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Top 10: Alonso, Hamilton, Perez, Raikkonen, Webber, Vettel, Maldonado, Massa, Kobayashi and Senna

12:07

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11th to 24th: Grosjean, Hulkenberg, di Resta, Riccardo, Schumacher, Vergne, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Petrov, de la Rosa, Glock, Pic, Karthikeyan and Button

12:08

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Most laps by Raikkonen with 27 laps. Least laps by Pic with 9 laps then Alonso with 14 laps

12:09

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12:09

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