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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 - Race
(07/22/2012) 
14:00
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 German Grand Prix
14:00
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It is sunny and dry at Hockenheim
14:00
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Air temperature is at 21 degrees while track temperature is at 30 degrees
14:02
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Fernando Alonso starts from Pole with Sebastian Vettel alongside him
14:02
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Schumacher starts from 3rd with Hulkenberg alongside him
14:02
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Maldonado starts from 5th with Button alongside him
14:03
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Hamilton starts from 7th with Webber alongside him
14:03
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And di Resta starts from 9th with Raikkonen alongside him
14:04
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Webber, Grosejan and Rosberg have 5 place grid penalty for out of schedule gearbox change
14:05
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Formation lap underway
14:06
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The types of tyres for this race are the softs and mediums
14:06
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Cars arrive at the starting grid
14:07
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Lights!
14:08
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Alonso gets a good start, Schumacher right behind Vettel!
14:09
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Massa pits!
14:09
NewsOnF1: 
Massa lost his front wing
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
Order after the first lap: Alonso, Vettel, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Button, Maldonado, Webber, Hamilton, Raikkonen and di Resta
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean and Senna also pit
14:11
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Hamilton has a puncture!
14:11
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Vettel closes in on Alonso
14:12
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Alonso leads on lap 3 by 0.6
14:12
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Hamilton pits
14:13
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Hamilton telling team he should retire!
14:13
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Hamilton switches to the medium compound and rejoins
14:14
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Great pass by Raikkonen, side by side with di Resta for 8th
14:15
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Order on lap 5 of 67: Alonso, Vettel, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Button, Maldonado, Webber, Raikkonen, di Resta and Kobayashi
14:15
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Massa is 21st, Hamilton is 22nd and Grosjean is 23rd!
14:17
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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 6 by 0.8 seconds. Schumacher is now a further 3.8 seconds behind
14:18
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Button takes 4th from Hulkenberg
14:19
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Alonso and Vettel are lapping at near identical times
14:20
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Schumacher is dropping back and Button is now catching
14:21
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Perez takes 9th from di Resta. Perez earlier passed Kobayashi for 10th
14:22
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Button takes Schumacher, now in 3rd
14:22
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di Resta is the first to make a scheduled stop
14:23
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen pits to cover
14:23
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen puts on the softs again
14:24
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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 11 by 1.3 seconds. Button is a further 5.8 seconds behind
14:24
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Hulkenberg and Webber pit
14:24
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Both put on the medium compound
14:25
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Alonso is pushing. Fastest lap so far
14:25
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Maldonado pits
14:26
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Webber goes wide but recovers
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
And now Schumacher pits
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes for the softs again
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher lost a position to Hulkenberg
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
Both are fighting and Raikkonen right behind
14:29
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Schumacher passes Hulkenberg and so does Raikkonen
14:29
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso, Vettel and Button have yet to stop
14:30
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Perez, Kobayashi and Ricciardo are now 4th, 5th and 6th but have yet to stop
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso leads Vettel by 2.1 seconds on lap 17
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
Perez pits
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like the 3 at the front are trying to go long enough to go for a 2 stop rather than a 3
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso and Vettel pit on the same lap
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
Sorry only Alonso pits
07:33
Comment From Michael: 
What position is Hamilton now? ED - 19th
14:33
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso puts on mediums
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits
14:34
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And Ricciardo pits
14:34
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Vettel and Kobayashi are the only drivers yet to stop
14:35
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits, they have to respond to Alonso
14:36
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Vettel rejoins behind Kobayashi
14:36
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Vettel takes Kobayashi who has yet to stop
14:37
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen takes Schumacher for 5th
14:38
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi pits
14:38
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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 22 by 2.6 seconds
14:39
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Button is only a further 3.6 seconds behind
14:39
NewsOnF1: 
Button is currently the quickest of the top 3!
14:41
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Hamilton they will try to go for a 1 stop, presumably in addition to the one he did very early in the race
14:42
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 25 of 67: Alonso, Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Perez, Webber, Kobayashi and di Resta
14:42
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel continues to close in on Alonso
14:43
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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 26 by 1.3 seconds
14:44
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Button is a further 4.1 seconds
14:45
NewsOnF1: 
Button sets the fastest lap of the race so far. Closes gap to Vettel to 3.9 seconds
14:45
NewsOnF1: 
The top 3 are pushing each other at this stage of the race
14:46
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Vettel now under a second behind Alonso
14:48
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Vettel now right behind Alonso
14:51
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Order on lap 31 of 67: Alonso, Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Perez, Webber, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg and Rosberg
14:51
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg pits for the second time
14:52
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Alonso and Vettel have lapped Hamilton
14:52
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Hamilton is 18th
14:53
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On lap 33, Alonso leads Vettel by 0.9 seconds. Button is a further 2.7 seconds behind
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton unlaps himself from Vettel
14:56
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Vettel isn't happy about that
14:57
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Team tells Vettel he has some issue with his KERS
14:57
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Schumacher pits from 5th
14:57
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He puts on the mediums
14:59
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Hamilton still right behind Alonso trying to unlap himself
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen pits
15:01
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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 39 by 2.1 seconds
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 39 of 67: Alonso, Vettel, Button, Kobayashi, Perez, Raikkonen, Webber, Schumacher, Hulkenberg and di Resta
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits from 3rd
15:02
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And so does Perez
15:03
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And Webber
15:03
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Raikkonen sets the quickest lap so far
15:03
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Alonso pits
15:04
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And Vettel pits as well
15:04
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Both put the mediums on
15:05
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso stays in the lead
15:05
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Button gets ahead of Vettel!
15:05
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Vettel goes wide but recovers
15:06
NewsOnF1: 
A big lockup from Button
15:07
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Kobayashi is the last of the top 10 to make the second stop
15:08
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Order on lap 44 of 67: Alonso, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Perez, Rosberg and Webber
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Team telling Vettel to look after his tyres to go to the end of the race
15:11
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Alonso leads Button on lap 46 by 0.7 seconds. Vettel is a further 1.8 seconds behind
15:11
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Hulkenberg makes his 3rd stop
15:15
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Order on lap 49 of 67: Alonso, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Perez, Rosberg, Webber, and di Resta
15:16
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Alonso leads Button by 0.9 seconds. Vettel is a further 2 seconds behind
15:16
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17 laps remaining
15:16
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Rosberg makes his 3rd stop
15:18
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Vettel goes slightly wide but recovers
15:19
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The top 3 are now lapping almost identically! 1:20.0
15:19
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Schumacher makes his 3rd stop
15:20
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Vettel struggling
15:20
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Vettel struggling
15:22
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Order on lap 54 of 67: Alonso, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Perez, Schumacher, Webber, Hulkenberg and di Resta
15:23
NewsOnF1: 
10 laps remaining
Can they make it to the end without major issues with the tyres
15:24
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Alonso leads Button by 0.6 seconds. Vettel is a further 2.4 seconds behind
15:25
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Now Schumacher who is has stopped 3 times sets the fastest lap so far
15:26
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Hamillton who is 16th makes his 4th stop of the race
15:26
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Hamilton retires
15:27
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This will be a tense final 7 laps for the 3 in front
15:28
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Vettel is catching Button
15:29
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The leaders start lap 61 and they are separated by 2.7 seconds!
15:31
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Order on lap 61 of 67: Alonso, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Perez, Schumacher, Webber, Hulkenberg and Rosberg
15:31
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Alonso leads Button on lap 62 by 1.3. Vettel is a further 1.1 seconds behind
15:32
NewsOnF1: 
5 laps to go
08:32
Comment From Thaddeus: 
What's the gap from Perez to Schumacher? ED - 1.4 seconds,
15:32
NewsOnF1: 
The only retirement so far is Hamilton
15:33
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Button is now being caught by Vettel, gap just 0.8
15:34
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Vettel now right behind Button
15:36
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The middle sector from Button is very slow
15:36
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Vettel takes Button
15:37
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Alonso starts his final lap
15:38
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is second and Button in third
15:38
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Button complaining that Vettel passed him off the track
15:39
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso win the race
15:39
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This is Alonso's 3rd win of the race
15:39
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Vettel is second ahead of Button
15:41
NewsOnF1: 
The overtake of Vettel over Button is under investigation
15:43
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The race order is: Alonso, Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Perez, Schumacher, Webber, Hulkenberg and Rosberg
15:46
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di Resta, Massa, Riccardo, Vergne, Maldonado, Petrov, Senna, Grosjean, Kovalainen, Pic, de la Rosa, Glock and Karthikeyan
15:46
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Retirements: Hamilton
15:47
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We hope that you have enjoyed our coverage of the German Grand Prix
15:48
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The next race is next weekend at Hungary, we hope you join us then
15:48
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