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2012 Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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Italian Grand Prix - 2012 - 1st Friday Practice
(07/09/2012) 
09:59
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Italian Grand Prix
09:59
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday practice starts shortly
10:00
NewsOnF1: 
It is sunny and warm! Air temperature is at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 28 degrees
10:01
NewsOnF1: 
The session gets underway
10:01
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers head out onto the track for their installation laps
10:02
NewsOnF1: 
Following the first lap crash at Spa, Romain Grosjean has been banned from this race. Lotus test driver Jerome d'Ambrosio takes his seat
10:03
NewsOnF1: 
Chinese Qing Hua Ma drives for HRT this session. He is the first Chinese driver to take part in a Formula 1 practice session
10:04
NewsOnF1: 
It is also worth noting that Maldonado has a 10 place grid penalty as a result of his driving in Spa
10:05
NewsOnF1: 
Button, Hamilton and Perez stay out for a second lap
10:06
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton sets a 1:31.028
10:06
NewsOnF1: 
Massa stays out as well
10:07
NewsOnF1: 
Button and Perez pit on the second lap without setting a time
10:08
NewsOnF1: 
A lot of rumours this weekend surrounding Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher and an expected move by Hamilton to Mercedes
10:09
NewsOnF1: 
Massa sets a 1:28.370 as Hamilton pits
10:09
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel, Schumacher and Rosberg complete 2 installation laps
10:10
NewsOnF1: 
Massa pits after a single flyer
10:11
NewsOnF1: 
It is all quiet now on the track.
10:12
NewsOnF1: 
Charles Pic in the Marussia returns to the track
10:13
NewsOnF1: 
As in Spa, the two tyre compounds for this weekend are the Medium and Hard compounds
10:14
NewsOnF1: 
Pic starts a timed lap but he is going slow!
10:16
NewsOnF1: 
A 2:08.214 for Pic, now he seems to be pushing
10:18
NewsOnF1: 
Pic slows down again in the middle sector and now pits
10:20
NewsOnF1: 
It is quiet again!
10:37
Comment From John: 
Qing Hua Ma, his so called English name is MARTIN, used to race with him in China,is he driving in session 2 as well? ED: Hello John. No usually test drivers take part in 1st Friday practice
10:22
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen heads out onto the track
10:23
NewsOnF1: 
Ma also on the track
10:24
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen sets a 1:31.042
10:24
NewsOnF1: 
Ma misses his braking point at the first chicane!
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes quickest with a 1:28.175
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
Ma goes 4th with a 1:39.332
10:26
NewsOnF1: 
d'Ambrosio and Vergne on the track as well
10:27
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen improves with a 1:27.369
10:29
NewsOnF1: 
d'Ambrosio goes 3rd with a 1:30.794
10:30
NewsOnF1: 
d'Ambrosio improves with a 1:29.017
10:31
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes 4th with a 1:30.495
10:31
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne betters that with a 1:29.890
10:32
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne now fastest in S1
10:32
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton takes 3rd with a 1:28.532
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
d'Ambrosio takes second with a 1:28.004
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers on the track
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:26.980
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton improve with a 1:26.346
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo goes 3rd with a 1:27.941
10:36
NewsOnF1: 
Now Perez in second with a 1:27.115 and the quickest in S3
10:36
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg now quickest in S1
10:37
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg goes second and Massa goes third
10:38
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton improves by a fraction, a 1:26.326
10:39
NewsOnF1: 
Button in 10th and now is quickest in S1
10:39
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher jumps into second with a 1:26.545
10:40
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso in 14th but now quickest in S2
10:40
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes quickest with a 1:26.072
10:41
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher betters that and is quickest with a 1:25.961
10:41
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice - Current Top 10
10:42
NewsOnF1: 
Both Button and Schumacher on quick laps
10:42
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:25.422 for Schumacher
10:45
Comment From nihil: 
is it my browser? very hard to go back to previous comments...it always go back to latest post ED - Click on the Pause Yes radio button at the top then you should be able to scroll up without automatic refresh
10:42
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes second with a 1:26.055
10:43
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes second with a 1:25.937
10:44
NewsOnF1: 
Button improves again with a 1:25.856
10:46
NewsOnF1: 
Button quickest in S1
10:47
NewsOnF1: 
Button improves in second with a 1:25.723
10:48
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes 8th with a 1:26.561
10:49
Comment From nihil: 
thanks..from vietnam ED - You are welcome
10:48
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel in 11th with a 1:26.910
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice - Current Top 10
10:51
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher returns to the track
10:55
Comment From John: 
How is Martin Ma doing? Ed - He is around 2 seconds off the pace of de la Rosa. Not bad given this is his first time
10:52
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps so far by Ma with 14. He is currently 24th
10:52
NewsOnF1: 
Webber improves to 7th and Vettel into 8th
10:53
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen currently in 12th but set to improve
10:53
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen improves to 11th with a 1:26.615
10:54
NewsOnF1: 
So far all drivers have been using the hard compound
10:57
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes 5th with a 1:26.060
10:59
Comment From John: 
before you close,thank you and should you guys want some pix, news paper clips etc from Martin Ma's early racing days - I have Ed - Many thanks John
10:58
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice - Current Top 10
11:00
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg now goes 3rd with a 1:25.762
11:02
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso improves in 4th with a 1:25.800
11:03
NewsOnF1: 
At this stage, Button's McLaren is significantly quicker than the rest in S1 and Schumacher's Mercedes is significantly quicker in S3
11:03
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso quickest in S2
11:04
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice - Current Top 10
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
Currently the top 8 are separated by under a second
11:08
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps so far by Perez with 20 laps
11:08
NewsOnF1: 
Least laps by Vettel and Petrov with 10 laps each
11:11
NewsOnF1: 
Not much improvements at the moment
11:13
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes 7th with a 1:26.046
11:14
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice - Current Top 10
11:15
NewsOnF1: 
Ma improves in 24th with a 1:31.239. He is under 2 seconds off the best time from de la Rosa
11:15
NewsOnF1: 
Kovalainen in 19th is under a tenth of Vergne's time
11:18
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers head back out for their final run this session. Just over 10 minutes remain
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton seems to be struggling at the second chicane. He has missed it a number of times this morning
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
And Vettel is having difficulty at the first chicane!
11:20
NewsOnF1: 
Typically drivers now run on heavy fuel so very few times are expected to improve
11:23
NewsOnF1: 
23 drivers on the track
11:25
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso stops on the track!
11:25
NewsOnF1: 
He has stopped at the first chicane
11:28
Comment From John: 
Whats the weather conditions been like for P1 ? ED - Perfect weather! 24 degrees and sunny. Track now at 32 degrees
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
It isn't really clear why Alonso stopped. Replay showed that he was slowing down for turn 1 and then just stopped!
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
All 24 cars on the track now (except for Alonso of course)
11:29
NewsOnF1: 
And Maldonado has stopped on the track. Just after the second chicane
11:31
Comment From John: 
are you the same ED like always? who are you ED ? ED - Yes most of the time, I am the same person ;-)
11:30
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso walking back to the pits, he is smiling, doesn't seem to be concerned
11:32
NewsOnF1: 
Replay shows Raikkonen hitting the curb hard at the second chicane and his car flew momentarily
11:32
NewsOnF1: 
Session over
11:33
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice - Top 10
1:25.422
1:25.723
1:25.762
1:25.800
1:25.861
1:25.944
1:26.046
1:26.323
1:26.390
1:26.504
11:36
NewsOnF1: 
11th to 24th; Vettel, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Kobayashi, d'Ambrosio, Bianchi, Ricciardo, Vergne, Kovalainen, Petrov, Pic, Glock, de la Rosa and Ma
11:37
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Hamilton with 30 laps. Least laps by Vettel with 18
11:37
NewsOnF1: 
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11:38
NewsOnF1: 
Join us in around 2 hours and 40 minutes for the second practice session (14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT)

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