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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 - Qualifying
(08/09/2012) 
13:58
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Italian Grand Prix
13:59
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying starts in a few minutes
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is at 28 degrees and track temperature is at 39 degrees
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Q1 gets underway
14:02
NewsOnF1: 
A few cars head out onto the track
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
The two dry tyre compounds this event are the medium and hard compounds
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo is the first to start a flyer
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:26.760 for Ricciardo
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
19 cars on the track now
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
d'Ambrosio sets a 1:26.712
14:05
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta goes quickest so far with a 1:25.384
14:06
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:25.209
14:06
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg seems to have a gearbox problem. He stops at the end of the straight
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes second with a 1:25.302
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso on a quick lap
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso on a quick lap
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso sets a 1:24.540
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta goes second and Massa in third
14:09
NewsOnF1: 
Big lockup by Schumacher
14:09
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg goes second with a 1:24.689
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
Bad luck for Force India, Hulkenberg will start last and di Resa has a 5 place grid penalty due to a gearbox change
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton and Alonso on quick laps
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso quickest in S1 and S2
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:24.175 for Alonso!
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:24.840
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
Button on a flyer as well
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
Button into 8th
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying - Q1 - Current Top 10
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes second, quickest in S1 and S2. A 1:24.211
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes 3rd with a 1:24.672
14:17
NewsOnF1: 
With Hulkenberg out, there isn't much pressure on the rest of the front runners
14:17
NewsOnF1: 
Currently d'Ambrosio is behind Kovalainen!
14:17
NewsOnF1: 
3 minutes remaining
14:18
NewsOnF1: 
d'Ambrosio goes 17 on mediums
14:19
NewsOnF1: 
Webber is down in 14th!
14:20
NewsOnF1: 
Kovalainen pushing! Can he make 17th!
14:20
NewsOnF1: 
No he remains in 18th
14:22
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out of Q1: Kovalainen, Petrov, Glock, Pic, Karthikeyan, de la Rosa and Hulkenberg
14:23
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying - Q1 - Top 10
14:26
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 about to get underway, air temperature at 28 degrees while track temperature is at 40 degrees
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 underway
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta is the first out followed by Raikkonen
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
10 cars on the track already
14:29
NewsOnF1: 
All the drivers are on the medium compound
14:30
NewsOnF1: 
Interesting that the 2 Ferraris are using each other to slip stream
14:30
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta is the first to start a timed lap this session
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:24.668 for di Resta
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso quick as Massa misses the first turn
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:24.242 for Alonso
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
Button and Hamilton on the track
14:33
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes second with a 1:24.505
14:33
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher in 4th
14:33
NewsOnF1: 
Button on a quick lap
14:33
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes second with a 1:24.255!
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso responding! Quickest in S2
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits!
14:35
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:24.394
14:35
NewsOnF1: 
Webber only 13th
14:36
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying - Q2 - Current Top 10
14:37
NewsOnF1: 
5 minutes remain in Q2
14:38
NewsOnF1: 
Now the drivers go back out for their second run (if they need to)
14:39
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta who is in 6th is out! He doesn't feel he is safe
14:40
NewsOnF1: 
So everyone from 6th is on the track although Schumacher in 7th stays in!
14:40
NewsOnF1: 
Webber seems to be having a KERS issue
14:41
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado goes 9th. He has a 10 place grid penalty
14:41
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi goes 8th! A 1:24.683
14:41
NewsOnF1: 
1 minute!
14:42
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta goes 3rd
14:42
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes 9th
14:43
NewsOnF1: 
Webber only 11th
14:43
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen in 10th!
14:45
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out of Q2: Webber, Maldonado, Perez, Senna, Ricciardo, d'Ambrosio and Vergne
14:47
NewsOnF1: 
Final qualifying session about to get underway, air temperature at 27 degrees while track temperature is at 39 degrees
14:50
NewsOnF1: 
Q3 is underway
14:51
NewsOnF1: 
The 2 Ferraris are out
14:52
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like Ferrari are going to try the slip stream
14:52
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel and di Resta on the track as well
14:57
Comment From jido: 
What does the "slip stream" mean?
Ed: Being behind the car in front of you where there is less wind resistance
14:52
NewsOnF1: 
Button and Hamilton on the track as well
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso gives Massa a bit of tow
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Massa sets a 1:24.436
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton and Button on quick laps
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes second with a 1:25.093
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
Button second with a 1:24.479
14:56
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:24.010
14:58
Comment From jido: 
Why are Vettel and Raikkonen off the pace set by McLaren and Ferrari?
Ed: The Renault doesn't have the best top speed
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes 4th and Rosberg goes 5th
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen in 6th
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Less than 2 minutes remain
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta flying!
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso going for a single flyer and hoping to get help from Massa
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta goes second with a 1:24.304
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Final laps
15:01
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton quickest in S1
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Massa improves into second
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso in 10th!
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Button takes second with a 1:24.133
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like Ferrari have made some serious error!
15:04
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying - Q3
15:07
Comment From jido: 
Thanks for the coverage :)
You are welcome
15:15
NewsOnF1: 
Ferrari are reporting a rear mechanical issue on Alonso's car
15:17
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying - Q3
1:24.010
1:24.133
1:24.247
1:24.304
1:24.540
1:24.802
1:24.833
1:24.855
1:25.109
1:25.678

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