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2012 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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Japanese Grand Prix - 2012 - Qualifying
(04/10/2012) 
13:52
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix
13:52
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying gets underway shortly, air temperature is at 28 degrees while track temperature is at 37 degrees
13:54
NewsOnF1: 
Q1 is underway
13:55
NewsOnF1: 
No one goes out straight away
13:55
NewsOnF1: 
Paul di Resta is the first out on the track
13:56
NewsOnF1: 
Perez follows
13:56
NewsOnF1: 
The 2 types of tyres this weekend are the hard and soft
13:56
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen on the track as well
13:57
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers head out
13:58
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta starts the first timed lap this session
13:58
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:33.661 for di Resta
13:59
NewsOnF1: 
Perez sets a 1:33.772
14:00
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean quickest now from Raikkonen
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Senna goes 3rd
14:02
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes second with a 1:33.463
14:02
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes quickest with a 1:32.946
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes second
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
So it is Massa from Webber and Grosjean so far
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel, Schumacher and Hulkenberg yet to go out
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes 4th
14:04
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Hamilton in 5th
14:05
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso improves to 5th
14:05
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel on track
14:06
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado went out for 1 lap then went back to the pits
14:06
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8 minutes remain
14:06
NewsOnF1: 
So far everyone is on the hard compound
14:06
NewsOnF1: 
It is currently Massa from Webber, Grosjean, Button, Alonso and Hamilton
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado goes back out
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
Button improves to 3rd
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes fastest with a 1:32.608
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes 4th ahead of Button
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Both Schumacher and Hulkenberg now on track
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado is on the softs
14:09
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado goes second with a 1:32.834 on the softs
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta on the softs and so is Hulkenberg
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
3 minutes remain
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta goes 3rd on the softs
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen on the track on the softs
14:11
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Hulkenberg goes second
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
Massa, Webber, Hamilton and Button are staying in
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes quickest on the softs
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes quickest
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher seems to have a problem
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
He hasn't set a competitive time
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi goes quickest
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes quickest
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher has a 10 place grid penalty
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes 16th
14:17
NewsOnF1: 
So knocked out of Q1: Senna, Kovalainen, Glock, de la Rosa, Pic, Petrov and Karthikeyan
14:18
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean was quickest from Kobayashi, Perez, Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel, Hulkenberg, Maldonado, di Resta and Massa. All set times on softs except Vettel and Massa
14:21
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 about to get underway
14:21
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 is underway, no one goes out yet
14:22
NewsOnF1: 
Track temperature drops to 33 degrees
14:22
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg and Kobayashi go out
14:23
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg and Perez go out as well
14:23
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers head out
14:24
NewsOnF1: 
Everyone so far is on softs
14:28
Comment From Prasad: 
I love schumaker.....sad that he is retiring.....again.... :(
14:25
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi sets a 1:32.368
14:26
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel very quick in S1
14:26
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg, Perez and Rosberg all have poor laps
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes second with a 1:32.568
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes quickest with a 1:31.501
14:27
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Massa in second
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
Now Button and Hamilton take 2nd and 3rd
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes 3rd with a 1:31.950
14:29
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher yet to go out
14:29
NewsOnF1: 
6 minutes remain
14:30
Comment From Prasad: 
With Hamilton gone to Mercedes next year, who r mclaren gonna sign??
ED - They already signed Perez who moves from Sauber
14:30
NewsOnF1: 
So far it is Vettel, Button, Webber, Hamilton, Massa, Kobayashi
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers heading out
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes out from 5th!
14:33
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes back out from 4th
14:34
Comment From PPB: 
Well, ferrari could have signed Micheal Schumaker back to Ferrari......with Alonso......
Massa is not performing at all, since last 2 years....after he survived an accident
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Everyone one from 4th is on the track
14:35
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Alonso goes 3rd
14:35
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di Resta in 7th
14:35
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Rosberg drops to 11th
14:36
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi goes 4th
14:36
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Hulkenberg in 8th
14:36
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher only 12th
14:37
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes 3rd
14:38
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes 7th and Massa is knocked out! He was looking strong.
14:38
NewsOnF1: 
So knocked out of Q2: Massa. di Resta, Schumacher, Maldonado, Rosberg, Ricciardo and Vergne
14:39
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher will now start from 23rd due to his 10 place penalty
14:41
NewsOnF1: 
Force India report an unscheduled gearbox change for Hulkenberg which means he too will get a 5 place penalty on the grid tomorrow
14:42
NewsOnF1: 
Top 10 from Q2: Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Alonso, Kobayashi, Webber, Grosjean, Hamilton, Perez and Hulkenberg
14:44
NewsOnF1: 
Q3 gets underway
14:44
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Raikkonen is the first out
14:45
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Hamilton, Vettel and Button follow
14:46
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi and Perez remain in, they will go for 1 flyer
14:47
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen starts his flying lap
14:47
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel flying!
14:47
NewsOnF1: 
Webber quicker than Vettel in S1
14:48
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:32.208 for Raikkonen
14:48
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Hamilton goes second
14:48
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel quickest with a 1:30.839
14:49
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Webber second and Button in third
14:49
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Grosjean in 4th ahead of Raikkonen
14:50
NewsOnF1: 
3 minutes to go!
14:51
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes out
14:51
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Hulkenberg, Kobayashi and Alonso also on the track
14:52
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The rest follow
14:52
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Vettel seems untouchable
14:54
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Vettel quickest in S1
14:54
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Perez goes 5th
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes off
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel abots
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
As does Webber
14:56
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Button in 3rd
14:57
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
Note that Button will get a 5 place penalty and so will Hulkenberg
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Join us for the race tomorrow at 15:00 local time. That is 6:00 GMT which is an hour later than the start of qualifying
15:03
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