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2012 Korean Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Korean Grand Prix - 2012 - Qualifying

(13/10/2012)

13:53

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Korean Grand Prix

13:54

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Qualifying gets underway shortly. Air temperature is at 22 degrees while track temperature is at 28 degrees

13:54

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The 2 types of tyre used here are the soft and the super softs

13:54

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Q1 gets underway, Kovalainen is the first to go out

13:55

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Vettel was quickest in 3rd practice

13:56

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Maldonado and di Resta also on the track

13:59

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A 1:42.028 for Kovalainen

14:00

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Maldonado now quickest with a 1:39.716, Raikkonen in second and di Resta in third

14:01

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Only Vettel and Webber in the pits now

14:02

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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:39.543

14:02

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Hulkenberg goes 3rd

14:03

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Karthikeyan spins and narrowly avoids a Force India

14:03

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Massa quick!

14:03

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di Resta goes second

14:04

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Massa goes quickest only for Raikkonen to better that

14:04

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Vettel on the track

14:05

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An Webber is on the track as well

14:05

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Button goes 3rd

14:05

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Alonso improves and goes 4th

14:06

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Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:39.180

14:07

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Massa quickest in S2 but remains in second

14:07

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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:38.208

14:08

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Webber goes second with a 1:38.615

14:08

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Button takes second from Webber with a 1:38.615

14:11

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Karthikeyan remains in the pits after spinning early in the session

14:11

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A few drivers are on the supersofts

14:11

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Webber retakes second with a 1:38.397

14:12

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di Resta and Hulkenberg in 7th and 8th

14:13

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Karthikeyan is out of his car, he will not set a time

14:13

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Kobayashi goes 4th on the super softs

14:14

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The track is improving!

14:14

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Hamilton could get caught out

14:14

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Hamilton is 14th

14:15

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Alonso, Senna and Schumacher are on the track

14:15

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Hamilton down in 16th

14:16

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Alonso improves only to 16th

14:16

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Senna pits, he is in 18th

14:17

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Hamilton ends up in 17th

14:17

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Qualifying Session 1 - Top 10
Vettel
Webber
Button
Perez
Kobayashi
Vergne
Ricciardo
Schumacher
Grosjean
Raikkonen

14:18

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Knocked out: Senna, Petrov, Kovalainen, Pic, Glock, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan

14:24

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Q2 is underway

14:25

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Only Rosberg and Schumacher remain in the pits

14:25

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Perez is the first on a timed lap

14:25

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He sets a 1:38.981

14:26

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Kobayashi goes quicker

14:26

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di Resta goes second

14:26

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Alonso on a quick lap

14:27

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Vettel quickest then Alonso and Webber

14:27

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A 1:37.767 from Vettel

14:28

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Almost like a different car for Alonso who splits the Red Bulls!

14:28

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Hamilton goes 3rd with a 1:38.000

14:28

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Hamilton was quickest in S2

14:31

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Outside the top 10 are di Resta, Rosberg, Perez, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Vergne and Maldonado

14:32

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It is very close, less than a second separate the top 11

14:33

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di Resta goes back out with just over 3 minutes remaining

14:33

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Button goes back out and so does Schumacher

14:34

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Even Webber in 4th goes back out

14:34

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And Hamilton too

14:34

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And Alonso goes out

14:35

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Everyone except for Vettel is on the track

14:36

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Hulkenberg goes 7th

14:36

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Maldonado only 13th

14:37

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Ricciardo stops on the track

14:37

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Yellow flags

14:37

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Button only 11th

14:38

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Knocked out: Button, Perez, Kobayashi, di Resta, Maldonado, Ricciardo and Vergne

14:39

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Qualifying Session 2 - Top 10
Vettel
Alonso
Hamilton
Webber
Raikkonen
Massa
Grosjean
Rosberg
Hulkenberg
Schumacher

14:42

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Ricciardo reported a gearbox problem which caused him to stop

14:44

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Q3 is underway

14:44

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Rosberg is the first out

14:45

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More cars head out

14:45

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Everyone on the track

14:46

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Rosberg starts his flyer

14:47

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Hulkenberg pits without setting a time!

14:48

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Vettel quickest in S1

14:48

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Alonso quickest in S2

14:49

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Alonso quickest with a 1:37.667

14:49

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Vettel betters that with a 1:37.316

14:49

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Webber 3rd

14:49

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Both Rosberg and Schumacher pit without setting a time

14:51

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Hulkenberg goes back out!

14:52

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Replay shows Hamilton narrowly missing the back of Schumacher as they exit the pits

14:53

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All the top 10 are back on the track

14:54

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Webber quick in S1

14:54

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Hamilton and Alonso also quick in S1

14:54

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Rosberg quickest in S1!

14:55

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Webber goes quickest with a 1:37.242

14:56

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Vettel not improving

14:56

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Webber takes pole, Vettel in second and Hamilton takes third

14:56

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Alonso in 4th

14:58

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Qualifying Session 3 - Top 10
Webber
Vettel
Hamilton
Alonso
Raikkonen
Massa
Grosjean
Hulkenberg
Rosberg
Schumacher

15:06

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The race tomorrow is at 3 pm local time (6:00 GMT)

15:07

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