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2012 Korean Formula 1 Grand Prix

Saturday Practice  Qualifying  Race

 

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Korean Grand Prix - 2012 - Race
(14/10/2012) 
14:39
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Korean Grand Prix
14:40
NewsOnF1: 
Formation lap for the Korean Grand Prix in 15 minutes
14:42
NewsOnF1: 
Mark Webber starts from Pole with Sebastian Vettel alongside him
14:44
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Lewis Hamilton starts from 3rd with Fernando Alonso alongside him
14:45
NewsOnF1: 
Kimi Raikkonen starts from 5th with Felipe Massa alongside him
14:51
NewsOnF1: 
3 minutes to formation lap
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
Formation lap is underway
14:56
NewsOnF1: 
Conditions are dry, air temperature is 21 degrees while track temperature is at 27 degrees
14:57
NewsOnF1: 
The two tyres here are the softs and supersofts
14:57
NewsOnF1: 
Cars arriving at the starting grid
14:59
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Lights
14:59
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Vettel takes the lead from Webber
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso takes 3rd from Hamilton
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi hits Button
15:01
NewsOnF1: 
Webber tried to retake position from Vettel but without success and Alonso tried to take Webber but without success
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg stops
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Button has retired while Kobayashi pits and changes tyres
15:05
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads on lap 3 by 0.9 seconds
15:07
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 4 of 55
15:08
NewsOnF1: 
Webber is now 1.2 seconds behind Vettel. Alonso is 1.9 seconds behind Webber
15:10
Comment From mike: 
What tyres did Vettel, Webber and Alonso start with?
ED - All on supersofts
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg's car is stuck on the straight and so DRS is disabled for now
15:11
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is now 1.4 seconds ahead of Webber on lap 7. Alonso dropped back, now 2.8 seconds behind Webber
15:12
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi gets a stop go penalty for causing a collision (with Button)
15:13
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg's car is finally being removed. Yellow flags should be cleared
15:14
NewsOnF1: 
Yellow flags have been removed and the DRS is enabled
15:15
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel now leads by 2 seconds on lap 9
15:15
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen getting close to Massa for 5th
15:16
NewsOnF1: 
Webber faster than Vettel on lap 10
15:18
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel responds and now leads by 2,6 seconds
15:19
NewsOnF1: 
Massa closing in on Hamilton
15:19
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Order on lap 12 of 55
15:20
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel extends the lead again, now 3.3 seconds on lap 12
15:21
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso is 3.1 seconds behind Webber
15:21
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits from 4th
15:21
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg and Grosjean pit
15:22
NewsOnF1: 
Webber pits
15:23
NewsOnF1: 
Massa and Raikkonen pit as well
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Alonso by 6.7 seconds, both yet to make their first stop
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits as well
15:25
NewsOnF1: 
All put on the softs
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
So Vettel leads on lap 16 by 4.1 seconds from Webber
15:28
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 16 of 55
15:28
NewsOnF1: 
Perez and Maldonado yet to stop of the top 10
15:29
NewsOnF1: 
Massa and Raikkonen now take Perez
15:29
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi pits to retire
15:30
NewsOnF1: 
de la Rosa also pits to retire
15:30
NewsOnF1: 
Perez stops, is this enough to be a 1 stopper ? He puts on the super softs
15:31
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton tells team "tyres are not going to last"
15:32
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 19 of 55
15:33
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado yet to stop. He is on the super softs
15:34
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is slower than usual and has lost a second on lap 20
15:34
NewsOnF1: 
Massa takes 4th from Hamilton who seems to have some sort of a problem
15:35
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Webber by 6.3 seconds on lap 21
15:36
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso catching Webber, gap down to 2.6 seconds
15:37
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado has stopped for his 1 stop
15:38
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 22 of 55
15:38
NewsOnF1: 
Webber dropping back, now 7.4 seconds behind Vettel
15:40
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen takes 5th from Hamilton but Hamilton responds back immediately
15:40
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso now 1.6 seconds behind Webber
15:41
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton appears to have some tyre issues, possibly graining
15:41
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen still unable to pass
15:43
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel sets the fastest lap so far with a 1:44.110
15:44
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits
15:45
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel extending the lead over Webber to 9,3 seconds
15:46
NewsOnF1: 
This is an early second stop for Hamilton, can he make it to the end without stopping again
15:46
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Vettel to look after the right front tyre
15:47
NewsOnF1: 
Webber sets the fastest lap and increases the gap to Alonso to 1.8 seconds
15:48
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Webber on lap 28 by 8.5 seconds
15:49
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton not happy after his second stop yet team tell him "you're doing a great job"
15:50
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 30 of 55
15:50
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton has made two stops, the rest of the top 10 have made just 1
15:52
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel now leads by 8,3 seconds on lap 30
15:52
NewsOnF1: 
Massa is currently the fastest on the track!
15:53
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean pits
15:53
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Hamilton they will have to stop again
15:54
NewsOnF1: 
Webber pits
15:55
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg pits as well
15:57
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads on lap 33 by 10.6 seconds from Alonso
15:58
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits
15:58
NewsOnF1: 
Webber pushing
15:59
NewsOnF1: 
Big lockup by Vettel, he pits
16:00
NewsOnF1: 
Massa pits as well
16:00
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen too
16:02
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel now leads Webber by 5.3 seconds
16:03
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso is a further 4.5 seconds behind
16:05
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 37 of 55
16:06
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne pits from 7th
16:09
NewsOnF1: 
Fascinating fight between Hamilton, Grosjean and Hulkenberg. As Grosjean tries to pass Hamilton, Haulkenberg takes both! Brilliant
16:11
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 41 of 55
16:12
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Webber on lap 41 by 8.6 seconds. Alonso a further 4.6 seconds behind
16:13
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits
16:14
NewsOnF1: 
Team tell Vettel to look after his right front
16:16
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Webber on lap 44 by 9.9 seconds. Alonso a further 4.2 seconds behind
16:17
NewsOnF1: 
Team warns Webber to look after the front right
16:19
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 46 of 55
16:20
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton right behind Vergne, Hamilton did 3 stops and he is on the super softs
16:21
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton trying hard to pass Vergne but without success so far
16:22
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Webber by 10 seconds on lap 47
16:23
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso now 4.7 seconds behind Webber
16:25
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso takes 0.9 seconds off Webber
16:25
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 50 of 55
16:27
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads Webber on lap 50 by 10 seconds. The concern now is whether the tyres will last
16:31
Comment From Mike: 
Is Vettel on Supersoft tyres?
ED: No, the leaders are on softs
16:28
NewsOnF1: 
Team telling Vettel to be very careful
16:29
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel slightly slower, gap down to 8.5 seconds
16:30
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne passes Ricciardo for 8th
16:31
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton picks up a carpet and it is unsettling his car!
16:33
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel leads by 6.8 seconds as he starts the final lap
16:34
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso seems to have backed off
16:34
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel wins the Korean Grand Prix
16:36
NewsOnF1: 
Webber finishes second ahead of Alonso, Massa, Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, Grosjean, Vergne, Ricciardo and Hamilton making the top 10
16:37
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton managed to stay ahead of Perez for 10th despite carrying some astro turf underneath his car
16:38
NewsOnF1: 
Order at end of the race
16:41
NewsOnF1: 
Perez, di Resta, Schumacher, Maldonado, Senna, Petrov, Kovalainen, Glock, Pic and Karthikeyan
16:42
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel takes the lead of the Drivers' Championship by 6 points from Alonso
16:43
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