Past Formula 1 Seasons
2013 F1 Results
2012 F1 Results
2011 F1 Results
2010 F1 Results
2009 F1 Results
2008 F1 Results
2007 F1 Results
2006 F1 Results
2005 F1 Results
2004 F1 Results
2003 F1 Results
2002 F1 Results
2001 F1 Results
2000 F1 Results
1999 F1 Results
1998 F1 Results
1997 F1 Results

Links

2010 World Cup

Translate

About

Archives

Your Say

Diagnosis & Prognosis
By the Heretic

Controversy Corner

The Real Race
By the Quali-flyer

Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar | Hurricane Center

Live Update

2012 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

Timed Results

Discussion Thread

1st Friday Practice

Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice

(03/23/2012)

9:57

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix. The 1st Friday Practice session gets underway shortly

Friday March 23, 2012 9:57 NewsOnF1

9:58

NewsOnF1:

Air temperature is at 28 degrees while track temperature is at 33 degrees

Friday March 23, 2012 9:58 NewsOnF1

10:00

NewsOnF1:

Session gets underway

Friday March 23, 2012 10:00 NewsOnF1

10:01

NewsOnF1:

A number of drivers head out for their installtion lap

Friday March 23, 2012 10:01 NewsOnF1

10:03

NewsOnF1:

More drivers head out onto the track and those who left right at the start arrive back at the pits

Friday March 23, 2012 10:03 NewsOnF1

10:04

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton is the only driver not to go out yet

Friday March 23, 2012 10:04 NewsOnF1

10:05

NewsOnF1:

The dry tyres for this event are the hard and medium compounds

Friday March 23, 2012 10:05 NewsOnF1

10:06

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton is on the track

Friday March 23, 2012 10:06 NewsOnF1

10:07

NewsOnF1:

Bottas (Williams test driver) is taking part in this session. He is replacing Senna this sesson

Friday March 23, 2012 10:07 NewsOnF1

10:10

NewsOnF1:

All cars back in the pits

Friday March 23, 2012 10:10 NewsOnF1

10:11

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo and Vergne head back out

Friday March 23, 2012 10:11 NewsOnF1

10:11

NewsOnF1:

So does di Resta

Friday March 23, 2012 10:11 NewsOnF1

10:12

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo pits

Friday March 23, 2012 10:12 NewsOnF1

10:12

NewsOnF1:

Track temperature is up to 36 degrees

Friday March 23, 2012 10:12 NewsOnF1

10:12

NewsOnF1:

And so does Vergne

Friday March 23, 2012 10:12 NewsOnF1

10:13

NewsOnF1:

Timo Glock heads out

Friday March 23, 2012 10:13 NewsOnF1

10:13

[Comment From sc sc : ]

What p is Button? ED: No one has set a time yet

Friday March 23, 2012 10:13 sc

10:14

NewsOnF1:

di Resta sets a 2:04.524

Friday March 23, 2012 10:14 NewsOnF1

10:15

NewsOnF1:

Pic on the track

Friday March 23, 2012 10:15 NewsOnF1

10:16

NewsOnF1:

Glock sets a 1:44.935

Friday March 23, 2012 10:16 NewsOnF1

10:17

NewsOnF1:

Karhikeyan is on the track. HRT didn't qualify in Australia and it will bevery difficult for them here as well

Friday March 23, 2012 10:17 NewsOnF1

10:18

NewsOnF1:

Glock improves with a 1:4.487

Friday March 23, 2012 10:18 NewsOnF1

10:18

NewsOnF1:

de la Rosa on the track as well

Friday March 23, 2012 10:18 NewsOnF1

10:20

NewsOnF1:

The quickest time from 1st Friday practice from 2011 was a 1:37.651 by Webber

Friday March 23, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1

10:20

NewsOnF1:

Karthikeyan pits without setting a time

Friday March 23, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1

10:20

NewsOnF1:

Button on track

Friday March 23, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1

10:20

NewsOnF1:

Perez as well

Friday March 23, 2012 10:20 NewsOnF1

10:21

NewsOnF1:

Glock pits after 2 timed laps

Friday March 23, 2012 10:21 NewsOnF1

10:21

NewsOnF1:

de la Rosa sets a slow time of 2:25.817

Friday March 23, 2012 10:21 NewsOnF1

10:21

NewsOnF1:

Button on a timed lap

Friday March 23, 2012 10:21 NewsOnF1

10:22

NewsOnF1:

A 1:39.323 for Button

Friday March 23, 2012 10:22 NewsOnF1

10:24

[Comment From Guest Guest : ]

Do you know what the weathers suppost to be like this weekend ? ED: Late storms!

Friday March 23, 2012 10:24 Guest

10:24

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen on a quick lap

Friday March 23, 2012 10:24 NewsOnF1

10:25

NewsOnF1:

A 1:39.128 for Raikkonen

Friday March 23, 2012 10:25 NewsOnF1

10:25

NewsOnF1:

Perez goes 3rd with a 1:42.437

Friday March 23, 2012 10:25 NewsOnF1

10:26

NewsOnF1:

Massa takes 3rd with a 1:39.904

Friday March 23, 2012 10:26 NewsOnF1

10:26

NewsOnF1:

Ferrari brought a new chassis for Massa to ensure there are no issues with the car

Friday March 23, 2012 10:26 NewsOnF1

10:27

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean going slow!

Friday March 23, 2012 10:27 NewsOnF1

10:27

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi takes 4th with a 1:41.437

Friday March 23, 2012 10:27 NewsOnF1

10:28

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher on a timed lap

Friday March 23, 2012 10:28 NewsOnF1

10:29

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:39.083

Friday March 23, 2012 10:29 NewsOnF1

10:29

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean manages to get back to the pits

Friday March 23, 2012 10:29 NewsOnF1

10:31

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes into the session and the order is: Schumacher, Raikkonen, Button, Massa, Kobayashi, Perez, Glock, Karthikeyan, Kovalainen and di Resta

Friday March 23, 2012 10:31 NewsOnF1

10:31

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher improves with a 1:38.826

Friday March 23, 2012 10:31 NewsOnF1

10:31

NewsOnF1:

Webber on track

Friday March 23, 2012 10:31 NewsOnF1

10:32

NewsOnF1:

Alonso is conducting some kind of test for Ferrari, doing laps through the pits

Friday March 23, 2012 10:32 NewsOnF1

10:32

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton on the track now

Friday March 23, 2012 10:32 NewsOnF1

10:32

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton quickest in S1

Friday March 23, 2012 10:32 NewsOnF1

10:33

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes 4th with a 1:39.657

Friday March 23, 2012 10:33 NewsOnF1

10:34

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg takes 4th from Webber with a 1:39.323, exactly the same time set by Button earlier!

Friday March 23, 2012 10:34 NewsOnF1

10:34

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes quickest wth a 1:38.598

Friday March 23, 2012 10:34 NewsOnF1

10:35

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg improve to 3rd with a 1:39.095

Friday March 23, 2012 10:35 NewsOnF1

10:35

NewsOnF1:

Vettel on the track

Friday March 23, 2012 10:35 NewsOnF1

10:35

NewsOnF1:

Vettel is quickest in S2

Friday March 23, 2012 10:35 NewsOnF1

10:36

NewsOnF1:

And Vettel goes quickest overall with a 1:38.535

Friday March 23, 2012 10:36 NewsOnF1

10:36

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton responding, he is now quickest in S2

Friday March 23, 2012 10:36 NewsOnF1

10:38

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton remains in second

Friday March 23, 2012 10:38 NewsOnF1

10:38

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg now 3rd with a 1:38.813

Friday March 23, 2012 10:38 NewsOnF1

10:38

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton trying again

Friday March 23, 2012 10:38 NewsOnF1

10:39

NewsOnF1:

And he improves by half a second with a 1:38.021

Friday March 23, 2012 10:39 NewsOnF1

10:40

[Comment From tg tg : ]

Is Button on the track? How's he doing? ED: Button is 6th fastest, he is in he pits and has done 8 laps in total so far

Friday March 23, 2012 10:40 tg

10:40

NewsOnF1:

Webber improves with a 1:39.092 - 5th

Friday March 23, 2012 10:40 NewsOnF1

10:41

NewsOnF1:

Riccardo, Pic Grosjean and Alonso have yet to set times

Friday March 23, 2012 10:41 NewsOnF1

10:41

NewsOnF1:

de la Rosa who is 20th has set a time but it isn't competitive

Friday March 23, 2012 10:41 NewsOnF1

10:42

NewsOnF1:

Karthikeyan is going very slowly on the back straight

Friday March 23, 2012 10:42 NewsOnF1

10:43

NewsOnF1:

Bottas goes 9th for Williams

Friday March 23, 2012 10:43 NewsOnF1

10:43

NewsOnF1:

Karthikeyan stops on the track and gets out of his car

Friday March 23, 2012 10:43 NewsOnF1

10:44

NewsOnF1:

Grsojean is back on the track

Friday March 23, 2012 10:44 NewsOnF1

10:46

NewsOnF1:

Halfway into the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg, Schumacher, Webber, Raikkonen, Button, Hulkenberg, Bottas and Maldonado

Friday March 23, 2012 10:46 NewsOnF1

10:46

NewsOnF1:

di Resta moves into 7th

Friday March 23, 2012 10:46 NewsOnF1

10:47

NewsOnF1:

Pic and Alonso have yet to set times

Friday March 23, 2012 10:47 NewsOnF1

10:47

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean goes 9th

Friday March 23, 2012 10:47 NewsOnF1

10:48

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen and Button get back out

Friday March 23, 2012 10:48 NewsOnF1

10:49

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean improves to 5th with a 1:39.086

Friday March 23, 2012 10:49 NewsOnF1

10:49

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on a timed lap

Friday March 23, 2012 10:49 NewsOnF1

10:50

NewsOnF1:

Button doesn't improve while Alonso goes 15th

Friday March 23, 2012 10:50 NewsOnF1

10:53

NewsOnF1:

Not much improvements at this stage. Only a few drivers on the track and are doing long runs

Friday March 23, 2012 10:53 NewsOnF1

10:55

NewsOnF1:

Track temperature continues to rise,now at 40 degrees

Friday March 23, 2012 10:55 NewsOnF1

10:56

NewsOnF1:

Alonso continues to lap in the high 1:39's (15th)

Friday March 23, 2012 10:56 NewsOnF1

10:56

NewsOnF1:

de la Rosa has managed another timed lap with a 1:45.662 - 23rd

Friday March 23, 2012 10:56 NewsOnF1

10:59

NewsOnF1:

More drivers on the track now, most are focussing on the long runs

Friday March 23, 2012 10:59 NewsOnF1

10:59

[Comment From Guest Guest : ]

Where is Daniel Riccardo ED: He is 17th right behind Vergne

Friday March 23, 2012 10:59 Guest

11:01

NewsOnF1:

Massa has a big lockup

Friday March 23, 2012 11:01 NewsOnF1

11:03

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton is quicker than Vettel on this run however we don't know how much fuel each one has on board

Friday March 23, 2012 11:03 NewsOnF1

11:05

[Comment From Guest Guest : ]

any reason why they are going slower through the speed trap than they were in AUS? ED: Fuel, tyres, car setup

Friday March 23, 2012 11:05 Guest

11:07

NewsOnF1:

Both Hamilton and Vettel pit after their long runs

Friday March 23, 2012 11:07 NewsOnF1

11:08

NewsOnF1:

Pic yet to set a time. Just over 20 minutes remains

Friday March 23, 2012 11:08 NewsOnF1

11:10

NewsOnF1:

Pic gets onto the track

Friday March 23, 2012 11:10 NewsOnF1

11:12

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo on the track and improves his time but remains in 17th

Friday March 23, 2012 11:12 NewsOnF1

11:13

NewsOnF1:

So far all the drivers have gone out on the hard compound

Friday March 23, 2012 11:13 NewsOnF1

11:15

NewsOnF1:

Pic sets a 1:48.533 for his first timed lap - 24th

Friday March 23, 2012 11:15 NewsOnF1

11:17

NewsOnF1:

Pic improves with a 1:44.580 - 22nd

Friday March 23, 2012 11:17 NewsOnF1

11:18

NewsOnF1:

Top 10 at this stage: Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg, Schumacher, Grosjean, Webber, Raikkonen, di Resta, Button and Hulkenberg

Friday March 23, 2012 11:18 NewsOnF1

11:19

NewsOnF1:

A lot of activity at the back of Webber's car

Friday March 23, 2012 11:19 NewsOnF1

11:21

NewsOnF1:

16 cars on the track, under 10 minutes remains in the session

Friday March 23, 2012 11:21 NewsOnF1

11:22

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Im viewing live at sepang woohoo! ED: Enjoy!

Friday March 23, 2012 11:22 Tiny

11:23

[Comment From Tiny Tiny : ]

Mercedes have a noticeable top speed

Friday March 23, 2012 11:23 Tiny

11:27

NewsOnF1:

No improvements as we approach the end of the session

Friday March 23, 2012 11:27 NewsOnF1

11:28

[Comment From frankj27 frankj27 : ]

Wrong! You improve with every broadcast! ED: Cheers!

Friday March 23, 2012 11:28 frankj27

11:29

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi and Perez struggling with grip, going sideways into turns!

Friday March 23, 2012 11:29 NewsOnF1

11:30

NewsOnF1:

As the session comes to an end, dark clouds are on the approach! We could be in for a very wet second practice

Friday March 23, 2012 11:30 NewsOnF1

11:30

[Comment From Guest Guest : ]

You have updates before the Speed leaderboards do ! ED: Wow! Thanks

Friday March 23, 2012 11:30 Guest

11:31

NewsOnF1:

So it is Hamilton from Vettel and Rosberg. Schumacher, Grosjean, Webber, Raikkonen, di Resta, Button and Hulkenberg make the top 10

Friday March 23, 2012 11:31 NewsOnF1

11:32

NewsOnF1:

Bottas (Williams test driver), Maldonado, Massa, Kobayashi, Alonso, Vergne, Kovalainen, Ricciardo, Petrov, Perez, Glock, Pic, Karthikeyan and de la Rosa make the rest of the field

Friday March 23, 2012 11:32 NewsOnF1

11:35

NewsOnF1:

The second session starts at 14:00 local time (6:00 GMT)

Follow our updates on Twitter and Facebook

Full results shortly

Friday March 23, 2012 11:35 NewsOnF1

12:47

NewsOnF1:

Ful results of the session here

Friday March 23, 2012 12:47 NewsOnF1

12:47

The following resources on the web provide live coverage of the Formula 1 Season

Malaysian F1 Grand Prix - Discussions, commentary and results

Follow NewsOnF1 updates on Twitter

Join NewsOnF1 on Facebook

Race Archive (Coverage of all the sessions from previous events)

2015

Australia

2014

Australia Malaysia Bahrain China Spain Monaco Canada Austria Britain Germany

Hungary Belgium Italy

2013

Australia Malaysia China Bahrain Spain Monaco Canada Britain Germany Hungary

Belgium Italy Singapore Korea Japan India Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2012

Australia Malaysia China Bahrain Spain Monaco Canada Europe Britain Germany

Hungary Belgium Italy Singapore Japan Korea India Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2011

Australia Malaysia China Turkey Spain Monaco Canada Europe Britain

Germany Hungary Belgium Italy Singapore Japan Korea India Abu Dhabi Brazil

2010

Bahrain Australia Malaysia China Spain Monaco Turkey Canada Europe Britain

Germany Hungary Belgium Italy Singapore Japan Korea Brazil Abu Dhabi

2009

Hungary Europe Belgium Italy Singapore Japan

F1 Tickets

Spanish F1 GP

Canadian F1 GP

British F1 GP

European F1 GP (Valencia)

Belgian F1 GP

Italian F1 GP

United States F1 GP

Abu Dhabi F1 GP

VIP F1 Paddock Club Tickets

MotoGP Tickets

MotoGP VIP Village Tickets

more Motorsport Tours & Holidays

Australian F1 Grand Prix Tour package

Clipsal 500 Adelaide package

Live Formula 1 Coverage

Live Update

2012 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix