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2012 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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Qualifying

 Monaco Formula One Grand Prix - Qualifying(05/26/2012) 
1:54
Welcome to our coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix
Saturday May 26, 2012 1:54 
1:54
Qualifying starts in 5 minutes
Saturday May 26, 2012 1:54 
1:55
It is warm and sunny at Monaco
Saturday May 26, 2012 1:55 
1:56
Air temperature at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 39 degrees
Saturday May 26, 2012 1:56 
1:57
Maldonado has been given a 10 place grid penalty for running into Perez during practice this morning
Saturday May 26, 2012 1:57 
1:58
And Schumacher gets a 5 place grid penalty for running into the back of Senna at last race
Saturday May 26, 2012 1:58 
2:00
The two dry tyres here are the softs and super softs
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:00 
2:00
Q1 gets underway
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:00 
2:00
Vergne and Pic are the first out
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:00 
2:00
Raikkonen and Glock join the action
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:00 
2:01
Williams have managed to get Maldonado's car ready and he is on the track
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:01 
2:02
19 cars on the track
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:02 
2:02
Only Vettel, Webber and Massa in the pits
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:02 
2:03
Pic sets a 1:22.752
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:03 
2:03
[Comment From jacl jacl : ] 
has it started ED - Indeed, Q1 underway
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:03 jacl
2:04
A 1:19.773 for Maldonado
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:04 
2:04
A 1:17.128 for Alonso
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:04 
2:04
All the cars are on the track!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:04 
2:05
Perez hits the barrier
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:05 
2:05
Session stopped
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:05 
2:06
Perez basically ran out of space and hits the armco
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:06 
2:06
He has lost a rear wheel and that is why the session has stopped
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:06 
2:07
Perez had just set the quickest S2 just before hitting the armco
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:07 
2:09
Currently it is Alonso from Vergne, Kobayashi, Ricciardo, Schumacher, Maldonado, Kathikeyan, Senna, de la Rosa and Rosberg
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:09 
2:11
Perez will thus start from the back before counting the penalties for other drvers
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:11 
2:11
Replay shows that Perez probably had a steering failure
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:11 
2:11
Sessio resumes with 14 minutes remaining
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:11 
2:12
Rosberg leads the field
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:12 
2:13
Schumacher quick!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:13 
2:14
Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:16.441
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:14 
2:14
Hamilton goes second
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:14 
2:14
Alonso takes second from Hamilton
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:14 
2:15
Rosberg is on a quick lap now
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:15 
2:15
A 1:15.929 for Rosberg
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:15 
2:16
Maldonado goes second
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:16 
2:17
A 1:15.873 for Schumacher, quickest!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:17 
2:17
Kobayashi brushes the armco, the car seems fine
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:17 
2:18
Massa into 3rd with a 1:15.983
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:18 
2:20
Track temperature reaches 47 degrees!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:20 
2:21
With 6 minutes remaining, it is Schumacher from Rosberg, Massa, Webber, Maldonado, di Resta, Hamilton, Alonso, Grosjean and Button
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:21 
2:21
Raikkonen is 22nd at this stage!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:21 
2:22
Raikkonen goes 17th! Grosjean goes quickest in S1
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:22 
2:22
Hulkenberg goes quickest with a 1:15.418 on the super softs
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:22 
2:23
Grosjean goes second quickest with a 1:15.718
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:23 
2:24
Meanwhile Raikkonen goes on super softs
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:24 
2:24
So does Vettel who is only 16th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:24 
2:24
Kovalainen goes 17th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:24 
2:25
Raikkonen has 1 lap to try to improve from 18th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:25 
2:26
Kobayashi goes second with a 1:15.648
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:26 
2:26
Raikkonen goes 5th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:26 
2:26
And Vettel goes 4th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:26 
2:27
So the session is over
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:27 
2:28
Knocked out of Q1: Kovalainen, Petrov, Glock, de la Rosa, Pic, Karthikeyan and Perez (no time)
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:28 
2:34
Q2 gets underway
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:34 
2:35
Air temperature is at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 41 degrees
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:35 
2:35
Nearly all drivers are on the track
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:35 
2:35
Everyone already on the super softs
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:35 
2:36
Only Grosjean on the softs!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:36 
2:36
All 17 cars on the track now
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:36 
2:37
A 1:16.885 for Vergne
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:37 
2:37
Rosberg very quick
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:37 
2:37
1:15.022 for Rosberg
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:37 
2:37
A 1:!5.635 for Schumacher
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:37 
2:38
Webber goes second with a 1:15.035
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:38 
2:38
Hamitlon in 3rd and Alonso in 4th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:38 
2:38
Vettel down in 13th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:38 
2:39
Massa goe 4th with a 1:15.314
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:39 
2:39
Vergne loses his front wing
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:39 
2:40
Vergne crawling back to the pits
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:40 
2:40
Hamilton and Alonso on quick laps
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:40 
2:40
Schumacher moves into 3rd
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:40 
2:40
Hamilton takes 3rd and Alonso in 4th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:40 
2:41
So at this stage it is Rosberg from Webber, Hamilton, Alonso, Maldonado, Schuamcher, Massa, Button, Vettel and Kobayashi
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:41 
2:42
Vergne hit the armco at the exit of the tunnel
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:42 
2:42
Vettel tells team car is jumping like a rabbit!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:42 
2:43
Grosjean goes out on super softs, he was only 13th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:43 
2:44
So who will go back out ?
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:44 
2:45
Massa, Button, Vettel, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, Raikkonen, Grosjean, di Resta, Senna and Ricciardo
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:45 
2:45
Alonso, Maldonado and Schumacher go out as well
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:45 
2:46
Grosjean goes 10 with a 1:15.628
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:46 
2:46
Massa goes quickest with a 1:14.911
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:46 
2:47
Vettel goes 8th with a 1:15.234
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:47 
2:47
Button 11th!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:47 
2:48
Just over a minute left
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:48 
2:48
Maldonado goes 3rd
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:48 
2:48
[Comment From Ade Ade : ] 
There seems to be a massive improvement with the Mercedes team. Is something responsible for this? ED - Difficult to tell really!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:48 Ade
2:48
Grosejan goes 8th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:48 
2:49
Raikkonen in danger!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:49 
2:49
Grosejan now flying!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:49 
2:49
Button in trouble too
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:49 
2:50
Raikkonen goes 10th
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:50 
2:50
Button doesn't make it!
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:50 
2:51
So the top 10: Massa, Rosberg, Maldonado, Webber, Schumacher, Alonso, Hamilton, Grosjean, Vettel and Raikkonen
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:51 
2:52
Knocked out: Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Button, Senna, di Resta, Ricciardo and Vergne
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:52 
2:55
The times are so close! The gap between Massa (quickest) and Ricciardo (16th) is less than 1 second
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:55 
2:56
Q3 starting shortly
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:56 
2:57
Air temperature at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 40 degrees
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:57 
2:57
Q3 gets underway
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:57 
2:58
Rosberg and Maldonado on the track
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:58 
2:58
[Comment From Mark Mark : ] 
The James Hunt helmet is helping Kimi
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:58 Mark
2:58
Hamilton on the track as well
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:58 
2:59
Grosjean and Raikkonen on the track
Saturday May 26, 2012 2:59 
3:00
Webber on the track
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:00 
3:00
A 1:15.245 for Maldonado, quickest so far
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:00 
3:01
Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:14.572
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:01 
3:03
Vettel and Massa go out
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:03 
3:03
4 minutes remainig
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:03 
3:03
Alonso still in the pits!
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:03 
3:03
So far it is Rosberg from Grosjean and Webber
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:03 
3:04
Hamilton is 4th ahead of Schumacher and Maldonado
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:04 
3:04
Alonso leaves the pits now
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:04 
3:04
Webber goes back out
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:04 
3:04
Raikkonen goes 6th
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:04 
3:05
Massa is only 8th!
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:05 
3:05
Vettel aborts his lap
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:05 
3:06
Alonso goes 5th
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:06 
3:06
Hamilton on a quick lap
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:06 
3:07
Webber quickest!
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:07 
3:07
Grosjean on a quick lap!
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:07 
3:08
Schumacher goes quickest!
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:08 
3:09
So Schumacher takes Pole from Webber and Rosberg
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:09 
3:10
Hamilton is 4th ahead of Grosjean, Alons, Massa, Raikkonen, Maldonado and Vettel
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:10 
3:11
[Comment From Ade Ade : ] 
I said it! Massive improvement with Mercedes. I wonder how they achieved it! ED - Mercedes have been excellent in qualifying all year. It is the race pace that troubles them
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:11 Ade
3:12
[Comment From Mark Mark : ] 
Good job Ed - thanks
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:12 Mark
3:14
Remember Schumacher has a 5 place grid penalty for running into Senna at the last race
Saturday May 26, 2012 3:14 
3:23
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