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2012 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Singapore Grand Prix - 2012 - Race

(23/09/2012)

19:51

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix

19:51

NewsOnF1:

Race gets underway in 10 minutes

19:52

NewsOnF1:

Lewis Hamilton starts from Pole with Pastor Maldonado alongside him

19:56

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Sebastian Vettel starts from 3rd with Jenson Button alongside him

19:56

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Fernando Alonso starts from 5th with Paul di Resta alongside him

19:56

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Mark Webber starts from 7th with Romain Grosjean alongside him

19:57

NewsOnF1:

And Michael Schumacher starts from 9th with Nico Rosberg alongside him

19:57

NewsOnF1:

The two types of tyre for this event are the softs and supersofts

19:57

NewsOnF1:

Air temperature is at 29 degrees while track temperature is at 31 degrees

20:01

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1 minute to formation lap

20:02

NewsOnF1:

Formation lap underway

20:02

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Everyone gets away cleanly

20:03

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Senna starts from 22nd due to a 5 place grid penalty for a gearbox change

20:04

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Cars arriving at the starting grid

20:05

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Lights!

20:06

NewsOnF1:

Everyone gets away cleanly

20:06

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton leads from Vettel and Button

20:08

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Hamilton leads from Vettel by 1.2 seconds at the end of the first lap

20:08

NewsOnF1:

Petrov has lost his front wing and pits

20:08

NewsOnF1:

Massa has a puncture and pits

20:09

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A few cars are under investigation for cutting the chicane at the start

20:11

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Hamilton leads Vettel by 1.5 seconds on lap 2

20:11

NewsOnF1:

Massa switched to the softs when he pitted

20:13

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton is pushing!

20:13

NewsOnF1:

Order on lap 4 of 61
Hamilton
Vettel
Button
Maldonado
Alonso
di Resta
Webber
Grosjean
Rosberg
Schumacher
Fastest Lap: Hamilton - 1:55.777

20:14

NewsOnF1:

Massa is quickest on the softs now with a 1:55.664

20:16

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton and Vettel getting away from Button. Gap between Vettel and Button is 5.2 seconds

20:17

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Hamilton leads from Vettel on lap 6 by 1.5 seconds

20:18

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado seems to be starting to hold those behind him

20:19

NewsOnF1:

Closest fight now is Schumacher and the cars behind him

20:20

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen is right behind Schumacher

20:21

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits

20:21

NewsOnF1:

Interesting that Hamilton and Vettel are now slower than Button!

20:21

NewsOnF1:

Webber rejoins behind Pic in 20th!

20:22

NewsOnF1:

Vettel makes a mistake and cuts the chicane

20:30

Comment From Michael:

What tyres has webber now
All those pitted are on the softs

20:23

NewsOnF1:

Button now only 2.5 seconds behind Vettel

20:24

NewsOnF1:

Glock hits the wall but keeps going

20:24

NewsOnF1:

Vettel pits, he was stuggling

20:25

NewsOnF1:

He takes on the softs

20:26

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Vettel rejoins in 12th

20:26

NewsOnF1:

Vettel takes Perez and now in 11th

20:27

NewsOnF1:

Button now lapping a second quicker than Hamilton

20:27

NewsOnF1:

Alonso pits

20:27

NewsOnF1:

And so does Schumacher

20:27

NewsOnF1:

Alonso rejoins in 12th

20:28

NewsOnF1:

Vettel takes Raikkonen

20:28

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Sorry takes Hulkenberg

20:28

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton pits and now Button leads!

20:28

NewsOnF1:

di Resta pits as well

20:29

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg pits too

20:29

NewsOnF1:

Vettel gets ahead of Raikkonen

20:30

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton rejoins ahead of Vettel

20:30

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado pits

20:31

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen pits as well

20:31

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes fastest with a 1:55.495

20:32

NewsOnF1:

Button pits

20:32

NewsOnF1:

Grosejan pits as well

20:34

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Maldonado takes Hulkenberg for 5th

20:35

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Alonso takes 6th from Perez

20:36

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Order on lap 15 of 61
Hamilton
Vettel
Button
Maldonado
Hulkenberg
Alonso
Perez
di Resta
Webber
Rosberg
Fastest Lap: Vettel- 1:54.941

20:37

NewsOnF1:

Alonso now right behind Hulkenberg

20:37

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Alonso takes 5th from Hulkenberg

20:39

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton leads on lap 17 by 1.7 seconds. Button is a further 3.5 seconds behind

20:41

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg and Perez dropping back as they are still haven't stopped

20:41

NewsOnF1:

Both Hulkenberg and Perez pit

20:42

NewsOnF1:

Alonso is now pushing!

20:42

NewsOnF1:

In fact Alonso quickest at this stage!

20:45

Comment From Tony:

Good clean race so far -- thanks for the coverage. How far Button to Maldonado to Alonso?
ED: Button - Maldonado: 4s and same to Alonso

20:45

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton leads Vettel on lap 20 by 1.5 seconds

20:48

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado is catching Button and Alonso catching Maldonado

20:49

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton slow

20:49

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton retires

20:49

NewsOnF1:

He lost drive

20:50

NewsOnF1:

This is a disaster for Hamilton's championship chances

20:52

NewsOnF1:

Replay shows smoke coming out of the car, doesn't appear to be an engine problem but maybe a gearbox issue

20:55

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads on lap 25 by 3.4 seconds from Button

20:55

NewsOnF1:

Senna makes his second stop and swtiches to the super softs

20:56

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The top 4 are only separated by 8.3 seconds

21:00

NewsOnF1:

Senna and Vergne who are on super softs are lapping very quick

21:00

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits and puts on the super softs

21:02

NewsOnF1:

Replay shows Webber going wide heading into the pits

21:02

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado and Alonso pit

21:03

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Alonso puts on the softs while Maldonado is on the super softs

21:04

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Maldonado and Alonso rejoin behind Grosjean

21:06

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg is holding up Grosjean and now Maldonado and Alonso

21:08

NewsOnF1:

Alonso unable to pass Maldonado

21:08

NewsOnF1:

Karthikeyan crashes

21:09

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Safety car deployed

21:09

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Vettel and Button pit

21:10

NewsOnF1:

di Resta pits

21:11

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado pits as well

21:16

NewsOnF1:

Radio message with Maldonado seem to indicate that he has some sort of hydraulic problem

21:18

NewsOnF1:

Safety car still deployed

21:18

NewsOnF1:

This certainly means the race will end at the 2 hour limit

21:18

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado pits

21:19

NewsOnF1:

And retires

21:21

NewsOnF1:

Safety car still deployed

21:22

NewsOnF1:

But will pit at the end of this lap

21:23

NewsOnF1:

The race resumes!

21:24

NewsOnF1:

Webber pushing Hulkenberg

21:25

NewsOnF1:

Webber takes Hulkenberg

21:26

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Schumacher crashes into Vergne

21:26

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Another safety car

21:28

NewsOnF1:

Replay shows Schumacher locking up badly and he crashed into Vergne

21:28

NewsOnF1:

Webber, Perez and Hulkenberg pit

21:29

NewsOnF1:

Perez and Hulkenberg put on the super softs. Webber puts on the softs

21:30

NewsOnF1:

The race will go to 2 hours for sure

21:32

NewsOnF1:

Safety car in this lap

21:37

Comment From michael:

if the race goes for2 hours, does this mean they will not complete all 61 laps
ED: Yes it will be less than that for sure. They are lapping around 1:55 and there is 30 minutes remaining

21:33

NewsOnF1:

Race resumes

21:34

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Raikkonen tries to pass his teammate without luck

21:35

NewsOnF1:

Massa takes Senna, that was very risky!

21:36

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Button on lap 43 by 1.3 seconds

21:37

NewsOnF1:

Vettel pushing, fastest lap with a 1:53.302

21:39

NewsOnF1:

Order on lap 44 of 61
Vettel - 2s
Button - 2s
Alonso - 2s
di Resta - 2s
Rosberg - 2s
Grosjean - 2s
Raikkonen - 2s
Ricciardo - 2s
Massa - 3s
Senna - 3s
Fastest Lap: Vettel - 1:53.302
Retirements: Hamilton, Maldonado, Karthikeyan, Vergne, Schumacher - s denotes pit stop

21:39

NewsOnF1:

Vettel continues to push

21:40

NewsOnF1:

Massa takes 8th from Ricciardo

21:41

NewsOnF1:

Button is pushing, now goes quickest

21:59

Comment From Tony:

Do you thinks anybody's going to stop for tyres again? Especially the guys who put on supersofts last time?
ED: No, there is 5 minutes remaining now

21:43

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen takes 6th from Grosjean

21:44

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Vettel's lead is now 1.5 seconds over Button. Alonso is a further 6.2 seconds behind

21:45

NewsOnF1:

Order on lap 48 of 61
Vettel - 2s
Button - 2s
Alonso - 2s
di Resta - 2s
Rosberg - 2s
Raikkonen - 2s
Grosjean - 2s
Massa - 3s
Ricciardo - 2s
Senna - 3s
Fastest Lap: Button - 1:52.625
Retirements: Hamilton, Maldonado, Karthikeyan, Vergne, Schumacher - s denotes pit stop

21:47

NewsOnF1:

Perez and Hulkenberg side by side, they touch but keep going!

21:49

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi fights with Webber but loses out then Hulkenberg tries to go through, they touch, Kobayashi loses part of his wing and Hulkenberg has a puncture

21:49

NewsOnF1:

Senna nearly crashes!

21:51

NewsOnF1:

Vettel is now pulling away from Button, he is 2.7 seconds ahead. Alonso is now 8.7 seconds behind

21:53

NewsOnF1:

12 minutes remaining

21:55

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg sets the fastest lap on fresh tyres, a 1:51.033

21:55

NewsOnF1:

9 minutes remain

21:56

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Button by 4.6 seconds on lap 54

21:57

NewsOnF1:

Webber in 11th now right behind Senna

21:57

NewsOnF1:

Webber takes 10th from Senna

21:59

NewsOnF1:

Button is starting to ease off. He is 6.5 seconds ahead of Alonso with 6 minutes to go (3 laps)

22:00

NewsOnF1:

Webber now right behind Ricciardo

22:00

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4 minutes remaining

22:02

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Vettel leads Button by 6.7 seconds Alonso is a further 6.6 seconds behind

22:03

NewsOnF1:

Senna is slowing down

22:04

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Senna retires

22:05

NewsOnF1:

The race has reached the 2 hour limit

22:05

NewsOnF1:

Vettel wins the race

22:06

NewsOnF1:

Button finishes in second ahead of Alonso

22:40

Comment From Tony:

Great race! Pity about Ham but still good. Thanks for the coverage newsonf1.
ED: You are welcome Tony

22:07

NewsOnF1:

di Resta, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Massa, Ricciardo and Webber make the top 10

22:09

NewsOnF1:

Order on lap 59 of 61 (Time limit reached)
Vettel - 2s
Button - 2s
Alonso - 2s
di Resta - 2s
Rosberg - 2s
Raikkonen - 2s
Grosjean - 2s
Massa - 3s
Ricciardo - 2s
Webber - 3s
Fastest Lap: Hulkenberg- 1:51.033
Retirements: Hamilton, Maldonado, Karthikeyan, Vergne, Schumacher - s denotes pit stop

22:39

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22:39

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22:40

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23:46

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