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2012 United States Formula 1 Grand Prix

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United States Grand Prix - 2012 - 1st Friday Practice

(16/11/2012)

09:16

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 United States Grand Prix

09:22

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Drivers have completed their installation laps

09:23

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Apologies, we are have a few technical difficulties at the moment.

09:31

NewsOnF1:

It is a bit cool today at the track with air temperature at 12 degrees and track temperature at 18 degrees.

09:35

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Webber is the quickest at this stage with a 1:43.672

09:36

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Vettel is second with a 1:44.233

09:36

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Hamilton is third with a 1:44.252

09:42

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:42.603

09:43

NewsOnF1:

Now Alonso goes quickest with a 1:42.538

09:44

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton responds with a 1:40.918

09:44

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Alonso improves with a 1:41.365

09:45

NewsOnF1:

Now Alonso goes quickest with a 1:40.603

09:45

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Rosberg is 3rd with a 1:42.131

09:46

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1st Friday Practice - Top 10
Alonso
Hamilton
Button
Rosberg
Schumacher
Vettel
Grosjean
Massa
Webber
Hulkenberg

09:47

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Button goes 3rd with a 1:41.265

09:48

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Looks like Alonso and Hamilton are the first to get a handle on this track

09:48

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Still more time to come

09:49

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Air temperature has increased to 14 degrees

09:50

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de la Rosa is the only driver not to set a time so far this session

09:51

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Hamilton goes quickest again with a 1:40.175

09:52

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Button improves with a 1:40.965

09:53

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Only the top 3 are in the 1:40's, everyone else is in the 1:42's or slower!

09:53

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Button now takes 2nd with a 1:40.528

09:54

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The two tyre compounds here are the hard and the medium

09:54

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Hamilton pits

09:57

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di Resta goes 5th with a 1:42.289

09:58

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Now Kobayashi goes 4th with a 1:41.766 as Alonso returns to the track

09:59

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1st Friday Practice - Top 10
Hamilton
Button
Alonso
Rosberg
Kobayashi
di Resta
Webber
Schumacher
Vettel
Grosjean

10:00

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Rosberg takes 4th back with a 1:41.443

10:05

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And Kobayashi takes 4th again with a 1:41.036

10:06

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Alonso appears to be running with a lot of fuel on this run

10:06

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Vettel is now in 10th with a best time of 1:42.454

10:08

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Vettel goes 4th with a 1:40.978

10:10

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Alonso seems to be trying a few things, now quickest in S1 but off the pace in S2

10:12

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Vettel goes second with a 1:40.335

10:12

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Alonso improves with a 1:40.337!

10:14

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1st Friday Practice - Top 10
Hamilton
Vettel
Alonso
Button
Kobayashi
Rosberg
Webber
Grosjean
Massa
di Resta

10:14

NewsOnF1:

Alonso continues setting fastest S1 times but not as quick on the rest of the track

10:15

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Alonso aborts and pits

10:19

NewsOnF1:

Just over 10 minutes remaining in the session

10:22

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Hamilton improves with a 1:39.670, the first under the 1:40 mark

10:23

NewsOnF1:

And Hamilton improves again with a 1:39.543

10:25

NewsOnF1:

Vettel sets the quickest time in S2 but doesn't improve

10:25

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All drivers on the track now

10:26

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:38.692

10:29

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Session over

10:29

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Awaiting final times

10:30

NewsOnF1:

Vettel improves in 1st with a 1:38.125

10:35

NewsOnF1:

1st Friday Practice - Top 10
Vettel1:38.125
Hamilton1:39.543
Alonso1:40.337
Button1:40.528
Webber1:40.650
Massa1:40.966
Hulkenberg1:41.023
Kobayashi1:41.036
Rosberg1:41.159
Perez1:41.473

10:38

NewsOnF1:

11th to 24th: di Resta, Ricciardo, Vergne, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Maldonado, Schumacher, Pic, Kovalainen, Petrov, Glock, Senna, de la Rosa and Ma

10:39

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Most laps by Rosberg with 32, least laps by de la Rosa with 13 laps

10:40

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The second practice session is at 1 pm local time (that is 19:00 GMT)

10:44

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