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2013 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice  2nd Friday Practice  Saturday Practice  Qualifying

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Qualifying

 
Australian Grand Prix - 2013 - Qualifying
 (16 & 17/03/2013) 
16:45
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the first qualifying session of 2013 taking part at Albert Park in Melbourne
16:46
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Usually it is during this session that we get to know the pecking order and which car is the quickest on low fuel however it is raining
16:49
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The rain isn't too heavy but it is raining
16:50
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We could get a few surprises this session
16:51
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Each driver gets four sets of intermediate tyres and three sets of wets for the entire weekend
16:52
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The driver lineup for the top 5 teams (according to their order in 2012) are:

Red Bull
Vettel and Webber

Ferrari
Alonso and Massa

McLaren
Button and Perez

Lotus
Raikkonen and Grosjean

Mercedes
Rosberg and Hamilton
16:52
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In terms of driver changes this season, the only major change in the top 5 teams is Hamilton moving to Mercedes taking Schumacher's seat and Perez moving from Sauber to McLaren to take Hamilton's seat.
16:52
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This season we have 5 rookies

At Sauber, Gutierrez replaces Perez
At Williams, Bottas replaces Senna
At Caterham, van der Garde joins the team
And at Marussia, Bianchi and Chilton take over from Pic and Glock
16:53
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The other driver changes is that Sutil returns to Formula 1 after a year's absence. He rejoins Force India taking place of Hulkenberg who moves to Sauber. And Charles Pic moves from Marussia to Caterham
16:55
NewsOnF1: 
The practice sessions on Friday appeared to confirm that Red Bull are the team to beat with Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes close behind while McLaren appeared to struggle
16:56
NewsOnF1: 
However given the wet conditions, we will not be able to confirm who has the quickest car
16:57
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It is raining heavily now and it is windy as well
16:57
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At least at the start it will be full wets
16:58
NewsOnF1: 
Start of qualifying has been delayed by 10 minutes
17:00
NewsOnF1: 
Reports that Vettel's problem during FP3 was a sensor issue
17:00
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Plenty of standing water
17:03
NewsOnF1: 
Track marshals are trying to sweep the water off the track. Rain continues to fall but has eased slightly
17:05
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Air and track temperature is at 17 degrees
17:06
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Medical car exploring the track
17:06
NewsOnF1: 
The concern is the streams going across the track
17:07
NewsOnF1: 
It is most likely that the session will be delayed further
17:08
NewsOnF1: 
The start has been delayed a further 10 minutes
17:09
NewsOnF1: 
Start time now expected at 17:20 local time
17:15
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17:19
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Another 10 minute delay
17:20
NewsOnF1: 
Now start is scheduled for 17:30
17:21
NewsOnF1: 
Rain is expected to stop in the next few minutes
17:25
NewsOnF1: 
Plenty of water on the track. Marshals trying to sweep the water off the track but it is still raining
17:29
NewsOnF1: 
The cars are lining up in the pit lane
17:30
NewsOnF1: 
Session underway
17:31
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DRS is disabled
17:31
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Hamilton is the first car out with Rosberg behind him
17:32
NewsOnF1: 
All 22 cars on the track
17:32
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton starts his first flyer. He goes a bit wide
17:33
NewsOnF1: 
van der Garde has gone off
17:33
NewsOnF1: 
He is going back to the pits with a wing under his car
17:34
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:48.028 for Rosberg
17:34
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton has a problem
17:35
NewsOnF1: 
He spins and gets stuck on the wet grass. He reverses and gets going
17:36
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel second with a 1:48.525
17:37
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton did not pit and replay showed he touched the barrier backwards
17:37
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg going quicker
17:38
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:46.539 for Rosberg
17:38
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne second with a 1:47.050
17:38
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel 3rd
17:39
NewsOnF1: 
Massa has lost his front wing
17:39
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes off too but he recovers
17:40
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton told to pit but he ignores it and keeps going. He goes 3rd
17:41
NewsOnF1: 
Massa had a pretty nasty shunt. The team is checking if he has any more damage
17:41
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne quickest with a 1:46.339
17:42
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes quickest with a 1:46.188
17:42
NewsOnF1: 
Perez spins but recovers
17:43
NewsOnF1: 
Massa still in the pits
17:43
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes onto intermediates
17:43
NewsOnF1: 
Current order is Vettel, Vergne, Rosberg, Alonso, Hamilton and Grosjean
17:44
NewsOnF1: 
6 minutes remain
17:44
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes out
17:45
NewsOnF1: 
Everyone now switching to intermediates
17:46
NewsOnF1: 
Button and di Resta are quick on the intermediates
17:46
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Just over 3 minutes to go
17:47
NewsOnF1: 
Button quickest with a 1:45.192
17:47
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes second as di Resta makes a mistake
17:48
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso sets a 1:43.850
17:48
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Grosjean goes second
17:49
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1 minute to go
17:49
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Pic hits the wall and loses his wing
17:50
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez hits the barriers as well
17:50
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:43.380
17:50
NewsOnF1: 
Session over
17:51
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out of Q1: Maldonado, Gutierrez, Bianchi, Chilton, van der Garde and Pic
17:53
NewsOnF1: 
Top 10 - Q1










Pole time in 2012: 1:24.922 (Hamilton)
17:54
NewsOnF1: 
At there are 22 cars this year, 6 drivers get knocked out each session instead of 7 in 2012 when there were 24 cars
17:55
NewsOnF1: 
11th to 16th:
Raikkonen, di Resta, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Bottas and Sutil
17:56
NewsOnF1: 
It is raining heavily again
17:57
NewsOnF1: 
Start of Q2 delayed by 10 minutes
17:58
NewsOnF1: 
Just as the track started to dry out, the drivers will go back on wet when the session restarts. Heavy rain now
18:06
NewsOnF1: 
The concern is that visibility could become a major issue as the time is already 6:06 pm
18:08
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 delayed by 20 minutes
18:08
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 scheduled to start at 18:30
18:13
NewsOnF1: 
At least 5 drivers went off and hit the barriers in Q1 and a few more spun but recovered
18:18
NewsOnF1: 
Conditions withstanding, in the battle of teammates, rookie Bottas has outqualified Maldonado on debut!
Bianchi outqualifies Chilton and van der Garde will start ahead of Pic (both lost their front wings)
Pic has not made the 107% time but will most likely be allowed to race
18:25
NewsOnF1: 
No confirmation yet whether Q2 will start as scheduled
18:25
NewsOnF1: 
The medical car checking the track again
18:27
NewsOnF1: 
A further 20 minute delay
18:35
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature continues to drop, now at 17 degrees. Track temperature is just 15 degrees
18:39
NewsOnF1: 
More rain is predicted. It is hard to imagine that there would be no more delays
18:41
NewsOnF1: 
And with the fading light, it seems unlikely that Q2 and Q3 will finish today
18:43
NewsOnF1: 
If qualifying isn't resumed today, it remains to be seen whether the qualifying will be completed tomorrow or that the grid is decided upon the results of Q1
18:44
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18:46
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Teams and drivers preparing for the start of Q2
18:47
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3 minutes to go
18:47
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying has been delayed to tomorow
18:49
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 and Q3 will be run at 11:00 local time on Sunday
18:54
NewsOnF1: 
Join us at 11:00 on Sunday for the continuation of our coverage of Qualifying
10:32
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome back to our coverage of qualifying
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying was interrupted yesterday by heavy rain and fading daylight
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Q1 was completed yesterday under wet conditions and knocked out were: Maldonado, Gutierrez, Bianchi, Chilton, van der Garde and Pic
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 will resume at 11:00 local time, that is in 25 minutes
10:36
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It is not raining however the track is wet
10:38
NewsOnF1: 
Furthermore, there is a 40% chance of rain around race time!
10:43
NewsOnF1: 
It isn't the first time qualifying is run on Sunday however it is a rare occurrence and has happened in the past due to severe weather conditions.
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying will be very interesting with a drying track!
It is cold in Melbourne! Air temperature is 14 degrees and track is 13 degrees!
10:54
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature goes up by 1 degree. It is windy as well
10:55
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Q2 is set to start on intermediates
10:55
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5 minutes to start of Q2
10:57
NewsOnF1: 
The two Toro Rosso's waiting at the pit exit
10:58
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Just to create more chaos, some rain is expected during qualifying too!
10:58
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Just to create more chaos, some rain is expected during qualifying too!
10:58
NewsOnF1: 
And the two Mercedes head out into the pit lane
11:00
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Q2 gets underway
11:00
NewsOnF1: 
9 cars on the track already
11:01
NewsOnF1: 
Now all drivers on the track
11:02
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Team tells Vettel that there is potential rain coming
11:02
NewsOnF1: 
Track very wet in parts and almost dry in other parts!
11:03
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg quick and so is Raikkonen
11:04
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:40.423 for Rosberg
11:04
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Webber second and Alonso third for the time being
11:05
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Perez sets a 1:40.868
11:05
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Raikkonen goes wide and recovers and so does Vettel
11:06
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:38.930 for Rosberg!
11:06
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Alonso goes second
11:06
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel now quickest with a 1:38.647
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
These are very tricky conditions.
11:08
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel and Alonso swap fastest times
11:08
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:37.640 for Vettel, now Button in second
11:08
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Alonso in 3rd from Grosjean and Vergne
11:09
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:37.325
11:09
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Perez on the super softs
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits and puts on intermediates again
11:10
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Perez is struggling
11:10
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Button also on the super softs
11:11
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Perez pits and goes back out on super softs!
11:12
NewsOnF1: 
Button also struggling on super softs. It is still wet on the back part of the track
11:12
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Just under 3 minutes remain
11:12
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Just under 3 minutes remain
11:12
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A 1:36.194 for Rosberg
11:13
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Vettel second and Hamilton third
11:13
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Alonso goes second with a 1:36.722
11:14
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Button goes back on intermediates
11:14
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Button goes back on intermediates
11:15
NewsOnF1: 
Session over
11:15
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Button down in 11th. He is on a flyer
11:16
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Hamilton goes second with a 1:36.925
11:16
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Massa goes 4th
11:16
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Button takes 4th from Massa
11:17
NewsOnF1: 
So knocked out of Q2: Hulkenberg, Sutil, Vergne, Ricciardo, Perez and Bottas
11:19
NewsOnF1: 
Top 10 - Q2










Pole time in 2012: 1:24.922 (Hamilton)
11:21
NewsOnF1: 
So the track wasn't really ready for dry tyres. It will be interesting to see who will take the gamble now. Rosberg impressive
11:23
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is up to 16 degrees. Track remains at 13 degrees. It is cold!
11:23
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Q3 is underway, now one goes out
11:24
NewsOnF1: 
Now Rosberg goes out followed by Hamilton and Webber
11:24
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So far all are out on intermediates
11:24
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The first part of the track is pretty much dry and a line is starting to appear
11:25
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The drivers are probably going to put a flyer on intermediates then go out on drys
11:26
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Button and di Resta still in the pits
11:27
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Vettel goes quickest from Hamilton and Rosberg
11:28
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Button goes out on dry tyres
11:29
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They all pit
11:29
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They all go on super softs
11:30
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Button starts his flyer
11:31
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Button quicker in S2 than Vettel's time
11:31
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Button goes quickest with a 1:32.485
11:31
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Hamilton flying
11:32
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A 1:29.184 for Hamilton
11:33
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A 1:27.407 for Vettel
11:34
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Webber goes second and Hamilton in third
11:34
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Session over
11:35
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Vettel takes pole from Webber and Hamilton
11:35
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Massa in 4th ahead of Alonso, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Grosjean, di Resta and Button
11:44
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Top 10 - Q3
1:27.407
1:27.827
1:28.087
1:28.490
1:28.493
1:28.523
1:28.738
1:29.013
1:29.305
1:30.357
Pole time in 2012: 1:24.922 (Hamilton)
11:47
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The Australian Grand Prix starts at 17:00 local time (6:00 GMT)
11:47
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12:32
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