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2013 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Timed Results

Australian Grand Prix - 2013 - Saturday Practice

(16/03/2013)

13:53

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Welcome to our coverage of the Saturday practice session

13:55

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The current weather conditions is partly cloudy and dry however there is a chance of showers during practice and qualifying

13:56

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Yesterday the Red Bulls looked dominant with Ferrari, Mercedes and Lotus looking strong as well.
McLaren appear to be struggling

13:56

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Air temperature is at 22 degrees while track temperature is at 32 degrees

13:58

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The weather is changing and we may see some rain in any minute

14:01

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Session is underway

14:03

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Cars go out on their installation laps

14:05

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Many are staying out to try and get some dry running

14:10

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Massa and Alonso go to the top of the timesheets. Sutil in 3rd

14:10

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Dark clouds are approaching. It will be surprising if we don't see rain this session

14:11

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di Resta now takes 3rd

14:12

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Alonso qiuck

14:12

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Webber goes 9th, he sets a slow time

14:12

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Alonso improves with a 1:27.000!

14:13

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Now Grosjean goes 3rd with a 1:27.501

14:13

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Vettel also not so quick. They may have a heavy fuel load

14:14

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Vettel is 10th with a 1:29.808

14:14

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Grosjean now quickest with a 1:26.929

14:15

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Everyone is on mediums except for the 2 Marussia's

14:15

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It has started to rain!

14:16

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This will make things interesting!

14:17

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Everyone pits!

14:18

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A few drivers didn't get a chance to set a time under dry conditions including Hamilton, Maldonado, Bottas and Chilton

14:20

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Top 10
Grosjean
Alonso
Massa
di Resta
Raikkonen
Ricciardo
Vergne
Sutil
Hulkenberg
Guiterrez
Session started dry but rain started falling at 14:17

14:20

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It is now raining heavily

14:21

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Going by the forecast, it is likely that we will also have a wet qualifying!

14:25

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No one has gone out ion the wet yet

14:25

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The rain has eased

14:29

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Just over 30 minutes remain but no one has gone out on wets or intermediates

14:31

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The main reason for the lack of running in the wet is that the teams want to save the wet tyres for qualifying in case it is raining then which is likely

14:33

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Air temperature has dropped to 19 degrees while track temperature is just 21 degrees now

14:34

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Massa goes out on the full wet

14:34

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A lot of aquaplaning for Massa

14:35

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There are a few areas on the track with streams of water across the track

14:36

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The 2 Saubers are on the track too

14:37

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Alonso too

14:37

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It is interesting that in the dry both Hulkenberg and Gutierrez set exactly the same time

14:38

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And the two Toro Rosso cars head out

14:38

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All drivers so far are on the full wets

14:40

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Massa sets a 1:47.885

14:40

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More drivers head out. All on wets

14:41

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Only Red Bull, McLaren and Williams are still in the pits

14:42

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The 2 Saubers are lapping in the 1:52's

14:42

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Vergne sets a 1:48.269

14:42

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Webber and Perez on the track now

14:43

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Alonso pits, he sets a 2:08.849

14:44

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Hamilton sets a 1:49.478

14:45

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Bianchi goes off but recovers

14:45

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The 2 Saubers are now lapping in the 1:48's

14:46

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Hamilton is on the intermediates and he sets a 1:47.246

14:46

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Vettel and Rosberg are also on intermediates

14:47

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Only Button has to go out under these conditions

14:48

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Sutil sets a 1:47.121 on the wets

14:49

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Vettel slow

14:50

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Vettel stops on the track

14:51

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He was on the intermediates, slowed down suddenly

14:51

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Radio message was that he lost hydraulics

14:52

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Button on the track

14:52

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Vettel had set a quick time just before with a 1:42.204

14:53

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Webber now sets a 1:40.081

14:53

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Button sets a 1:43.764

14:54

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Alonso, Massa and di Resta have yet to go out on the intermediates

14:54

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With just 5 minutes to go, they may not go out and rather have all their sets available for qualifying

14:55

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Gutierrez sets a 1:40.010 on the intermediates

14:56

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The track is drying. Vergne sets a 1:38.083

14:56

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Rosberg sets a 1:38.335

14:57

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Hulkenberg goes off, he recovers

14:58

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Grosjean now sets a 1:37.799

14:58

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Raikkonen sets a 1:38.267

14:59

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Sutil sets a 1:38.353

15:00

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Session over

15:00

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Note the times were set under dry conditions earlier

15:00

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Top 10 (when dry)
Grosjean1:26.929
Alonso1:27.000
Massa1:27.241
di Resta1:27.533
Raikkonen1:27.625
Ricciardo1:27.849
Vergne1:27.860
Sutil1:28.069
Hulkenberg1:28.253
Guiterrez1:28.253
Session started dry but rain started falling at 14:17

15:02

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Interesting the under the wet, Grosjean was also quickest with a 1:37.799. He was the only driver to set a time under the 1:38 mark under the wet conditions

15:17

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11th to 22nd:
Rosberg
Vettel
Webber
Bianchi
van der Garde
Pic
Button
Perez
Maldonado
Bottas
Chilton
Hamilton

Note that a few drivers only set wet times

15:19

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Most laps by Gutierrez and van der Garde with 20 laps each, least laps by Alonso and Button with 7 laps each

15:45

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15:55

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Saturday Practice Results

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