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2013 Pre-season testing - Barcelona

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1st Barcelona Pre-season Test - 1st Test Day

(19/02/2013)

09:45

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the first day of the Barcelona test

09:46

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All the teams are present and Williams have just unveiled their 2013 car

09:51

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The drivers taking part in the test:
Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
Sergio Perez - McLaren
Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus
Nico Rosberg - Mercedes
Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber
Paul di Resta - Force India
Pastor Maldonado - Williams
Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso
Charles Pic - Caterham
Max Chilton - Marussia

09:52

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So far only Maldonado has set a representative time of 1:29.550

11:10

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Fastest laptimes @ 11 am local time
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:24.520
di Resta / Force India 1:24.817
Vettel / Red Bull 1:26.606
Maldonado / Williams 1:26.980
Pic / Caterham 1:28.209
Raikkonen / Lotus 1:30.196
Chilton / Marussia 1:30.820
Alonso / Ferrari 1:37.504
Riccardo / Toro Rosso 1:38.542
Guiterrez / Sauber No Time

11:11

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Most laps done so far is 26 by Maldonado in the Williams

11:11

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Least lap is 2 by Perez in the McLaren

11:18

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No driver has yet done any long runs. Rosberg's quickest time was made during a 2 timed lap run

11:21

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Gutierrez has stopped on the track - Red flag

11:23

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This is the first stoppage of the day

11:24

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Gutierrez' car is quickly cleared and the session resumes

11:25

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Just before he stopped, Guiterrez set a 1:33.518

11:26

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Now Perez sets a 1:24.758 and jumps into second

11:26

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And now sets a 1:24.362 and goes quickest!

11:27

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Seems McLaren were just waiting for the track to warm up a little!

11:31

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6 timed laps so far for Perez on this run

11:32

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Meanwhile, Chilton in the Marussia improves sightly with a 1:30.522

11:32

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Perez pits

11:34

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Alonso goes back out. So far he has been doing installation laps and some evaluations

11:35

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Raikkonen improves slightly with a 1:28.142

11:37

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Maldonado so far with the most number of laps completed with 30. This despite the fact that this is the first time the FW35 hits the track

11:38

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Alonso finally sets a reasonable time, a 1:26.538 and moves into 4th

11:41

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Ricciardo now takes 4th with a 1:25.882

11:43

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Only a 2 timed lap run from Alonso. He is back in the pits

11:45

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Only Ricciardo on the track. He is on his 6th timed lap this run

11:46

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Ricciardo pits

11:48

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Guiterrez goes back out after his stoppage

11:56

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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:24.162

11:58

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Maldonado improves with a 1:25.332

12:01

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Fastest laptimes @ 12 local time
Alonso / Ferrari 1:24.162
Perez / McLaren 1:24.362
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:24.520
di Resta / Force India 1:24.817
Maldonado / Williams 1:25.332
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:25.441
Guiterrez / Sauber 1:26.079
Vettel / Red Bull 1:26.606
Pic / Caterham 1:27.534
Raikkonen / Lotus 1:28.142
Best Lap Time (day 1 in 2012): 1:23.265

12:01

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di Resta goes quickest with a 1:24.144

12:03

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Alonso's last run was made of 4 timed laps. One of them was a slow one

12:11

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Now Perez in the McLaren goes quickest with a 1:24.124

12:12

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Less than four hundredths of a second separates the top 3!

12:14

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Vettel returns to the track after a long time in the pits. He has completed just 9 laps so far today

12:15

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Perez pits after 4 timed laps. Apart from the quickest time so far, the other 3 laps are in the low to mid 1:25's

12:15

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Guiterrez improves with a 1:25.397

12:16

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Now Vettel goes quickest with a 1:24.039!

12:18

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Just the single timed lap from Vettel

12:19

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Now Raikkonen smashes the fastest lap with a 1:23.571

12:23

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Raikkonen follows that lap with another sub 1:24 then pits

12:23

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Now Alonso sets a 1:23.626 and goes second

12:25

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The times are tumbling at the Catalunya circuit

12:26

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Most laps so far still by Maldonado with 38

12:28

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Alonso pits after 3 timed laps with the last lap, a slow one

12:34

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Chilton improves with a 1:28.068, remains in 11th

12:35

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Gutierrez improves slightly with a 1:25.136, now in 7th

12:35

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Vettel returns to the track

12:37

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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:23.290

12:42

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Vettel completes 4 timed laps, two slow one and two quick ones

12:43

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Ricciardo sets a 1:24.279

12:46

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di Resta has completed the most laps so far with 41

12:47

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Alonso back out

12:48

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The mandatory 1 hour lunch time is coming up shortly

12:51

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Seems more problems for Mercedes. Rosberg's car has some gearbox issue that has prevented him from going back out for the past 2 hours

12:51

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Alonso is cruising! 2 laps above 1:35!

12:52

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And Vettel goes back out with just a few minutes before the lunch break

12:53

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Alonso pits after 2 slow laps

12:56

NewsOnF1:

A 1:23.046 for Vettel!

12:56

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Raikkonen and Perez also on the track

12:57

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Vettel follows that lap with a 1:23.876

12:57

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Meanwhile Maldonado sets a 1:23.733 and goes 4th

13:02

NewsOnF1:

Ricciardo sets a 1:23.884

13:02

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And it is lunch time

13:04

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Fastest laptimes at lunch time
Vettel / Red Bull 1:23.046
Raikkonen / Lotus 1:23.571
Alonso / Ferrari 1:23.626
Maldonado / Williams 1:23.733
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:23.884
Perez / McLaren 1:24.124
di Resta / Force India 1:24.144
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:24.520
Guiterrez / Sauber 1:25.136
Pic / Caterham 1:27.534
Best Lap Time (day 1 in 2012): 1:23.265

13:12

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13:17

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14:05

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The session resumes following the lunchbreak

14:05

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No one goes out straight onto the track

14:07

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The times started falling in the final hour before lunch with Vettel putting in a very quick lap minutes before lunch

14:08

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The time set by Vettel is already quicker than the best lap time a year ago at the same place

14:14

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Still no one on the track!

14:15

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Mercedes have hit another issue this morning. Rosberg covered just 14 laps before having to stop to check the gearbox. He hasn't returned since

14:19

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Alonso is the first out onto the track this session

14:23

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A slow(ish) lap by Alonso, a 1:28.285

14:24

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Alonso improves with a 1:26.716

14:26

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His 3rd lap is a 1:27.453

14:30

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Alonso pits

14:30

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Vettel does and out/in lap

14:32

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Guiterrez and Pic now on the track

14:39

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Perez and Chilton on the track

14:40

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Guiterrez pits after a 4 timed lap stint with a best time of 1:27.013

14:40

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Pic pits after 2 timed laps with a best of 1:31.675

14:40

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Perez sets a 1:25.809

14:41

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Alonso and Vettel go back out

14:41

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Chilton goes out for 1 lap and pits

14:42

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A 1:23.958 from Alonso

14:42

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Vettel sets a 1:26.580

14:42

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Perez pits after a 5 timed lap run. Doesn't improve on the 1:25.809

14:43

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Raikkonen and Maldonado on the track

14:44

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Vettel improves with a 1:26.147 while Alonso drops to 1:25.098

14:45

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Raikkonen sets a 1:23.125 improving on his best time but remains in second

14:45

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Raikkonen follows up with a 1:23.637

14:46

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Alonso down in the 1:26's on his 4th timed lap this run

14:46

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Vettel also in the 1:26's

14:49

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Maldonado in the 1:32's!

14:49

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A very slow 5th lap from Vettel

14:49

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Raikkonen pits after two timed laps

14:50

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Vettel pits after 5 timed laps

14:51

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Alonso pits after 7 timed laps, his last two were fairly slow (1:31.0 and 1:29.1)

14:52

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Maldonado pits after 3 timed laps, best time this run was a 1:31.818

14:54

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Charles Pic stops on the track - Red flag

14:54

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Pic had just done a 1:27.925, half a second off his best today

14:55

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The Caterham is being loaded and the session should resume shortly

15:02

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It is taking longer than expected for the session to restart

15:02

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Session restarts and Perez and Maldonado are out straight away

15:04

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Vettel on the track too

15:06

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Fastest laptimes at 1 pm local time
Vettel / Red Bull 1:23.046
Raikkonen / Lotus 1:23.125
Alonso / Ferrari 1:23.626
Maldonado / Williams 1:23.733
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:23.884
Perez / McLaren 1:24.124
di Resta / Force India 1:24.144
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:24.520
Guiterrez / Sauber 1:25.136
Pic / Caterham 1:27.534
Best Lap Time (day 1 in 2012): 1:23.265

15:06

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Alonso goes out

15:07

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A 1:28.354 from Perez and a 1:34.217 from Maldonado

15:08

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Vettel sets a 1:23.783 while Alonso sets a 1:23.648

15:09

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Raikkonen on the track

15:09

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And finally Rosberg goes out again

15:10

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Vettel does a slow 1:38.2 then a fast 1:23.563

15:11

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Alonso drops to 1:25.2

15:12

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Maenwhile Perez on his 4th timed lap still in the 1:28s

15:13

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Vettel drops to a 1:24.9

15:14

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It appears that Maldonado is continuing a long run that was interrupted by the red flag

15:14

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5 timed laps so far and now lapping in the 1:32's

15:15

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Vettel completes another lap with a 1:25.3 then pits

15:16

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Alonso on his 6th lap now, down in the 1:28's

15:16

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Raikkonen pits after 2 laps with a best of 1:26.409

15:17

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Perez is still out and has completed 8 timed laps, now lapping in the 1:30's

15:18

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Rosberg pits after 3 timed laps with a best time of 1:26.382

15:19

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di Resta goes out for the first time this afternoon

15:19

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Ricciardo has yet to come out after lunch

15:20

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9 timed laps so far for Alonso, currently lapping in the 1:27s

15:21

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di Resta completes just 1 timed lap then pits

15:22

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For the last 4 laps Alonso consistently in the mid 1:27s

15:23

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While Perez is consistently in the low 1:30's this run

15:26

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Alonso pits after 12 laps, his last lap was a 1:30.6. Worth noting that he set a 1:23.648 at the start of this relatively long run

15:27

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Perez completed 14 timed laps this run, his laptimes were mostly in the 1:30's

15:28

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di Resta goes back out

15:29

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Rosberg joins as well

15:31

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di Resta lapping in the 1:29s

15:32

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Rosberg improves with a 1:24.020

15:33

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Vettel back out

15:34

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di Resta dropping down to the 1:30s on his 4th timed lap

15:34

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A 1:23.157 for Vettel

15:35

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Rosberg does a slow lap then sets a 1:25.143

15:37

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Vettel does a slow lap then a 1:23.550

15:38

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di Resta completed 7 timed laps so far and now lapping in the 1:31s

15:38

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Alonso back on track

15:39

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Alonso has completed the most laps so far with 73 laps

15:41

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Vettel does another lap in the high 1:23s

15:41

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Alonso sets a 1:28.904

15:41

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15:42

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Alonso improves with a 1:25.039

15:42

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Vettel does another slow lap then sets a 1:25.602

15:43

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Vettel pits

15:43

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6 timed laps for Vettel then

15:44

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Alonso dropping into the 1:26's

15:45

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di Resta completes 10 timed laps, his times dropping into the 1:32s

15:45

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Rosberg has completed 9 timed laps so far this run

15:46

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Alonso on his 5th timed lap sets a 1:27.081

15:47

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Ricciardo finally emerges for the first time since the lunchbreak

15:48

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Guiterrez improves by a fraction, a 1:25.124

15:50

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Rosberg so far completed 13 timed laps on this run

15:50

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Rosberg is now lapping in the 1:29s

15:51

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Alonso completed his 7th timed lap with a 1:27.2

15:53

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Chilton sets a 1:26.753, takes 10th from Pic

15:54

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Rosberg completed 15 timed laps so far this run

15:54

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Alonso completed 9 timed laps so far this run, he is down in the low 1:28s

15:55

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Rosberg pits after 15 timed laps. The last time was a 1:29.789

15:56

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Alonso completes 11 timed laps so far, his last lap was a 1:29.135

16:00

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Alonso pits

16:00

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Raikkonen goes out

16:04

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Only Raikkonen and Chilton on the track now

16:04

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Raikkonen sets a slow lap then sets 2 quick laps, a 1:23.6 and a 1:23.7

16:05

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Chilton pits after 7 timed laps

16:05

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Fastest laptimes at 4 pm local time
Vettel / Red Bull 1:23.046
Raikkonen / Lotus 1:23.125
Alonso / Ferrari 1:23.626
Maldonado / Williams 1:23.733
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:23.884
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:24.020
Perez / McLaren 1:24.124
di Resta / Force India 1:24.144
Guiterrez / Sauber 1:25.124
Chilton / Marussia 1:26.753
Best Lap Time (day 1 in 2012): 1:23.265

16:06

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Raikkonen pits as Perez goes back out

16:06

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Raikkonen pits as Perez goes back out

16:06

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Under 1 hour remains

16:09

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Perez sets a 1:27.353

16:13

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3 laps into his run and Perez is in the 1:28s

16:13

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di Resta and Maldonado go out

16:15

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Perez on his 5th timed lap now down into the 1:29s

16:19

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Vettel on track as Perez now down to the high 1:29's after 7 timed laps

16:19

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Vettel sets a 1:22.965

16:20

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Alonso on the track as well

16:20

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Vettel follows that lap with a 1:23.742

16:20

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Rosberg on the track

16:22

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Rosberg improves with a 1:23.879

16:22

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Vettel's 3rd lap is a 1:24.494

16:22

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Alonso sets a 1:23.810

16:23

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Vettel drops to a 1:24.6 on his 4th timed lap this run

16:24

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Raikkonen has done the least number of laps today with 32

16:24

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Vettel sets a very slow (1:42) lap

16:25

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Alonso drops to a 1:25.3

16:25

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Vettel sets a 1:26.0

16:25

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That was Vettels 6th timed lap

16:26

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Perez pits after 12 timed laps

16:26

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His times have dropped into the 1:31s

16:27

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Vettel pits after 6 timed laps

16:28

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Alonso down to 1:27.1

16:29

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Just over 30 minutes remains

16:31

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Raikkonen back on the track

16:32

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Alonso sets a slow(ish) lap time then goes quicker with a 1:27.995

16:33

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4 timed laps from Raikkonen, all in the 1:23s - impressive

16:35

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Alonso completes 10 timed laps, the lat 3 were in the high 1:27s

16:36

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Chilton improves slightly in the Marussia with a 1:26.747

16:38

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Alonso pits after 11 timed laps, the last one was a 1:27.950

16:39

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Perez goes back out and so is Rsoberg

16:41

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Vettel back out with 20 minutes remaining

16:42

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Raikkonen on track as well

16:42

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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:22.616

16:45

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Raikkonen goes second with a 1:22.623

16:45

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Alonso on the track

16:47

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Vettel lapping in the high 1:26's and low 1:27s

16:48

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Alonso improves with a 1:22.952

16:49

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Raikkonen pits after 2 timed laps

16:49

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Rosberg pits after 5 laps with 1 very slow

16:50

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Alonso now completed more than 100 laps

16:53

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Only Raikkonen, Pic and Chilton not on the track

16:54

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Vettel on his 7th timed lap, now down in the 1:29s

16:55

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Alonso completed his 6th timed lap, now down in the 1:27s

16:58

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Vettel pits after 7 timed laps

16:59

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Perez completed 13 timed laps so far, last lap time was a 1:31.152

17:00

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9 timed laps from Alonso, the last lap was a 1:30.298!

17:00

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Looks like Pic will not return to the track today due to a mechanical problem earlier

17:02

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Day 1 is over

17:02

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Alonso pits after 10 timed laps. Not a bad run given the fastest time set

17:03

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Fastest laptimes on Day 1
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:22.616
Raikkonen / Lotus 1:22.623
Alonso / Ferrari 1:22.952
iVettel / Red Bull 1:22.965
Maldonado / Williams 1:23.733
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:23.884
Perez / McLaren 1:24.124
di Resta / Force India 1:24.144
Guiterrez / Sauber 1:25.124
Chilton / Marussia 1:26.747
Pic / Caterham 1:27.534
Best Lap Time (day 1 in 2012): 1:23.265

17:16

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