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Live Update

2013 Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice  2nd Friday Practice  Saturday Practice  Qualifying  Race

Timed Results

  

Qualifying

 
Chinese Grand Prix - 2013 - Qualifying
(13/04/2013) 
13:57
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix
13:58
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying gets underway shortly
13:58
NewsOnF1: 
AIr temperature is at 27 degrees while track temperature is at 41 degrees
13:58
NewsOnF1: 
This is the hottest it has been so far
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Q1 underway but no one goes out
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
The two types of dry tyres here are the medium (prime) and the softs (option)
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
No rain is predicted this weekend
14:03
NewsOnF1: 
Still no one out on the track
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
No one wants to be the first to go out
14:05
NewsOnF1: 
There is a big difference between the mediums and softs so it will be tricky for the teams to decide whether to use a medium tyre now or go for the soft
14:07
NewsOnF1: 
Still no driver out yet
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
This morning Alonso was very quick although Massa was held up by traffic and Hamilton had a bad first lap
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Bianchi is the first out
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
He is on the softs
14:09
NewsOnF1: 
Now more drivers head out
14:09
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg is going out on the softs!
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
10 minutes remaining
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta also out on the softs
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton also on the softs
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
Bianchi sets a 1:39.025
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg quickest in S1
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg had a hydraulic problem in the final practice
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:35.959 for Rosberg
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton quicker
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
Only Bottas yet to go out
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:35.793 for Hamilton
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like everyone has gone for the softs
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Only the Toro Rosso have opted for the mediums
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
Webber quickest in S1
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen gioes 3rd with a 1:37.046
14:17
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes 3rd from Webber and Alonso
14:18
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas heads out
14:19
NewsOnF1: 
In danger, Bianchi, Gutierrez and the 2 Toro Rossos
14:20
NewsOnF1: 
Toro Rosso have gone back and put on the softs
14:27
Comment From Tony: 
Has the track sufficiently rubbered in to start protecting the softs? They have been really difficult to use.
Ed: Hard to say as they are not running long runs! We'll know tomorrow
14:20
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo goes 11th
14:22
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out of Q1: Bottas, Gutierrez, Bianchi, Chilton, Pic and van der Garde
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 gets underway
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is at 27 degrees, track temperature is at 39 degrees
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is the first out
14:29
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like he is out on the same set of softs
14:29
NewsOnF1: 
Webber also on the track
14:30
NewsOnF1: 
More drivers head out
14:30
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like they are all on the same set used in Q1
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:36.260 for Vettel
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
Webber quicker in S1
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
But slower in S2
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:36.679 for Webber
14:33
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes quickest with a 1:36.186
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes 3rd with a 1:36.288
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Only Grosjean yet to go out
14:35
NewsOnF1: 
Webber has a problem
14:35
NewsOnF1: 
Sounds like he has run out of fuel
14:36
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes quickest with a 1:35.537
14:37
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg betters that with a 1:35.537
14:37
NewsOnF1: 
And Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:35.078
14:37
NewsOnF1: 
4 minutes to go
14:39
NewsOnF1: 
Will Alonso and Vettel go back out ?
14:40
NewsOnF1: 
Everyone behind Raikkonen goes back out
14:41
NewsOnF1: 
If Webber doesn't have enough fuel, he may have to start from the back
14:43
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes second
14:43
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes second with a 1:35.148
14:44
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 - Top 10










14:45
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out of Q2: di Resta, Perez, Sutil, Webber, Maldonado and Vergne
14:48
NewsOnF1: 
Q3 about to get underway
14:49
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is at 27 degrees while track temperature is at 36 degrees
14:50
NewsOnF1: 
Q3 gets underway
14:50
NewsOnF1: 
And again Vettel is the first out
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Vettel to pit without setting a time
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
Is Vettel not planning to set a time ?
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
Is Vettel not planning to set a time ?
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like we will have 1 run
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
5 minutes to go
14:55
NewsOnF1: 
No one on the track yet!
14:56
NewsOnF1: 
3 minutes and still no one on the track! This is creating a very tense atmosphere
14:57
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen is out finally
14:57
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes out on the medium
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
And Button on the mediums
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen starts his flyer
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen very quick in S1
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
And very quick in S2
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso, Hamilton and Massa quicker in S2
15:01
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen quickest
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes quicker
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton has pole
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel makes a mistake and goes off. He pits
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Q3 - Top 10










15:04
NewsOnF1: 
Button set a slow time but is ahead of Vettel. Hulkenberg didn't set a time
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
The top 7 will all start on the soft compound
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Button will start on the medium
15:10
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel and Hulkenberg will have a choice of which tyre to use although it is expected that they will go on the mediums
15:11
NewsOnF1: 
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15:14
NewsOnF1: 
Q3 - Top 10
1:34.484
1:34.761
1:34.788
1:34.861
1:34.933
1:35.364
1:35.998
2:05.673
No time
No time
Pole time in 2012: 1:35.121 (Rosberg)
16:33
NewsOnF1: 
Join us for the race tomorrow at 15:00 local time (that is 7:00 GMT)

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