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2013 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

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Qualifying

 
Japanese Grand Prix - 2013 - Qualifying
(12/10/2013) 
14:04
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Welcome to our coverage of the 2013 Japanese Grand Prix
14:05
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Qualifying is underway, it is mostly sunny with air temperature at 24 degrees and track temperature at 36 degrees
14:06
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Gutierrez is the first to set a time with a 1:33.380
14:08
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Button goes quickest with a 1:32.606
14:08
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Grosjean is second and Raikkonen is third
14:08
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More drivers head out
14:09
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The front runners are on the hard comnpound
14:10
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Fire in the garage on Gutierrez's car
14:10
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The fire was put out quickly
14:11
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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:32.371
14:12
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Grosejan improves but remains in 3rd
14:12
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Hamilton goes 2nd
14:13
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Strange that the Mercedes seems off the pace
14:14
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Vettel and Webber on the track
14:15
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Hamilton now quickest in S1
14:15
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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:32.340
14:16
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Vettel goes 3rd
14:17
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Webber now quickest with a 1:32.271
14:17
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Strange to see Alonso among the Red Bull and Mercedes!
14:18
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Jean Eric Vergne has an engine failure and a fire on his car
14:19
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Session is stopped
14:20
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Vergne's car is in a dangerous location and hence the stopped session
14:20
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The clock has 2:55 remaining
14:21
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A number of drivers went out on the mediums but had to abort their laps
14:22
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Replay shows the fire starting around his rear tyres not the engine
14:22
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Session restarts in 2 minutes
14:23
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Vergne was 16th when he stopped
14:23
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Session resumes and Rosberg is the first out
14:24
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The top 5 have chosen not to go out, they are: Webber, Hamilton, Alonso, Vettel and Button. Everyone else is on the track
14:25
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Vergne will most likely drop out
14:26
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Grosjean is the only driver on the hards, the rest are on the mediums
14:26
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Rosberg quick
14:26
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Raikkonen quicker
14:27
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Rosberg quickest overall
14:27
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Raikkonen in 6th
14:27
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Grosjean on the mediums goes quickest!
14:27
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Grosjean on the mediums goes quickest!
14:28
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Knocked out: Sutil, Vergne, Chilton, Pic, van der Garde and Bianchi
14:33
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Q1 - Top 10










14:34
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Second qualifying session is underway with air temperature at 24 degrees while track temperature is at 35 degrees
14:35
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di Resta the first out followed by Gutierrez
14:36
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Raikkonen and Grosjean are on the hard compound!
14:37
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A 1:33.059 for di Resta
14:37
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Raikkonen quickest on the hards at this stage
14:38
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Grosjean quicker in S1
14:38
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Raikkonen sets a 1:32.020
14:39
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Grosjean second just 0.079 also on the hards
14:39
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Only Vettel, Webber and Ricciardo yet to go out
14:40
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Alonso quickest in S1
14:40
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Hamilton quicker in S2
14:41
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But Alonso goes quickest so far with a 1:31.828
14:41
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Hamilton second just behind
14:41
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Vettel and Webber head out. Button very quick!
14:42
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Button goes third with a 1:31.889
14:43
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Vettel very quick in S1
14:44
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Replay shows Webber holding up Perez, will he be penalized
14:45
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Vettel quickest with a 1:31.290
14:45
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Webber goes second with a 1:31.513
14:46
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Everyone goes back out as the Red Bulls go back in!
14:47
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Grosjean now on the mediums goes 3rd with a 1:31.565
14:48
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So who will drop out this session. Everyone except the Red Bulls have to fight for a place in the top 10
14:49
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Raikkonen goes 4th
14:49
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Rosberg in 5th
14:50
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Hamilton goes 4th, Massa goes 6th. Alonso aborts his lap
14:51
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Knocked out: Perez, di Resta, Bottas, Gutierrez, Maldonado and Ricciardo
14:54
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Q2 - Top 10










14:55
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Q3 starts shortly, air temperature is at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 34 degrees
14:56
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Session underway
14:59
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Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Button, Grosjean and Hamilton are on the track now
15:00
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Vettel told his KERS isn't working
15:00
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Vettel sets a 1:31.212
15:00
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Alonso sets a 1:31.839
15:01
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Replay shows Vettel nearly losing it but recovering
15:01
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Button and Grosejan don't set a time
15:02
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Hamilton goes 4th
15:02
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Looks like all 10 cars will go back out
15:02
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Webber quickest with a 1:30.975
15:03
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Drivers going back out
15:04
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Hamilton is the last to leave the pits
15:05
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Drivers starting their final flyers
15:05
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Vettel quickest in S1
15:06
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Webber slightly slower in S1
15:06
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Webber quicker than Vettel in S2
15:07
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Vettel not quicker than Webber and will not be on pole!
15:08
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Webber takes pole from Vettel and Hamilton
15:09
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Q3 - Top 10










15:34
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This is the first time Webber outqualifies Vettel this season
15:35
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15:35
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