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Live Update

2013 Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

Timed Results

  

Qualifying

 
Malaysian Grand Prix - 2013 - Qualifying
 (23/03/2013) 
15:58
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix
15:59
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying gets underway in a few minutes
15:59
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Air temperature is at 32 degrees while track temperature is at 41 degrees
16:00
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Q1 gets underway
16:01
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No one goes out straight away
16:01
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There is no threat of rain at the moment
16:02
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A few cars go out
16:04
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Bianchi is the first to start a flyer
16:06
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A 1:40.053 for Bianchi
16:06
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Bottas goes quickest with a 1:38.376
16:07
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Gutierrez is second and Hulkenberg in 3rd at this stage
16:07
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Alonso, Massa, Hamilton and Button on the track now
16:07
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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:37.239
16:08
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Massa goes second with a 1:37.212
16:08
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Now Alonso goes second with a 1:37.314
16:09
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All drivers so far on the hard compound except for Marussia and Caterham
16:10
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Hamilton goes 3rd, Button in 4th which is a big improvement from McLaren
16:10
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Sutil on a quick lap
16:11
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Rosberg was quickest in S2 but doesn't improve
16:11
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Vettel and Webber yet to go out
16:12
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Sutil quickest with a 1:36.809!
16:12
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Sutil is on the medium compound
16:13
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Raikkonen goes out on the medium and so does Webber
16:13
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And Vettel goes on the medium
16:14
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The 2 Lotus' and 2 Red Bulls yet to set times
16:14
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Grosjean goes 4th on the mediums
16:14
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Raikkonen goes second with a 1:36.959
16:16
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Webber not quick enough in S1
16:16
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Webber aborts!
16:17
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Vettel only 11th!
16:17
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Webber trying again
16:17
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Just under 3 minutes remaining
16:18
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Webber only 15th!
16:18
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Vettel down to 13th and team tells him to have another go
16:19
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Currently Vergne and Bottas in the drop out
16:19
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Webber goes 9th, Very strange from Red Bull
16:20
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Vettel aborts, he is 14th
16:20
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Session over
16:21
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out: Vergne, Bottas, Bianchi, Pic, Chilton and van der Garde
16:21
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Vettel down to 15th
16:23
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Q1 - Top 10










16:25
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Sutil, Raikkonen, Grosjean, di Resta and Webber were on the medium (option) tyres
16:27
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Q2 gets underway
16:27
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di Resta out straight away
16:28
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Air temperature at 32 degrees while track temperature is at 41 degrees
No threat of rain
16:28
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Grosjean, Rosberg, Hamilton also on the track
16:30
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Only Massa and Maldonado in the pits
16:30
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Everyone on the mediums so far
16:32
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Sutil sets a 1:36.834
16:32
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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:36.190
16:32
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Hamilton goes second
16:32
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Raikkonen quickest in S1
16:33
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Webber goes second
16:33
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Vettel only 6th
16:34
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Rain is being reported on parts of the track!
16:34
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This is interesting!
16:35
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Alonso goes 6th but Massa takes that away
16:35
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di Resta yet to set a time
16:35
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Maldonado has not gone out yet
16:36
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di Resta goes off
16:36
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di Resta goes off
16:36
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The rain is not heavy
16:36
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Maldonado heads out
16:37
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A 1:44.509 for di Resta
16:37
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Grosjean is 11th and he is on the track
16:37
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di Resta trying again
16:37
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And he spins again
16:38
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The back of the track is wet!
16:38
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Grosjean aborts
16:39
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So despite 3 minutes remaining, no one is going to improve!
16:40
NewsOnF1: 
The top top are: Rosberg, Webber, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Sutil, Massa, Alonso, Button, Vettel and Perez
16:40
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Knocked out: Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Gutierrez, di Resta and Maldonado
16:44
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Q2 - Top 10










16:46
NewsOnF1: 
The track isn't wet everywhere!
Only parts of the track. This will make it very tricky for the drivers
16:48
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Cars waiting at the pit lane exit
16:49
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Sutil is at the front of the queue
16:49
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All on the intermediates
16:52
Comment From Tony: 
Is it still raining? Is there a chance of a dry line forming later in Q3?
Possibly but the track is pretty wet in parts. Not raining hard now
16:50
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The track will dry quickly if the rain stops
16:50
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They all go out
16:50
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Except for Massa
16:51
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DRS is disabled
16:51
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Track very wet in parts
16:51
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Hamilton goes wide but recovers
16:53
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Robserg quickest so far in S1
16:53
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Vettel quickest in S2
16:54
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So the first timed lap, it is Vettel, Rosberg and Alonso
16:55
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Massa goes 3rd
16:55
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Webber quickest in S1 now
16:56
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Webber goes second
16:56
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Raikkonen, Sutil and Vettel pit for new intermediates
16:56
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Alonso pits as well
16:57
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Webber again quickest in S1
16:57
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But not so quick in S2
16:58
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A 1:52.244 for Webber
16:58
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Hamilton betters that with a 1:51.699
16:59
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Track dry in parts!
16:59
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Final minute
16:59
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Raikkonen quickest in S1
17:00
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Middle sector is very tricky
17:00
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Raikkonen goes 4th
17:01
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Alonso goes quickest!
17:01
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Vettel betters that
17:01
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And Massa splits them
17:03
NewsOnF1: 
Top 10: Vettel, Massa, Alonso, Hamilton, Webber, Rosberg, Raikkonen, Button, Sutil and Perez
17:09
Comment From Tony: 
Thanks for the coverage newsonf1 -- a nail-biting quali! This is going to be an interesting race, for the unpredictable weather as well as the level of competition at the moment.
Ed: Thanks Indeed it will be. Tyre wear will be crucial and then there is the rain!
17:10
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Q3 - Top 10










17:12
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Q3 - Top 10
1:49.674
1:50.587
1:50.727
1:51.699
1:52.244
1:52.519
1:52.970
1:53.175
1:53.439
1:54.136
17:14
NewsOnF1: 
The drivers will have a choice of which tyre to start on tomorrow as they qualified on the intermediates. This will make for a fascinating start
17:14
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17:36
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Join us for the race tomorrow at 17:00 local time (that is 8:00 GMT)

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