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2014 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Saturday Practice

 
Australian Grand Prix - 2014 - Saturday Practice
(15/03/2014) 
14:01
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2014 Australian Grand Prix
Saturday practice gets underway shortly
14:02
NewsOnF1: 
Session underway
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne is the first out
14:05
NewsOnF1: 
It is overcast today with rain predicted later today
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel and Raikkonen are the only two drivers not to go out
14:08
NewsOnF1: 
Rain expected in 10 minutes!
14:10
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel now on the track. Raikkonen has an issue on his car
14:11
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is at 27, track at 35 degrees.
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez is going slow
14:12
NewsOnF1: 
He has stopped on the track
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
Meanwhile Vergne is on a flyer
14:14
NewsOnF1: 
Good news for Raikkonen, he is on the track now
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez manages to get going and pits
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
Many drivers head back out in case it rains
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
Kvyat quickest with a 1:33.079
14:16
NewsOnF1: 
Both Magnussen and Button go off but recover
14:17
NewsOnF1: 
The 2 Caterhams are on the track. They didn't run yesterday
14:18
NewsOnF1: 
Ericsson sets a 1:44.055
14:18
NewsOnF1: 
Kvyat improves with a 1:32.605
14:19
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes quickest with a 1:32.604
14:20
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:31.736
14:20
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg betters that with a 1:31.583
14:21
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez has a gearbox failure on his car. Session over for him
14:22
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes 3rd with a 1:32.163
14:22
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton quick!
14:23
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:30.919
14:24
NewsOnF1: 
The sun is out, it is not raining!
14:25
NewsOnF1: 
All the drivers are on the medium (prime)
14:26
NewsOnF1: 
Perez in the Force India goes off, he recovers
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Big off by Ericsson, he recovers
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes 4th with a 1:32.255
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen and Alonso on the track.
14:28
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas, Gutierrez and Grosjean yet to set times as well
14:29
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes 5th with a 1:32.365
14:30
NewsOnF1: 
Interesting that Rosberg tells team that his tyres are finished!
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso only 12th with a 1:33.577
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
FP3 Order










Quickest time in FP3 in 2014: 1:26.929 (Grosjean)
14:32
NewsOnF1: 
Only Vettel, Alonso and Raikkonen on the track
14:33
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen locks up
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes 4th with a 1:32.176
14:35
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is up to 29, track at 41 degrees
14:36
NewsOnF1: 
Only Alonso on the track now
14:36
NewsOnF1: 
Expect pre-qualifying runs shortly
14:37
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits as Massa and Kvyat go back out
14:40
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg on the softs and is quick
14:41
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:30.978 for Hulkenberg on the softs
14:41
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like Bottas and Guiterrez won't run this session and more.
14:43
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg ion the softs now
14:44
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton on the softs as well
14:45
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg and Hamilton quick!
14:46
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean finally goes out again
14:46
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:29.375 for Rosberg
14:47
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean screaming on the radio "nothing is solved"
14:48
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton was quickest in S1 but went wide and doesn't improve
14:49
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo on the softs on the track
14:50
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo goes 5th with a 1:31.198
14:50
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes 3rd with a 1:30.876 on the softs
14:51
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen goes wide just like Hamilton did
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen in 7th with a 1:31.156
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel on the track on softs
14:57
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel doesn't improve as he struggled during that lap
14:57
NewsOnF1: 
Williams report that Bottas will need a gearbox change
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean back out with less than 5 minutes remaining
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
Massa now on the softs
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel tells team no driveablility, told to pit
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean pits and is out of his car without setting a time
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like Maldonado stopped on the track
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Indeed, he stops just before the pit entry. Lotus are clearly not ready
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Session over
15:16
NewsOnF1: 
Order at the end of FP3
1:29.375
1:30.766
1:30.876
1:30.919
1:30.970
1:30.978
1:31.156
1:31.251
1:31.665
1:31.723
Bottas, Gutierrez and Grosjean didn't set times
Quickest time in FP3 in 2014: 1:26.929 (Grosjean)
15:17
NewsOnF1: 
Qualifying from Melbourne starts at 17:00 local time (that is 06:00 GMT)

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