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2015 Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

  

Qualifying
 
Chinese Grand Prix - 2015 - Qualifying
 (04/09/2015) 
15:01
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix. Qualifying gets underway under mostly sunny skies with air temperature at 19 degrees and track temperature at 42 degrees
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
McLaren have managed to sort out Alonso's car and he is one of the first out on the track
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
The 2 Ferrari and 2 Toro Rosso drivers are on the track
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
It will be interesting to see who will go out straight on the soft tyre
15:04
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits after his installation lap
15:05
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel quickest with a 1:39.912
15:05
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Verstappen second and Raikkonen third
15:05
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Hamilton and Rosberg on the track
15:06
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton sets a 1:38.285!
15:06
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg goes second with a 1:38.496
15:07
NewsOnF1: 
Nasr on the softs goes third with a 1:39.408
15:07
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg on the softs goes 3rd with a 1:39.324
15:07
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Alonso and Button on the softs
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso goes 8th on the softs with a 1:40.327
15:10
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Everyone except Mercedes will have to go out on the softs
15:10
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Perez takes 5th with a 1:39.614
15:12
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Button goes 8th with a 1:39.936
15:13
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Q1 - Top 10










15:13
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Vettel and Raikkonen go out on the softs
15:15
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Bottas goes quickest on the softs with a 1:38.014
15:16
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Now Vettel goes quickest with a 1:37.502
15:16
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Raikkonen goes second with a 1:37.790
15:18
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Final lap for Q1
15:20
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out of Q1: Hulkenberg, Button, Alonso, Stevens and Merhi
15:21
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Q1 - Top 10










15:25
NewsOnF1: 
While McLaren have impoved, it appears that they were running on lower fuel loads than the other teams
15:26
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Q2 is underway but no one is on the track yet
15:26
NewsOnF1: 
Nasr and Ericsson head out
15:27
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Bottas also on the track
15:28
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton and Rosberg go out as well
15:29
NewsOnF1: 
Ericsson sets a 1:39.240
15:30
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Nasr goes second with a 1:39.687
15:31
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Bottas goes quickest with a 1:38.475
15:31
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Hamilton sets a 1:36.423!
15:32
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Rosberg goes second with a 1:36.747
15:33
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The pace of the Mercedes is futher increased because they are on new softs while those behind are on used softs
15:34
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes 3rd with a 1:38.097
15:35
NewsOnF1: 
Riccardo in 4th as Vettel and Raikkonen head out on new softs
15:36
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Raikkonen goes 3rd with a 1:37.109
15:37
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Vettel takes 3rd with a 1:36.957
15:38
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Q2 - Top 10










15:39
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Everyone apart from the top 4 are on the track
15:41
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Session over, awaiting final laps
15:42
NewsOnF1: 
Knocked out of Q2: Maldonado, Kvyat, Verstappen, Sainz and Perez
15:43
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Q2 - Top 10










15:48
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Q3 gets underway, air temperature is 19 degrees while track temperature is at 38 degrees
15:49
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No one on the track yet
15:49
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Bottas heads out followed by Grosjean
15:50
NewsOnF1: 
6 cars on the track
15:51
NewsOnF1: 
The 2 Ferraris and 2 Saubers are in their pits
15:51
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Raikkonen heads out on used softs
15:52
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Grosjean and Ricciardo are also on used softs
15:52
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Vettel goes out on used softs as well
15:53
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:35.782
15:53
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Rosberg goes second with a 1:36.062
15:54
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Stunning lap times from Mercedes
15:55
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Raikkonen 5th behind the 2 Williams however he is on used softs
15:56
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Vettel takes 4th with a 1:37.776
15:56
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The 2 Saubers have yet to set a time, they will only go for 1 run
15:58
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All 10 cars on the track now for the final run
15:59
NewsOnF1: 
All drivers are on new softs
16:00
NewsOnF1: 
Massa and Vettel on good S1 times but not as quick as Mercedes
16:01
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Massa goes 3rd with a 1:36.954
16:01
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Vettel takes 3rd
16:04
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg improves but remains in second
16:06
NewsOnF1: 
Q2 - Top 10










16:06
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton didn't improve on his last lap while Rosberg got to 0.042 of Hamilton's time

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