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2010 China Formula 1 Grand Prix

Session results Discussion Thread

First Friday Practice Second Friday Practice Saturday Practice Qualifying Race

Saturday Practice

Chinese Formula One Grand Prix - Saturday Practice

(04/17/2010)

11:04

NewsOnF1:

Saturday practice session undeway. Air temperature at 18 degrees while track temperature at 27 degrees

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:04 NewsOnF1

11:06

NewsOnF1:

Drivers have completed their installation laps. Webber is the only driver yet to complete one

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:06 NewsOnF1

11:06

rf1paddockpass:

Weather check: dry, sunny. Air temp: 18C, Track temp: 27C, Humidity: 32%

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:06 rf1paddockpass

11:06

rf1paddockpass:

Track conditions quite poor this morning

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:06 rf1paddockpass

11:09

rf1paddockpass:

No cars on track for now

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:09 rf1paddockpass

11:09

TheFifthDriver:

Fitting the tyres on Jenson's car during P3 in Shanghai

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:09 TheFifthDriver

11:10

rf1paddockpass:

It could get quite windy on the backstraight, some strong headwind

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:10 rf1paddockpass

11:11

NewsOnF1:

Petrov and Glock are now back on the track

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:11 NewsOnF1

11:11

rf1paddockpass:

Vitaly is out for his first run

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:11 rf1paddockpass

11:12

NewsOnF1:

de la Rosa and di Grassi as well

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:12 NewsOnF1

11:15

NewsOnF1:

Petrov sets a 1:44.128

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:15 NewsOnF1

11:15

NewsOnF1:

Glock sets a 1:42.233

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:15 NewsOnF1

11:15

NewsOnF1:

de la Rosa sets a 1:40.788

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:15 NewsOnF1

11:15

InsideFerrari:

Ferando is going out now on hard tyres

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:15 InsideFerrari

11:15

MikeGascoyne:

Out for the first runs, track still dusty

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:15 MikeGascoyne

11:16

NewsOnF1:

Petrov sets a 1:38.559

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:16 NewsOnF1

11:17

NewsOnF1:

More drivers are on the track

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:17 NewsOnF1

11:17

InsideFerrari:

and Felipe is following him 30 seconds later on the same type of tyres

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:17 InsideFerrari

11:18

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi now fastest with a 1:38.502

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:18 NewsOnF1

11:18

rf1paddockpass:

Robert is ready for his first run while Vitaly is still on track

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:18 rf1paddockpass

11:18

ClaireVWilliams:

- Bolting on the new bodywork, looks smart, let's hope it brings us some performance #f1

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:18 ClaireVWilliams

11:19

NewsOnF1:

Everyone on the track except for the 2 Mercedes cars

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:19 NewsOnF1

11:19

TheFifthDriver:

The wheels go on @The_Real_JB's wagon...

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:19 TheFifthDriver

11:19

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes fastest with a 1:37.354

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:19 NewsOnF1

11:20

NewsOnF1:

Sutil into second with a 1:37.593

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:20 NewsOnF1

11:20

NewsOnF1:

Alonso fastest with a 1:36.908

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:20 NewsOnF1

11:21

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:36.401

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:21 NewsOnF1

11:21

NewsOnF1:

And now Webber is fastest with a 1:36.325

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:21 NewsOnF1

11:22

clubforce:

Adrian and Tonio both out on track, Adrian 5th quickest for now

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:22 clubforce

11:22

NewsOnF1:

Button takes 3rd but Alonso takes that back

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:22 NewsOnF1

11:22

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:36.075

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:22 NewsOnF1

11:24

NewsOnF1:

Button takes second with a 1:36.201. Alonso improves in 3rd

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:24 NewsOnF1

11:24

VirginRacing:

Lucas ready to go out, just before start of session

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:24 VirginRacing

11:24

NewsOnF1:

Top 10: Hamilton, Button, Alonso, Webber, Massa, Vettel, Kubica, Sutil, Buemi and Kobayashi

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:24 NewsOnF1

11:25

[Comment From dave dave : ]

GO GO GO MCLAREN MERCEDES!!!

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:25 dave

11:26

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:35.714

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:26 NewsOnF1

11:26

NewsOnF1:

Vettel moves into second with a 1:36.200

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:26 NewsOnF1

11:26

TheFifthDriver:

You're looking at the mechanics looking at @The_Real_JB during P3 in Shanghai!

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:26 TheFifthDriver

11:27

rf1paddockpass:

Robert's 7th best time thus far; Vitaly is back in the box, he says that traction has improved, some oversteer

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:27 rf1paddockpass

11:28

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg into 6th with a 1:36.503, Schumacher in 10th

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:28 NewsOnF1

11:28

NewsOnF1:

All drivers have set lap times

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:28 NewsOnF1

11:29

InsideFerrari:

both cars back in the garage. Everything is going as planned

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:29 InsideFerrari

11:29

clubforce:

Tonio 13th quickest for now

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:29 clubforce

11:30

NewsOnF1:

Top 10 at the halfway mark: Hamilton, Button, Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Rosberg, Massa, Kubica, Sutil and Schumacher

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:30 NewsOnF1

11:30

rf1paddockpass:

Half an hour to go in P3, most of the cars are in the garages. We are working on fine tuning the set-up

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:30 rf1paddockpass

11:30

NewsOnF1:

Only a few cars on the track at this stage

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:30 NewsOnF1

11:31

VirginRacing:

Pretty much everyone in the pits, only four cars out. Tyre temperature still an issue

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:31 VirginRacing

11:31

NewsOnF1:

Gap between 1st and 10th is 1.593 seconds. Gap to 24th is 6.775 (Trulli)

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:31 NewsOnF1

11:33

VirginRacing:

Both drivers working on set-up with their engineers, should be out soon

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:33 VirginRacing

11:33

NewsOnF1:

Webber back on the track

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:33 NewsOnF1

11:33

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi up into 7th

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:33 NewsOnF1

11:34

NewsOnF1:

Williams suspect an issue with Barrichello's engine. He is 18th

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:34 NewsOnF1

11:35

NewsOnF1:

So far all drivers are on the harder compound

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:35 NewsOnF1

11:35

rf1paddockpass:

Robert is now ready to head out for his second run of the morning - he'll evaluate the settings in a short run

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:35 rf1paddockpass

11:36

[Comment From Bob Bob : ]

Who do you think is the strongest car out there? ED - Really hard to tell. McLaren look strong but Red Bull and Ferrari don't show their cards on Fridays

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:36 Bob

11:37

NewsOnF1:

Webber up into second with a 1:35.939

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:37 NewsOnF1

11:38

TheFifthDriver:

How we keep things tidy in the garage: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes colour-co-ordinated screw tidies and exhaust cove

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:38 TheFifthDriver

11:39

VirginRacing:

Timo's just gone out, so both cars on track now

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:39 VirginRacing

11:39

NewsOnF1:

More drivers are on the track with 20 minutes to go

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:39 NewsOnF1

11:39

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg in 6th is back on the track

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:39 NewsOnF1

11:40

NewsOnF1:

And so is Button

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:40 NewsOnF1

11:40

rf1paddockpass:

One more lap for Vitaly's run, he has posted the 12th time. Robert is still out 9th fastest

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:40 rf1paddockpass

11:40

rf1paddockpass:

One more lap for Vitaly's run, he has posted the 12th time. Robert is still out 9th fastest

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:40 rf1paddockpass

11:41

NewsOnF1:

Barrichello back on the track

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:41 NewsOnF1

11:41

clubforce:

learning some interesting facts up here in the commentary booths, can see all of red bull from here standing around vettel's car

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:41 clubforce

11:41

InsideFerrari:

Some work to do on both cars

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:41 InsideFerrari

11:41

NewsOnF1:

Petrov off and hits the barriers

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:41 NewsOnF1

11:42

NewsOnF1:

He goes a bit wide and loses it and slams into the barrier just at the start of the main straight

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:42 NewsOnF1

11:42

NewsOnF1:

Session has stopped

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:42 NewsOnF1

11:42

clubforce:

we can also see petrov getting him out of the car at the final turn

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:42 clubforce

11:42

VirginRacing:

Petrov's just had a big accident, astroturf not so grippy as tarmac...

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:42 VirginRacing

11:43

NewsOnF1:

Session stopped as Petrov's car is in a dangerous position

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:43 NewsOnF1

11:44

InsideFerrari:

red flag because of Petrov's crash at the exit of the last corner

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:44 InsideFerrari

11:45

clubforce:

session is red flagged now as petrov too close to the track where he went off

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:45 clubforce

11:45

InsideFerrari:

No damage for the Russian driver who's walking back to the garage

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:45 InsideFerrari

11:45

[Comment From Bob Bob : ]

Does that mean Petrov will not be able to compete in Qualifying? ED - No, he should be able to provided they can fix his car. The damage is at the front section of the car. Should get it ready

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:45 Bob

11:46

VirginRacing:

Red flag, understandably. Not sure whether we'll be making changes, although they'll know pretty quickly if the bar changes worked

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:46 VirginRacing

11:46

InsideFerrari:

Time is running out so it is likely that everyone will go out on soft tyres for the final run

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:46 InsideFerrari

11:46

[Comment From Hesh Hesh : ]

Are we going to see any more action before the session ends? ED - Most likely, the car is being cleared now - but slowly!

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:46 Hesh

11:47

NewsOnF1:

Car now lifted up by the tractor

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:47 NewsOnF1

11:48

[Comment From Hesh Hesh : ]

Why dont they stop the session time whilst the red flag is out? ED - These are the rules for practice sessions now. The clock only stops in qualifying

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:48 Hesh

11:49

NewsOnF1:

Car is being cleared now. Right front damage is significant and the team has a lot of work to do to get the car ready for qualifying in just over 2 hours!

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:49 NewsOnF1

11:49

NewsOnF1:

Session restarting shortly. It will be a busy 10 minutes!

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:49 NewsOnF1

11:50

clubforce:

petrov walking back to pits as his car is removed, start time confirmed as 1150

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:50 clubforce

11:50

VirginRacing:

green, but nobody going out?

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:50 VirginRacing

11:50

InsideFerrari:

Green light soon

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:50 InsideFerrari

11:50

rf1paddockpass:

Vitaly is back in the garage, luckily he is OK, the car is on its way and we'll evaluate what needs doing then

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:50 rf1paddockpass

11:50

NewsOnF1:

Session underway and the 2 Toro Rossos are the first out

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:50 NewsOnF1

11:51

VirginRacing:

only green now, timing app issue!

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:51 VirginRacing

11:51

NewsOnF1:

The softer tyres are the order now

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:51 NewsOnF1

11:52

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is out on soft tyres for his final run

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:52 InsideFerrari

11:52

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton, Webber, Vettel and Alonso all on track

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:52 NewsOnF1

11:54

rf1paddockpass:

In the meantime, Robert is going out for a new run

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:54 rf1paddockpass

11:54

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes second with a 1:35.857

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:54 NewsOnF1

11:55

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes quickest with a 1:135.891 only for Webber to go faster still with a 1:35.511

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:55 NewsOnF1

11:55

InsideFerrari:

Felipe managed to be out with soft tyres

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:55 InsideFerrari

11:55

VirginRacing:

We seem to be the only ones in the pits. Making a final change to get a qualy set-up

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:55 VirginRacing

11:56

[Comment From Martin Martin : ]

Does anyone knows how much money has cost to Yamamoto the tester sit from Hispania Racing (HRT)? ED - This is usually undisclosed

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:56 Martin

11:56

NewsOnF1:

All drivers on the track now (except for Petrov)

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:56 NewsOnF1

11:56

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher up into 6th

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:56 NewsOnF1

11:57

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton splits the Red Bulls with a 1:35.564

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:57 NewsOnF1

11:57

VirginRacing:

Twitter just not updating everytime :-(

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:57 VirginRacing

11:58

NewsOnF1:

Webber improves in 1st with a 1:35.323

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:58 NewsOnF1

11:58

clubforce:

traffic for Adrian on the last lap

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:58 clubforce

11:58

clubforce:

Tonio also stuck behind a toro rosso on his flying lap

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:58 clubforce

11:58

VirginRacing:

Timo and Lucas both putting in quick first sectors

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:58 VirginRacing

11:58

NewsOnF1:

And Rosberg takes 6th from his teammate

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:58 NewsOnF1

11:59

rf1paddockpass:

Last couple timed laps for Robert before the end of P3

Saturday April 17, 2010 11:59 rf1paddockpass

12:00

NewsOnF1:

Session over, awaiting final laps

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:00 NewsOnF1

12:01

VirginRacing:

Good boys, moving up the time sheets there. Only one more lap

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:01 VirginRacing

12:01

NewsOnF1:

Massa narrowly avoids an HRT!

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:01 NewsOnF1

12:02

clubforce:

session over Tonio 12th and Adrian 14th quickest

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:02 clubforce

12:02

InsideFerrari:

Felipe did not get any clean lap, always in traffic in the last few corners

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:02 InsideFerrari

12:02

NewsOnF1:

Top 10 at the end of the session: Webber, Hamilton, Vettel, Button, Alonso, Rosberg, Schumacher, Kubica, Massa and Kobayashi

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:02 NewsOnF1

12:03

NewsOnF1:

Gap between Webber and Hamilton is 0.241, gap between first and tenth is 1.311 seconds

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:03 NewsOnF1

12:03

InsideFerrari:

Session finished with Alonso fifth and Massa 9th

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:03 InsideFerrari

12:03

rf1paddockpass:

8th fastest time for Robert. We will be busy in the garage this lunchtime to get ready for quali.

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:03 rf1paddockpass

12:04

VirginRacing:

Great job by both drivers there, only two tenths apart. 19th and 21st which is great.

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:04 VirginRacing

12:04

NewsOnF1:

11th to 24th: Alguersuari, Liuzzi, Buemi, Sutil, Petrov, Barrichello, de la Rosa, Hulkenberg, Glock, Kovalainen, di Grassi, Trulli, Senna and Chandhok

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:04 NewsOnF1

12:08

InsideFerrari:

it looks we can expect a tough qualifying session. McLarens and Red Bulls look very competitive

Saturday April 17, 2010 12:08 InsideFerrari

12:11