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2010 European Formula 1 Grand Prix

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First Friday Practice Second Friday Practice Saturday Practice Qualifying Race

First Friday Practice

European Formula One Grand Prix - 1st Friday Practice

(06/25/2010)

10:00

NewsOnF1:

First Friday practice session starting shortly
Air temperature is 25 degrees while track temperature is 24 degrees

Friday June 25, 2010 10:00 NewsOnF1

10:00

TheFifthDriver:

We're LIVE FROM VALENCIA! The Race 1.1b - http://mclaren.com/home

Friday June 25, 2010 10:00 TheFifthDriver

10:00

NewsOnF1:

Session underway and a few cars are already on the track

Friday June 25, 2010 10:00 NewsOnF1

10:02

NewsOnF1:

This morning Christian Klien is running in the HRT car of Chandhok

Friday June 25, 2010 10:02 NewsOnF1

10:02

rf1paddockpass:

The drivers are about to start their install lap.

Friday June 25, 2010 10:02 rf1paddockpass

10:02

rf1paddockpass:

The drivers are about to start their install lap.

Friday June 25, 2010 10:02 rf1paddockpass

10:03

OfficialMGP:

Good morning from sunny Valencia... P1 is underway and Nico's just left the garage for his install runs

Friday June 25, 2010 10:03 OfficialMGP

10:05

rf1paddockpass:

The weather is really good here this morning: air temp 25C, track temp 25C. Humidity on at 52%

Friday June 25, 2010 10:05 rf1paddockpass

10:05

OfficialMGP:

And Michael is out on track too

Friday June 25, 2010 10:05 OfficialMGP

10:06

WilliamsF1Team:

Tom to the Hulk on his out lap over the radio: "There's a Virgin behind you so take it easy" ...prompted much tittering. Never ceases to ...

Friday June 25, 2010 10:06 WilliamsF1Team

10:06

MikeGascoyne:

P1 on the go. Installation laps completed. Track very dirty as normal here and tyre degredation will be high in P1 so expect cars to wait

Friday June 25, 2010 10:06 MikeGascoyne

10:06

WilliamsF1Team:

Engineers reporting lots of dust on the track and dust in the pitlane...the hazards of a green street circuit #f1

Friday June 25, 2010 10:06 WilliamsF1Team

10:07

NewsOnF1:

Only Hamilton has yet to complete an installation lap. No timed laps yet

Friday June 25, 2010 10:07 NewsOnF1

10:09

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher is on a timed lap

Friday June 25, 2010 10:09 NewsOnF1

10:10

rf1paddockpass:

Both cars are back in the garage for the usual system checks.

Friday June 25, 2010 10:10 rf1paddockpass

10:11

NewsOnF1:

No, Schumacher pits without setting a time

Friday June 25, 2010 10:11 NewsOnF1

10:11

NewsOnF1:

No one on the track at this stage

Friday June 25, 2010 10:11 NewsOnF1

10:12

rf1paddockpass:

Again this weekend, we have some new upgrades: front wing and floor. So, we will be evaluating this morning.

Friday June 25, 2010 10:12 rf1paddockpass

10:13

clubforce:

fp1 is go. some srw action on both cars and circuit familiarisation for valencia debutants tonio and paul

Friday June 25, 2010 10:13 clubforce

10:13

NewsOnF1:

Ross Brawn is inspecting the back of Schumacher's car

Friday June 25, 2010 10:13 NewsOnF1

10:13

NewsOnF1:

di Grassi on the track

Friday June 25, 2010 10:13 NewsOnF1

10:15

NewsOnF1:

Barrichello on the track as well

Friday June 25, 2010 10:15 NewsOnF1

10:16

NewsOnF1:

Barrichello pits without setting a time. The track is very dirty

Friday June 25, 2010 10:16 NewsOnF1

10:17

NewsOnF1:

di Grassi sets a 1:49.569

Friday June 25, 2010 10:17 NewsOnF1

10:18

OfficialMGP:

Whilst it is quiet on track... here's a nice arty pic of our motorhome terrace yesterday

Friday June 25, 2010 10:18 OfficialMGP

10:18

NewsOnF1:

Button starts a timed lap. Webber on the track as well

Friday June 25, 2010 10:18 NewsOnF1

10:19

NewsOnF1:

di Grassi improves with a 1:47.938

Friday June 25, 2010 10:19 NewsOnF1

10:19

NewsOnF1:

Button sets a 1:43.245

Friday June 25, 2010 10:19 NewsOnF1

10:19

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits without setting a time

Friday June 25, 2010 10:19 NewsOnF1

10:21

rf1paddockpass:

The drivers wait until all's ready for the first proper run of the day http://tweetphoto.com/29011951 #F1 #Renaultf1

Friday June 25, 2010 10:21 rf1paddockpass

10:21

NewsOnF1:

di Grassi improves slightly with a 1:47.356. Rosberg on the track

Friday June 25, 2010 10:21 NewsOnF1

10:21

OfficialMGP:

And a smiley JB dropped by yesterday to see his old boys!

Friday June 25, 2010 10:21 OfficialMGP

10:21

NewsOnF1:

Button pits after just 1 timed lap

Friday June 25, 2010 10:21 NewsOnF1

10:22

[Comment From victoria victoria : ]

what about vettel? ED - Vettel completed 2 installation laps. No lap time yet

Friday June 25, 2010 10:22 victoria

10:22

NewsOnF1:

Klien driving the HRT is on the track

Friday June 25, 2010 10:22 NewsOnF1

10:23

clubforce:

both drivers will run the srw on this next run, 5 laps for paul and 5 for tonio

Friday June 25, 2010 10:23 clubforce

10:24

[Comment From X24 X24 : ]

Who is the other driver for HRT? Chandouk or Bruno? ED - Klien replaces Chandhok this session

Friday June 25, 2010 10:24 X24

10:24

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton on the track

Friday June 25, 2010 10:24 NewsOnF1

10:26

NewsOnF1:

Klien sets a 1:51.583

Friday June 25, 2010 10:26 NewsOnF1

10:26

NewsOnF1:

More drivers head out now

Friday June 25, 2010 10:26 NewsOnF1

10:27

NewsOnF1:

Senna, Glock, Alguersuari

Friday June 25, 2010 10:27 NewsOnF1

10:28

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton sets a 1:46.026

Friday June 25, 2010 10:28 NewsOnF1

10:28

NewsOnF1:

Klien improves with a 1:49.502

Friday June 25, 2010 10:28 NewsOnF1

10:29

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton also pits after 1 timed lap

Friday June 25, 2010 10:29 NewsOnF1

10:29

TheFifthDriver:

Take a look @The_Real_JB's new crash helmet design - cool, huh?!?

Friday June 25, 2010 10:29 TheFifthDriver

10:30

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes into the session and only 6 drivers have set laptimes

Friday June 25, 2010 10:30 NewsOnF1

10:30

InsideFerrari:

Good morning from the Valencia circuit. THe weather is fine sunny and warm with an air temperature of 25 C and track temperature 32 C

Friday June 25, 2010 10:30 InsideFerrari

10:30

NewsOnF1:

Current order: Button, Hamilton, Glock, di Grassi, Klien and Senna

Friday June 25, 2010 10:30 NewsOnF1

10:30

InsideFerrari:

Fernando just completed a 2nd installation lap, while Felipe did only one

Friday June 25, 2010 10:30 InsideFerrari

10:30

clubforce:

25 deg air and 35 deg track, scorchio at only 1030am in valencia

Friday June 25, 2010 10:30 clubforce

10:31

NewsOnF1:

Alguersuari moves into 3rd with a 1:46.066

Friday June 25, 2010 10:31 NewsOnF1

10:32

NewsOnF1:

Glock takes 3rd back with a 1:46.026

Friday June 25, 2010 10:32 NewsOnF1

10:33

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi moves into second with a 1:44.476

Friday June 25, 2010 10:33 NewsOnF1

10:33

NewsOnF1:

Buemi now into 3rd with a 1:44.609

Friday June 25, 2010 10:33 NewsOnF1

10:35

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi improves with a 1:43.777, still in second

Friday June 25, 2010 10:35 NewsOnF1

10:35

NewsOnF1:

Buemi improves in 3rd with a 1:43.806

Friday June 25, 2010 10:35 NewsOnF1

10:36

NewsOnF1:

Session stopped!

Friday June 25, 2010 10:36 NewsOnF1

10:36

rf1paddockpass:

There's a red flag, waiting to see what has happened...

Friday June 25, 2010 10:36 rf1paddockpass

10:36

TheFifthDriver:

Send us your European GP questions - we'll answer them at The Race 1.1b!

Friday June 25, 2010 10:36 TheFifthDriver

10:37

InsideFerrari:

Red flag for some debris on the track. it should not take too much time to have green light again

Friday June 25, 2010 10:37 InsideFerrari

10:37

MikeGascoyne:

Red flag, cannot see the reason, maybe some debris on the track

Friday June 25, 2010 10:37 MikeGascoyne

10:38

NewsOnF1:

There is some debris on the track from a car, probably a Toro Rosso

Friday June 25, 2010 10:38 NewsOnF1

10:38

OfficialMGP:

Red light on the circuit at the moment... looks like the marshalls are clearing some debris up

Friday June 25, 2010 10:38 OfficialMGP

10:38

clubforce:

red flag interrupts tonio's first run. there is some debris on the track from an hrt wing mirror

Friday June 25, 2010 10:38 clubforce

10:38

MikeGascoyne:

Looks like it was the mirror from Senna's HRT

Friday June 25, 2010 10:38 MikeGascoyne

10:39

[Comment From Andy Andy : ]

It is unclear at this time why the session has been halted, but it is likely that Senna's mirror is being mashed on the circuit. ED - Thanks

Friday June 25, 2010 10:39 Andy

10:39

NewsOnF1:

Session to restart in 2 minutes

Friday June 25, 2010 10:39 NewsOnF1

10:39

WilliamsF1Team:

Red flag to clear some debris off the circuit. Restart in just over a minute

Friday June 25, 2010 10:39 WilliamsF1Team

10:41

InsideFerrari:

Felipe just went out for his first run

Friday June 25, 2010 10:41 InsideFerrari

10:41

NewsOnF1:

Session restarts

Friday June 25, 2010 10:41 NewsOnF1

10:42

rf1paddockpass:

Both Robert and Vitaly about to start their first run of the day.

Friday June 25, 2010 10:42 rf1paddockpass

10:42

NewsOnF1:

Massa, Alonso, Schumacher on the track

Friday June 25, 2010 10:42 NewsOnF1

10:42

clubforce:

paul going out for first run after the track goes green again

Friday June 25, 2010 10:42 clubforce

10:42

OfficialMGP:

And we're off... Michael first out and closely followed by Nico

Friday June 25, 2010 10:42 OfficialMGP

10:43

NewsOnF1:

di Resta is testing for Force India in place of Adrian Sutil

Friday June 25, 2010 10:43 NewsOnF1

10:44

WilliamsF1Team:

Rubens about to head out after the red flag has cleared #f1

Friday June 25, 2010 10:44 WilliamsF1Team

10:44

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher on a quick lap

Friday June 25, 2010 10:44 NewsOnF1

10:45

WilliamsF1Team:

Sam has his own little pitwall at the track. Quite smart #f1

Friday June 25, 2010 10:45 WilliamsF1Team

10:45

NewsOnF1:

Schumacer goes quickest with a 1:42.369

Friday June 25, 2010 10:45 NewsOnF1

10:45

NewsOnF1:

Massa in 6th with a 1:45.407

Friday June 25, 2010 10:45 NewsOnF1

10:46

InsideFerrari:

And Fernando as well is doing is first run

Friday June 25, 2010 10:46 InsideFerrari

10:46

NewsOnF1:

Massa moves into second with a 1:43.218

Friday June 25, 2010 10:46 NewsOnF1

10:46

TheFifthDriver:

Don't forget, you can catch The Race 1.1b in SPANISH too - http://mclaren.com/home/es

Friday June 25, 2010 10:46 TheFifthDriver

10:47

NewsOnF1:

Now Alonso goes second with a 1:42.744

Friday June 25, 2010 10:47 NewsOnF1

10:47

NewsOnF1:

And Roberg now in second with a 1:42.639

Friday June 25, 2010 10:47 NewsOnF1

10:48

OfficialMGP:

Michael goes top with a 1:42.369 and Nico currently second 1:42.639

Friday June 25, 2010 10:48 OfficialMGP

10:48

clubforce:

paul's run extended by 3 laps to an 8 lap run as they want more data on the srw and tyres taking a while to come in

Friday June 25, 2010 10:48 clubforce

10:49

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg fastest with a 1:41.862

Friday June 25, 2010 10:49 NewsOnF1

10:49

rf1paddockpass:

A good effort by Robert, current 4th fastest time. There's a lot of traffic now.

Friday June 25, 2010 10:49 rf1paddockpass

10:50

NewsOnF1:

Button up into second with a 1:42.247

Friday June 25, 2010 10:50 NewsOnF1

10:50

NewsOnF1:

Both Massa and Alonso go off the track and recover

Friday June 25, 2010 10:50 NewsOnF1

10:52

NewsOnF1:

Kubica up into second with a 1:41.883

Friday June 25, 2010 10:52 NewsOnF1

10:53

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton up into 3rd with a 1:41.971

Friday June 25, 2010 10:53 NewsOnF1

10:53

WilliamsF1Team:

And the England flag has joined us in Valencia!

Friday June 25, 2010 10:53 WilliamsF1Team

10:53

NewsOnF1:

But now Button goes fastest with a 1:41.383

Friday June 25, 2010 10:53 NewsOnF1

10:55

clubforce:

paul's run extended by a further 3 laps. he radios to say his tyres are going off a little in the rear

Friday June 25, 2010 10:55 clubforce

10:55

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:41.339

Friday June 25, 2010 10:55 NewsOnF1

10:56

WilliamsF1Team:

The blown rear wing the Hulk is testing at the moment. #f1

Friday June 25, 2010 10:56 WilliamsF1Team

10:57

NewsOnF1:

Mark Webber moves into 6th with a 1:42.291

Friday June 25, 2010 10:57 NewsOnF1

10:57

clubforce:

RT @lacanta: :) @clubforce has invited @5LiveF1 to do a pitstop at Silverstone - nice of them :)

Friday June 25, 2010 10:57 clubforce

10:58

InsideFerrari:

Felipe is finishing his 1st run. his best time so far is 1.42.182. The quickest is Hamilton in 1.41.339

Friday June 25, 2010 10:58 InsideFerrari

10:59

NewsOnF1:

Many are having to go on the run off areas as they test the limits

Friday June 25, 2010 10:59 NewsOnF1

11:00

clubforce:

standard engine cover going on both cars now as the team completes a back to back test with the srw

Friday June 25, 2010 11:00 clubforce

11:00

MikeGascoyne:

Front tyres graining very badly, espicially on jarno's car

Friday June 25, 2010 11:00 MikeGascoyne

11:00

NewsOnF1:

Top 10 with 30 minutes remaining: Hamilton, Button, Rosberg, Kubica, Massa, Webber, Schumacher, Alonso, Barrichello and Hulkenberg

Friday June 25, 2010 11:00 NewsOnF1

11:00

rf1paddockpass:

Robert reports some snap oversteer and some lap in grip - overall quite happy and we'll continue the set-up work.

Friday June 25, 2010 11:00 rf1paddockpass

11:00

NewsOnF1:

Looks like Alonso is stuck at the exit of the pit lane!

Friday June 25, 2010 11:00 NewsOnF1

11:01

InsideFerrari:

Fernando is coming in as well. His best time so far is 1.42.421

Friday June 25, 2010 11:01 InsideFerrari

11:02

InsideFerrari:

@FerrariAngel27 No, because no one knows the fuel levels

Friday June 25, 2010 11:02 InsideFerrari

11:02

NewsOnF1:

Vettel moves into 6th with a 1:42.216

Friday June 25, 2010 11:02 NewsOnF1

11:02

clubforce:

paul reports the tyres start to go off after only a couple of laps

Friday June 25, 2010 11:02 clubforce

11:03

NewsOnF1:

Alonso spent a long time at the pit exit, now he goes for 1 lap then pits

Friday June 25, 2010 11:03 NewsOnF1

11:04

MikeGascoyne:

Graining very bad on front left tyre for jarno, much worse than for Heikki

Friday June 25, 2010 11:04 MikeGascoyne

11:05

InsideFerrari:

@Nessie43 We never said we had anything revolutionary...

Friday June 25, 2010 11:05 InsideFerrari

11:07

InsideFerrari:

The main aim of this session is to evaluate the behaviour of the new components fitted on the two cars

Friday June 25, 2010 11:07 InsideFerrari

11:07

InsideFerrari:

@prsng The two cars are identical

Friday June 25, 2010 11:07 InsideFerrari

11:08

nico_rosberg:

Michael & Nico battle it out in a game of Tipp-Kick football... on Twitpic:

Friday June 25, 2010 11:08 nico_rosberg

11:08

NewsOnF1:

Not many cars on the track at the moment

Friday June 25, 2010 11:08 NewsOnF1

11:08

TheFifthDriver:

@SamMillarF1 He's switched to Arai.

Friday June 25, 2010 11:08 TheFifthDriver

11:09

InsideFerrari:

@powpi nothing he was doing a practice start

Friday June 25, 2010 11:09 InsideFerrari

11:10

InsideFerrari:

@Nessie43 Well, the press loves superlatives!

Friday June 25, 2010 11:10 InsideFerrari

11:11

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher on a quick lap at the moment

Friday June 25, 2010 11:11 NewsOnF1

11:13

InsideFerrari:

Everything is ready for the second run Felipe is going out now

Friday June 25, 2010 11:13 InsideFerrari

11:13

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher has a poor middle sector. Still in 8th

Friday June 25, 2010 11:13 NewsOnF1

11:14

TheFifthDriver:

@SamMillarF1 Don't think there are any rules re: helmet choice, it's purely personal preference.

Friday June 25, 2010 11:14 TheFifthDriver

11:14

NewsOnF1:

15 minutes remain in the session and the top 10 are: Hamilton, Button, Kubica, Rosberg, Massa, Vettel, Webber, Schumacher, Alonso and Barrichello

Friday June 25, 2010 11:14 NewsOnF1

11:16

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg now fastest with a 1:41.175

Friday June 25, 2010 11:16 NewsOnF1

11:16

MikeGascoyne:

Tyre totally gone

Friday June 25, 2010 11:16 MikeGascoyne

11:16

WilliamsF1Team:

Am liking the paint job on our blown wing...what do you think? #f1

Friday June 25, 2010 11:16 WilliamsF1Team

11:16

InsideFerrari:

Fernando went out now

Friday June 25, 2010 11:16 InsideFerrari

11:16

NewsOnF1:

More cars on the track as the session nears its end

Friday June 25, 2010 11:16 NewsOnF1

11:18

rf1paddockpass:

Robert says that he feels a bit more grip, some more understeer though in this second run

Friday June 25, 2010 11:18 rf1paddockpass

11:18

OfficialMGP:

Update with 10mins to go... Nico P1 1:41.175 12 laps, Michael P8 1:42.312 15 laps

Friday June 25, 2010 11:18 OfficialMGP

11:20

clubforce:

tonio and paul both going out now and running to the flag

Friday June 25, 2010 11:20 clubforce

11:21

NewsOnF1:

Around half of the field on the track with 9 minutes to go. No improvements on lap times at the moment

Friday June 25, 2010 11:21 NewsOnF1

11:23

rf1paddockpass:

With less than 7mins left in this session, both our cars are now back on track.

Friday June 25, 2010 11:23 rf1paddockpass

11:24

NewsOnF1:

20 cars on the track with 5 minutes to go

Friday June 25, 2010 11:24 NewsOnF1

11:27

InsideFerrari:

Both drivers are doing a similar programme, running with more fuel than in the previous run

Friday June 25, 2010 11:27 InsideFerrari

11:29

MikeGascoyne:

Difficult session, totally dominated by the tyre graining, espicially on the front left

Friday June 25, 2010 11:29 MikeGascoyne

11:30

NewsOnF1:

Session over. No improvements!

Friday June 25, 2010 11:30 NewsOnF1

11:31

NewsOnF1:

Top 10: Robserg, Hamilton, Button, Kubica, Massa, Vettel, Webber, Schumacher, Alonso and Barrichello

Friday June 25, 2010 11:31 NewsOnF1

11:32

InsideFerrari:

Job completed for both drivers. lap time did not change compared to the 1st run. Rosberg is quickest in 1.41.175, Felipe 5th, Fernando 9th

Friday June 25, 2010 11:32 InsideFerrari

11:32

NewsOnF1:

11th to 24th: Hulkenberg, Petrov, Buemi, Liuzzi, de la Rosa, di Resta, Kobayashi, Alguersuari, Kovalainen, Glock, Senna, Trulli, Klien and di Grassi

Friday June 25, 2010 11:32 NewsOnF1

11:32

rf1paddockpass:

The session is now finished. The team did some good work this morning Robert P4 Vitaly P12

Friday June 25, 2010 11:32 rf1paddockpass

11:32

OfficialMGP:

End of P1... Nico is top of the timesheets 1:41.175 16 laps, Michael in P8 1:42.312 18 laps

Friday June 25, 2010 11:32 OfficialMGP

11:34

NewsOnF1:

Top 7 separated by 1.1 seconds but this isn't really indicative as fuel loads are unknown and many teams were testing/evaluating their new parts

Friday June 25, 2010 11:34 NewsOnF1

11:34

NewsOnF1:

Second Friday practice in 2:30 hours

Friday June 25, 2010 11:34 NewsOnF1

11:34

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