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Live Update

2012 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

Timed Results

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Saturday Practice

 Australian Formula One Grand Prix - Saturday Practice(03/17/2012) 
1:56
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Australian Grand Prix. Saturday practice session gets underway in a few minutes
Saturday March 17, 2012 1:56 
1:57
The weather is overcast but dry
Saturday March 17, 2012 1:57 
1:58
It is very difficult to read into the times set yesterday as the sessions were interupted by wet weather
Saturday March 17, 2012 1:58 
1:59
There should be a lot of action this session to try and fine tune the cars for qualifying later this afternoon
Saturday March 17, 2012 1:59 
2:00
[Comment From Tommo Tommo : ] 
F1 website timing still not working, ghey!! lucky I have this.. does your website have a live timing by any chance or just script? ED: No just text sorry
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:00 Tommo
2:00
Session underway
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:00 
2:01
Air temperature is at 19 degrees while track temperature is at 29 degrees
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:01 
2:01
Nearly all the drivers go out for their installation laps
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:01 
2:02
[Comment From frankj27 frankj27 : ] 
i like text. It's like a bikini. It leaves something for the imagination. ED :-)
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:02 frankj27
2:03
Cars arriving back to the pitlane
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:03 
2:03
[Comment From Tommo Tommo : ] 
i like it to.. but both is supremo..
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:03 Tommo
2:04
Rosberg stays out
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:04 
2:05
Rosberg goes wide but recovers
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:05 
2:05
Schumacher stays out and he too goes wide. Also recovers
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:05 
2:07
A 1:26.982 fo Rosberg
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:07 
2:09
Schumacher has pitted after going wide. He reported flat spotting his front right tyre
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:09 
2:09
Rosberg pits as well
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:09 
2:10
di Resta on the track now
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:10 
2:12
For reference, the quickest time from Saturday practice in 2011 was Vettel with a 1:24.507
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:12 
2:14
More drivers join in the action. Rosberg still quickest
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:14 
2:14
Grosjean has jumped into second
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:14 
2:15
1:27.789 for Grosjean
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:15 
2:16
Button on the track
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:16 
2:16
A 1:27.802 for Button - 3rd
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:16 
2:17
Hamilton on a flyer
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:17 
2:17
A 1:26.620 for Hamilton - Quickest!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:17 
2:17
Button moves to second
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:17 
2:18
Schumacher quickest!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:18 
2:18
Massa spins but recovers
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:18 
2:20
20 minutes into the session and it is Schumacher from Hamilton, Button and Rosberg
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:20 
2:22
Webber is currently in 5th, Vettel in 8th
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:22 
2:23
Rosberg goes quickest
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:23 
2:23
A 1:25.929 for Rosberg
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:23 
2:23
Schumacher's time was a 1:26.234
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:23 
2:24
Track temperature has moved up to 34 degrees
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:24 
2:25
Senna goes off but recovers. He pits
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:25 
2:25
All drivers have set lap times. That is a good sign particulary for HRT and Marussia
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:25 
2:26
Only 5 cars on the track at the moment
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:26 
2:29
Now just Maldonado and Glock on the track
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:29 
2:30
Top 10: Rosberg, Schumacher, Hamilton, Vettel, Button, Webber, Kobayashi, Vergne, Grosjean and Ricciardo
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:30 
2:30
Alonso in 12th and Raikkonen in 14th
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:30 
2:31
Interesting that Red Bull's Horner mentioned that they have not yet run with empty tanks!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:31 
2:31
Schumacher back out
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:31 
2:32
Hamilton as well
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:32 
2:33
Schumacher on the track on softs
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:33 
2:34
Schumacher improves in second with a 1:26.078
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:34 
2:35
Schumacher was quickest in S1 and S2
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:35 
2:36
Grosjan moves into 7th
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:36 
2:36
Schumacher and Hamilton on quick laps
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:36 
2:36
Rosberg too
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:36 
2:37
Most on softs now as they prepare for Qualifying
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:37 
2:37
Schumacher pits
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:37 
2:39
[Comment From Lincon Lincon : ] 
What's happening to Ferrari? ED: Alonso in 14th and Massa in 18th
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:39 Lincon
2:39
Hamilton quickest in S1
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:39 
2:40
Hamilton pits as he faces traffic in S3
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:40 
2:40
Webber goes 4th on mediums
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:40 
2:41
Alonso on the track on softs
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:41 
2:42
Alonso only makes 13th with a 1:27.693
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:42 
2:43
The top 9 at this stage are separated by under a second
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:43 
2:44
Vettel on a quick lap
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:44 
2:44
Vettel moves into 3rd with a 1:26.211
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:44 
2:44
[Comment From nihil nihil : ] 
looks like..the mercedes on-form
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:44 nihil
2:45
Vettel is off!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:45 
2:47
He was improving and was quicker in S1 but lost it going onto the white line. He is stuck in the gravel. Session over for him. He was on the mediums
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:47 
2:48
Yellow flags as Vettel's car is being cleared
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:48 
2:48
[Comment From Tommo Tommo : ] 
aagh I want to see the times!! anybody know a solution? ... Thank you news on f1 ED: Try a computer you haven't used last season ;-)
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:48 Tommo
2:49
Just over 10 minutes remain
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:49 
2:49
Massa on the softs. Still slow
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:49 
2:49
[Comment From Tommo Tommo : ] 
what is ricciardo's time? ED: He is 11th
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:49 Tommo
2:50
Massa in 17th! They can't be that slow. They must be heavy
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:50 
2:51
[Comment From Anishkumar B Anishkumar B : ] 
What Happened to Ferrari....? ED: Who knows, they are very slow at this stage
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:51 Anishkumar B
2:51
Grosjean is quickest in S1. He must be light
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:51 
2:52
Hamilton quick as well
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:52 
2:52
Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:25.758
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:52 
2:53
Fuel is being taken out now!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:53 
2:53
Hamilton goes second
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:53 
2:53
Hamilton was 0.078 seconds slower than Grosjean
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:53 
2:54
Webber on a quick lap as well
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:54 
2:55
Schumacher goes off and is stuck in the gravel!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:55 
2:55
Yellow flags
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:55 
2:55
Webber goes 3rd
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:55 
2:55
Button 4th
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:55 
2:56
We may not see any more quick times as Schumacher's car is being removed. Yellow flags
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:56 
2:56
Just 3 minutes to go
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:56 
2:57
There will be time for a flyer!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:57 
2:57
The track has 19 cars on it!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:57 
2:58
Webber remains in 3rd, doesn't improve
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:58 
2:59
Hamilton quick!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:59 
2:59
And he qoes quickest with a 1:25.681
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:59 
2:59
[Comment From Tommo Tommo : ] 
cleared browsing history in explorer, re-log in and it works on f1.. but still love this text ED: Great!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:59 Tommo
3:00
Session over
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:00 
3:01
So Hamilton quickest from Grosjean, Webber, Button, Rosberg, Schumacher, Vettel, Maldonado, Perez and Ricciardo
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:01 
3:02
11th to 24th: Vergne, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, Senna, Alonso, di Resta, Massa, Kovalainen, Petrov, Glock, Pic, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:02 
3:02
We hope that you have enjoyed our coverage

Qualifying in 2 hours.

Full results shortly
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:02 
3:02
[Comment From Tommo Tommo : ] 
Looks to be nice and close!! good seaon ahead, cant wait for qually to see whats really going on!
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:02 Tommo
3:32
[Comment From frankj27 frankj27 : ] 
So now I have to hold my breath for two hours? Go McLaren!
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:32 frankj27
3:32
Full resuts now available here
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:32 
3:32
 

 
 
 

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