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2012 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

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German Grand Prix - 2012 - 2nd Friday Practice

(07/20/2012)

14:09

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Welcome to our coverage of the German Grand Prix. The 2nd Friday practice is underway

14:09

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The track is wet

14:10

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Air temperature is at 16 degrees while track temperature is at 18 degrees

14:10

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No one has gone out onto the track

14:11

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Senna who sat out the first session is the first out

14:11

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Williams test driver Bottas drove his car in the morning session and crashed it towards the end of the session

14:12

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The track is very wet

14:12

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Senna is on the full wets

14:12

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Senna pits

14:13

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It is all quiet again

14:15

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No one out on the track

14:17

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Forecast is for rain to continue for the next hour at least

14:18

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Schumacher getting ready to go out

14:20

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It seems that the rain has eased

14:21

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There seems to be a window of opportunity to get out while the rain is light as heavier rain is now expected in 20 minutes

14:21

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A few cars are being fired up

14:21

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Vergne emerges from his garage

14:22

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The track is very wet

14:22

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Vergne is on full wets which is expected

14:23

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Pic and Rosberg join Vergne

14:23

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Water running across the track is causing major problems. The cars are aquaplaning

14:24

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Vergne goes wide but recovers

14:24

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A 1:43.330 is the first time set this session

14:25

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That time was by Vergne

14:27

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Rosberg sets a 1:43.222

14:27

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Vergne improves with a 1:41.135

14:28

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More drivers head out including Vettel and Schumacher

14:28

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Rosberg improves with a 1:40.666

14:28

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Vergne responds with a 1:39.843

14:29

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Ricciardo and Vettel are on quick laps

14:29

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Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:40.713

14:30

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Ricciardo goes wide and loses time

14:30

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18 cars on the track now

14:31

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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:39.021

14:31

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Vettel goes second with a 1:39.821

14:32

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Vergne takes second with a 1:39.455

14:32

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di Resta goes 3rd and Webber 4th

14:33

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Rosberg pits from 1st

14:33

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It seems Ferrari and McLaren don't want to go out at this time

14:33

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Webber goes second with a 1:39.305

14:34

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It is very wet and tricky out there, almost all drivers are going off at various parts of the track

14:35

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Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:38.194

14:35

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Vettel takes second with a 1:38.243

14:35

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Button emerges from the pits

14:36

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Top 10: Schumacher, Vettel, Rosberg, Perez, di Resta, Webber, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Vergne and Hulkenberg

14:37

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Vergne moves into 3rd with a 1:38.293

14:38

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Hamilton and Alonso decide to go out as well

14:38

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Only Massa and de la Rosa yet to go out

14:40

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Vergne goes quickest with a 1:38.051

14:40

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Perez takes 3rd with a 1:38.228

14:41

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Alonso goes quickest with a 1:37.395

14:42

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Ricciardo second and Grosjean in third

14:42

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Perez goes second with a 1:37.522

14:43

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Massa goes 4th with a 1:37.889

14:44

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Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:37.285

14:45

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Hamilton on a quick lap

14:45

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de la Rosa yet to go out this session

14:46

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Hamilton goes 4th with a 1:37.646

14:47

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Alonso goes quickest again with a 1:35.833

14:47

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But Rosberg betters that with a 1:35.833

14:47

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Less water on the track is allowing the times to drop

14:48

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Alonso goes quickest again with a 1:34.593

14:49

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More rain is predicted though

14:51

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The track is drying at this stage!

14:51

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Massa now quickest with a 1:34.576

14:52

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Webber goes 3rd with a 1:34.653

14:52

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Rosberg goes quickest again with a 1:33.824

14:53

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Now Perez goes quickest and Hamilton goes second!

14:53

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Grosjean on the intermediates goes quickest with a 1:32.897

14:54

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Rosberg in second, Massa in third

14:54

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Now Vettel goes third

14:54

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Schumacher now quickest! Sorry hard to keep up with the order!

14:55

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Alonso responds and goes quickest with a 1:31.207

14:56

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Perez in second and Grosjean in third

14:56

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Ricciardo now in 3rd. Very dark clouds overhead!

14:56

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Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:30.666

14:57

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Massa goes second now ahead of Vettel

14:58

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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:30.617 only for Grosjean to shatter that with a 1:30.181!

14:59

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Massa goes quickest with a 1:29.719

14:59

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Raikkonen now in second

15:00

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Dry tyres can certainly be used on parts of the track now!

15:00

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If it doesn't rain again!

15:01

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Perez goes quickest with a 1:29.327

15:01

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Now Vettel quickest with a 1:28.516

15:02

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Sorry that was Button's time. Vettel set a 1:28.835!

15:03

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Now Grosjean quickest with a 1:28.420

15:04

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Drivers are still on intermediates but the track is drying fast!

15:05

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Maldonado now quickest with a 1:27.476

15:05

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Vettel takes second

15:05

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Grosjean was on another fast lap but he pits

15:07

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It is starting to rain again!

15:07

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30 minutes remain and the top 10 are: Maldonado, Rosberg, Vettel, Perez, Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Button, Webber and Raikkonen

15:10

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The rain has returned and all the cars pit!

15:10

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de la Rosa has yet to go out

15:12

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Hamilton goes back out

15:12

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He is on intermediates not full wets

15:12

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And goes wide!

15:15

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Senna, Raikkonen and Schumacher also on the track

15:17

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Rosberg goes out as Hamilton pits

15:17

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The track is wetter so times aren't expected to improve

15:17

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de la Rosa finally makes it onto the track

15:20

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de la Rosa sets a 1:45.961

15:22

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de la Rosa improves with a 1:43.872

15:22

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He is the only one who is improving as he hasn't set a time when the track was drying

15:25

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Ricciardo is off

15:26

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He is stuck in the gravel

15:27

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Replay shows that he overshot the turn lock his brakes and got stuck in the gravel

15:30

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Schumacher crashes

15:30

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He is ok but his car is badly damaged

15:30

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Session has been stopped

15:32

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It appears that he accelerated too early out of a turn, lost it then the front hit the barrier, spun around and the back hit the barrier again

15:34

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The session has ended under the red flag

15:59

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Top 10: Maldonado, Rosberg, Vettel, Perez, Grosejan, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Button, Webber and Raikkonen

16:00

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11th to 24th: Vergne, Massa, Kobayashi, Pic, Glock, Senna, Kovalainen, di Resta, Hamilton, Alonso, Petrov, Karthkeyan, Schumacher and de la Rosa

16:02

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Most laps by Perez, Vergne and Kovalainen with 26 laps each. Least laps by de la Rosa with 8 laps then Maldonado and di Resta with 14 laps each

16:03

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