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2012 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

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German Grand Prix - 2012 - Qualifying

(07/21/2012)

14:01

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Welcome to our coverage of the German Grand Prix

14:01

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Qualifying about to get underway

14:02

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The track is dry with air temperature at 17 degrees while air temperature is at 25 degrees

14:03

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Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg and Romain Grosjean will all receive 5 grid penalties for unscheduled gearbox changes

14:04

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Cars are queuing at the exit of the pit lane

14:05

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Q1 is underway and drivers go out to set a time in case it rains a bit later

14:06

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All 24 drivers are on the track!

14:07

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The 2 tyres for this weekend are the medium and soft compounds

14:07

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Hulkenberg is the first to set a time with a 1:18.475

14:08

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Now Rosberg is quickest with a 1:17.051

14:08

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And it is Alonso now who is quickest with a 1:16.705

14:08

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Button in second

14:10

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Hamilton on a quick lap

14:11

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And he goes quickest with a 1:16.383

14:11

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Button goes second ahead and Alonso improves but remains in 3rd

07:11

Comment From Michael:

Love your site. Is there a way to pause autscrolling so I can go get a cup of coffee? ED - Not at this stage but we will look into it, thanks for the feedback

14:13

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Rain is imminent!

14:13

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Kobayashi goes second with a 1:16.481

14:13

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Hamilton improves in 1st with a 1:16.221

07:14

Comment From IBLAJ:

WHERE ARE KIMI N VATTEL ED - Kimi 11th, Vettel 7th

14:14

NewsOnF1:

10 minutes into the session, top 10 are: Hamilton, Kobayashi, Button, Rosberg, Alonso, Massa, Vettel, Schumacher, Senna and Webber

14:15

NewsOnF1:

Nearly everyone is in the pits

14:16

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Only Vergne and Hulkenberg are on the track

14:16

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Raikkonen returns to the track

07:17

Comment From IBLAJ:

WHAT TYRES EVERY BODY ARE ON ED - Top runners were on mediums but now some are coming out on softs

14:17

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg on the softs

14:18

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Raikkonen now quickest on softs and Hulkenberg is 3rd on softs

14:19

NewsOnF1:

Who will decide to go back and use a set of softs!

14:19

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg heads back out

14:19

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From 6th

14:20

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Alonso goes out as well

14:20

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Ricciardo in 7th

14:21

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3 minutes remain

14:21

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Maldonado now 4th

14:21

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Grosjean goes 12th

14:22

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Vettel decides to go back out

14:22

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Rosberg jumps into second

14:22

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Webber is 18th

14:22

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Alonso goes 4th

14:23

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Webber goes 15th

14:23

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Schumacher is in 18th and is on the mediums

14:23

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Vergne is in the pits, he is 16th

14:24

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes 12th

14:25

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Schumacher goes 17th and Vergne is out!

14:25

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher makes it with a 1:16.686 on the mediums

14:26

NewsOnF1:

So knocked out of Q1: Vergne, Kovalainen, Petrov, Pic, Glock, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan

14:29

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Top 10 from Q1: Raikkonen, Perez, Rosberg, Alonso, Maldonado, Hamilton, Massa, Hulkenberg, di Resta and Vettel

14:29

NewsOnF1:

Rain hasn't arrived yet!

14:30

NewsOnF1:

Q2 about to get underway. Air temperature is at 17 degrees while track temperature is at 23 degrees

14:31

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And now it is raining!

14:31

NewsOnF1:

Teams switching tyres to the intermediates

14:31

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Q2 is undeway

14:32

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Drivers are going out on intermediates as it starts to rain

14:32

NewsOnF1:

The track isn't really wet yet

14:33

NewsOnF1:

All 17 drivers are on the track

14:34

NewsOnF1:

This is very interesting. These are the laps that will count as it is expected to get wetter!

14:34

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Button struggling with grip

14:35

NewsOnF1:

A 1:39.010 for Button

14:35

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Maldonado goes quicker with a 1:38.949

14:36

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher now quickest from Vettel and Alonso

14:36

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Massa held Alonso up!

14:37

NewsOnF1:

Now Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:37.927

14:38

NewsOnF1:

The track is getting wetter

14:39

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton still improves with a 1:37.365

14:39

NewsOnF1:

Webber up into 7th

14:39

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Rosberg down in 17th

14:41

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg has full wets on

14:42

NewsOnF1:

Top 10 with 5 minutes remaining: Hamilton, Schumacher, Vettel, Alonso, Button, Maldonado, Webber, Hulkenberg, di Resta and Raikkonen

14:43

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg struggling

14:44

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Unlikely any of those outside the top 10 will improve

14:45

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They are: Ricciardo, Perez, Kobayashi, Massa, Grosjean, Senna and Rosberg

14:46

NewsOnF1:

No one is improving

14:47

NewsOnF1:

Session over

14:48

NewsOnF1:

Knocked out of Q2: Ricciardo, Perez, Kobayashi, Massa, Grosjean, Senna and Rosberg

14:49

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Top 10 in Q2: Hamilton, Schumacher, Vettel, Alonso, Button, Maldonado, Webber, Hulkenberg, di Resta and Raikkonen

14:54

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Q3 about to get underway

14:54

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Q3 is underway

14:55

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Everyone goes out

14:56

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Hulkenberg spins goes off but recovers

14:57

NewsOnF1:

Everyone is on full wets

14:58

NewsOnF1:

The rain has eased. Interesting to see if the track could dry enough for intermediates

14:58

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Vettel goes quickest from Alonso and Schumacher

14:59

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Hulkenberg goes 3rd and di Resta is 4th

15:00

NewsOnF1:

Button goes 4th with a 1:45.491

15:01

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3 minutes remain

15:01

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Vettel improving

15:02

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Hamilton sets a 1:44.186

15:02

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Vettel betters that with a 1:42.342

15:02

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Schumacher in second

15:03

NewsOnF1:

Just 1 minute remaining

15:12

Comment From Michael:

Anyone on inters yet?

15:04

NewsOnF1:

Webber quickest with a 1:41.680

15:04

NewsOnF1:

Alonso quickest with a 1:40.904

15:05

NewsOnF1:

Session over but the order could change!

15:05

NewsOnF1:

Alonso, Webber and Vettel all still quick!

15:06

NewsOnF1:

Alonso takes pole with a 1:40.621

15:07

NewsOnF1:

Vettel is second with a 1:41.026

15:07

NewsOnF1:

Webber is third with a 1:41.496

15:10

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Maldonado, Button, Hamilton, di Resta and Raikkonen make the top 10

16:00

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The German Grand Prix starts at 2 pm local time (that is 12:00 GMT). Join us then

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