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2012 German Formula 1 Grand Prix

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German Grand Prix - 2012 - Race

(07/22/2012)

14:00

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 German Grand Prix

14:00

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It is sunny and dry at Hockenheim

14:00

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Air temperature is at 21 degrees while track temperature is at 30 degrees

14:02

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Fernando Alonso starts from Pole with Sebastian Vettel alongside him

14:02

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Schumacher starts from 3rd with Hulkenberg alongside him

14:02

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Maldonado starts from 5th with Button alongside him

14:03

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Hamilton starts from 7th with Webber alongside him

14:03

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And di Resta starts from 9th with Raikkonen alongside him

14:04

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Webber, Grosejan and Rosberg have 5 place grid penalty for out of schedule gearbox change

14:05

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Formation lap underway

14:06

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The types of tyres for this race are the softs and mediums

14:06

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Cars arrive at the starting grid

14:07

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Lights!

14:08

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Alonso gets a good start, Schumacher right behind Vettel!

14:09

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Massa pits!

14:09

NewsOnF1:

Massa lost his front wing

14:10

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Order after the first lap: Alonso, Vettel, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Button, Maldonado, Webber, Hamilton, Raikkonen and di Resta

14:11

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Grosjean and Senna also pit

14:11

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Hamilton has a puncture!

14:11

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Vettel closes in on Alonso

14:12

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Alonso leads on lap 3 by 0.6

14:12

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Hamilton pits

14:13

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Hamilton telling team he should retire!

14:13

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Hamilton switches to the medium compound and rejoins

14:14

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Great pass by Raikkonen, side by side with di Resta for 8th

14:15

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Order on lap 5 of 67: Alonso, Vettel, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Button, Maldonado, Webber, Raikkonen, di Resta and Kobayashi

14:15

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Massa is 21st, Hamilton is 22nd and Grosjean is 23rd!

14:17

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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 6 by 0.8 seconds. Schumacher is now a further 3.8 seconds behind

14:18

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Button takes 4th from Hulkenberg

14:19

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Alonso and Vettel are lapping at near identical times

14:20

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Schumacher is dropping back and Button is now catching

14:21

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Perez takes 9th from di Resta. Perez earlier passed Kobayashi for 10th

14:22

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Button takes Schumacher, now in 3rd

14:22

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di Resta is the first to make a scheduled stop

14:23

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Raikkonen pits to cover

14:23

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Raikkonen puts on the softs again

14:24

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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 11 by 1.3 seconds. Button is a further 5.8 seconds behind

14:24

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Hulkenberg and Webber pit

14:24

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Both put on the medium compound

14:25

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Alonso is pushing. Fastest lap so far

14:25

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Maldonado pits

14:26

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Webber goes wide but recovers

14:27

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And now Schumacher pits

14:27

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher goes for the softs again

14:27

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher lost a position to Hulkenberg

14:28

NewsOnF1:

Both are fighting and Raikkonen right behind

14:29

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Schumacher passes Hulkenberg and so does Raikkonen

14:29

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Alonso, Vettel and Button have yet to stop

14:30

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Perez, Kobayashi and Ricciardo are now 4th, 5th and 6th but have yet to stop

14:31

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Alonso leads Vettel by 2.1 seconds on lap 17

14:31

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Perez pits

14:32

NewsOnF1:

Looks like the 3 at the front are trying to go long enough to go for a 2 stop rather than a 3

14:32

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Alonso and Vettel pit on the same lap

14:32

NewsOnF1:

Sorry only Alonso pits

07:33

Comment From Michael:

What position is Hamilton now? ED - 19th

14:33

NewsOnF1:

Alonso puts on mediums

14:34

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Button pits

14:34

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And Ricciardo pits

14:34

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Vettel and Kobayashi are the only drivers yet to stop

14:35

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Vettel pits, they have to respond to Alonso

14:36

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Vettel rejoins behind Kobayashi

14:36

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Vettel takes Kobayashi who has yet to stop

14:37

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Raikkonen takes Schumacher for 5th

14:38

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Kobayashi pits

14:38

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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 22 by 2.6 seconds

14:39

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Button is only a further 3.6 seconds behind

14:39

NewsOnF1:

Button is currently the quickest of the top 3!

14:41

NewsOnF1:

Team tells Hamilton they will try to go for a 1 stop, presumably in addition to the one he did very early in the race

14:42

NewsOnF1:

Order on lap 25 of 67: Alonso, Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Perez, Webber, Kobayashi and di Resta

14:42

NewsOnF1:

Vettel continues to close in on Alonso

14:43

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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 26 by 1.3 seconds

14:44

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Button is a further 4.1 seconds

14:45

NewsOnF1:

Button sets the fastest lap of the race so far. Closes gap to Vettel to 3.9 seconds

14:45

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The top 3 are pushing each other at this stage of the race

14:46

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Vettel now under a second behind Alonso

14:48

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Vettel now right behind Alonso

14:51

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Order on lap 31 of 67: Alonso, Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Perez, Webber, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg and Rosberg

14:51

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg pits for the second time

14:52

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Alonso and Vettel have lapped Hamilton

14:52

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Hamilton is 18th

14:53

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On lap 33, Alonso leads Vettel by 0.9 seconds. Button is a further 2.7 seconds behind

14:55

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton unlaps himself from Vettel

14:56

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Vettel isn't happy about that

14:57

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Team tells Vettel he has some issue with his KERS

14:57

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Schumacher pits from 5th

14:57

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He puts on the mediums

14:59

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Hamilton still right behind Alonso trying to unlap himself

15:00

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Raikkonen pits

15:01

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Alonso leads Vettel on lap 39 by 2.1 seconds

15:02

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Order on lap 39 of 67: Alonso, Vettel, Button, Kobayashi, Perez, Raikkonen, Webber, Schumacher, Hulkenberg and di Resta

15:02

NewsOnF1:

Button pits from 3rd

15:02

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And so does Perez

15:03

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And Webber

15:03

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Raikkonen sets the quickest lap so far

15:03

NewsOnF1:

Alonso pits

15:04

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And Vettel pits as well

15:04

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Both put the mediums on

15:05

NewsOnF1:

Alonso stays in the lead

15:05

NewsOnF1:

Button gets ahead of Vettel!

15:05

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Vettel goes wide but recovers

15:06

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A big lockup from Button

15:07

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Kobayashi is the last of the top 10 to make the second stop

15:08

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Order on lap 44 of 67: Alonso, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Perez, Rosberg and Webber

15:09

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Team telling Vettel to look after his tyres to go to the end of the race

15:11

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Alonso leads Button on lap 46 by 0.7 seconds. Vettel is a further 1.8 seconds behind

15:11

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Hulkenberg makes his 3rd stop

15:15

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Order on lap 49 of 67: Alonso, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Perez, Rosberg, Webber, and di Resta

15:16

NewsOnF1:

Alonso leads Button by 0.9 seconds. Vettel is a further 2 seconds behind

15:16

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17 laps remaining

15:16

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Rosberg makes his 3rd stop

15:18

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Vettel goes slightly wide but recovers

15:19

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The top 3 are now lapping almost identically! 1:20.0

15:19

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Schumacher makes his 3rd stop

15:20

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Vettel struggling

15:20

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Vettel struggling

15:22

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Order on lap 54 of 67: Alonso, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Perez, Schumacher, Webber, Hulkenberg and di Resta

15:23

NewsOnF1:

10 laps remaining
Can they make it to the end without major issues with the tyres

15:24

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Alonso leads Button by 0.6 seconds. Vettel is a further 2.4 seconds behind

15:25

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Now Schumacher who is has stopped 3 times sets the fastest lap so far

15:26

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Hamillton who is 16th makes his 4th stop of the race

15:26

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Hamilton retires

15:27

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This will be a tense final 7 laps for the 3 in front

15:28

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Vettel is catching Button

15:29

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The leaders start lap 61 and they are separated by 2.7 seconds!

15:31

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Order on lap 61 of 67: Alonso, Button, Vettel, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Perez, Schumacher, Webber, Hulkenberg and Rosberg

15:31

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Alonso leads Button on lap 62 by 1.3. Vettel is a further 1.1 seconds behind

15:32

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5 laps to go

08:32

Comment From Thaddeus:

What's the gap from Perez to Schumacher? ED - 1.4 seconds,

15:32

NewsOnF1:

The only retirement so far is Hamilton

15:33

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Button is now being caught by Vettel, gap just 0.8

15:34

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Vettel now right behind Button

15:36

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The middle sector from Button is very slow

15:36

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Vettel takes Button

15:37

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Alonso starts his final lap

15:38

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Vettel is second and Button in third

15:38

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Button complaining that Vettel passed him off the track

15:39

NewsOnF1:

Alonso win the race

15:39

NewsOnF1:

This is Alonso's 3rd win of the race

15:39

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Vettel is second ahead of Button

15:41

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The overtake of Vettel over Button is under investigation

15:43

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The race order is: Alonso, Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Kobayashi, Perez, Schumacher, Webber, Hulkenberg and Rosberg

15:46

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di Resta, Massa, Riccardo, Vergne, Maldonado, Petrov, Senna, Grosjean, Kovalainen, Pic, de la Rosa, Glock and Karthikeyan

15:46

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Retirements: Hamilton

15:47

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We hope that you have enjoyed our coverage of the German Grand Prix

15:48

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15:48

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16:05

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