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2012 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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

 

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Japanese Grand Prix - 2012 - 1st Friday Practice
(5/10/2012) 
10:17
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix
10:18
NewsOnF1: 
The 1st Friday practice session is underway
10:18
NewsOnF1: 
It is sunny and warm with air temperature at 25 degrees while track temperature is at 34 degrees
10:20
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers have completed their insallation laps. So far only Hamilton and Karthikeyan have set timed laps
10:22
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton improves his time with a 1:34.910
10:22
NewsOnF1: 
de la Rosa goes 3rd
10:23
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits as Button heads out
10:25
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits without setting a time
10:28
NewsOnF1: 
Perez goes second with a 1:38.996
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
Massa goes second with a 1:35.915
10:33
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes 4th
10:34
NewsOnF1: 
Kobayashi goes second with a 1:35.876
10:35
NewsOnF1: 
Now Grosjean improves into second with a 1:35.842
10:36
NewsOnF1: 
Webber jumps into second with a 1:35.289
10:41
Comment From nihil: 
any significant updates to ferrari?
ED - They are evaluating a new rear wing
10:37
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso now in 3rd with a 1:35.697
10:37
NewsOnF1: 
Massa takes 3rd with a 1:35.338
10:38
NewsOnF1: 
Now Webber goes quickest with a 1:34.856
10:39
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice - 45 minutes into the session
10:40
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits and replaces his front wing
10:41
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Rosberg goes 3rd
10:45
NewsOnF1: 
Button who has yet to set a time is back out
10:46
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is also on the track
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes 5th with a 1:35.249
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is currently in 15th place
10:49
NewsOnF1: 
Paul di Resta is the only driver without a time set. He is on a timed lap now
10:50
NewsOnF1: 
Button goes quickest with a 1:34.507
10:51
NewsOnF1: 
Note that Button will drop 5 places on the grid due to a gearbox change
10:53
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes second with a 1:34.740
10:54
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice - 30 minutes remaining
10:56
NewsOnF1: 
di Resta goes 7th with a 1:35.484
10:56
NewsOnF1: 
Both Button and Hamilton improving
10:57
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits without improving
10:58
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel back on the track
10:59
NewsOnF1: 
Currently 1 second separates the top 10
11:01
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel sets a 1:36.366 - 16th
11:05
NewsOnF1: 
Massa back on the track
11:06
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas is testing today for Williams in place of Senna and van de Garde is testing for Caterham in place of Kovalainen
11:07
NewsOnF1: 
Schumacher goes 5th with a 1:35.122
11:09
NewsOnF1: 
15 minutes remain in the session
11:09
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel in the pits again. He is down in 17th
11:11
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton returns to the track
11:14
NewsOnF1: 
Button also on the track
11:16
NewsOnF1: 
A few drivers are on the track but without improvements
11:17
NewsOnF1: 
Glock goes off the track but recovers
11:18
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso on the track still evaluating the rear wing
11:26
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg slows down and stops on the track
11:26
NewsOnF1: 
Session over
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers now practicing starts
11:28
NewsOnF1: 
1st Friday Practice
1:34.507
1:34.740
1:34.856
1:35.059
1:35.122
1:35.199
1:35.283
1:35.299
1:35.474
1:35.478
11:31
NewsOnF1: 
11th to 24th: Alonso, Perez, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Vergne, Vettel, Bottas, Glock, Petrov, Pic, Karthikeyan, van der Garde, de la Rosa
11:32
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Kobayashi with 27 laps, least laps by Glock with 17 laps
11:33
NewsOnF1: 
Second practice starts at 2 PM local time (5:00 GMT), join us then
11:36
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