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2012 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Japanese Grand Prix - 2012 - Qualifying

(04/10/2012)

13:52

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix

13:52

NewsOnF1:

Qualifying gets underway shortly, air temperature is at 28 degrees while track temperature is at 37 degrees

13:54

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Q1 is underway

13:55

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No one goes out straight away

13:55

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Paul di Resta is the first out on the track

13:56

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Perez follows

13:56

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The 2 types of tyres this weekend are the hard and soft

13:56

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Raikkonen on the track as well

13:57

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More drivers head out

13:58

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di Resta starts the first timed lap this session

13:58

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A 1:33.661 for di Resta

13:59

NewsOnF1:

Perez sets a 1:33.772

14:00

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Grosjean quickest now from Raikkonen

14:01

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Senna goes 3rd

14:02

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Alonso goes second with a 1:33.463

14:02

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes quickest with a 1:32.946

14:03

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes second

14:03

NewsOnF1:

So it is Massa from Webber and Grosjean so far

14:04

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Vettel, Schumacher and Hulkenberg yet to go out

14:04

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Button goes 4th

14:04

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Hamilton in 5th

14:05

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Alonso improves to 5th

14:05

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Vettel on track

14:06

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Maldonado went out for 1 lap then went back to the pits

14:06

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8 minutes remain

14:06

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So far everyone is on the hard compound

14:06

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It is currently Massa from Webber, Grosjean, Button, Alonso and Hamilton

14:07

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado goes back out

14:07

NewsOnF1:

Button improves to 3rd

14:08

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes fastest with a 1:32.608

14:08

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Hamilton goes 4th ahead of Button

14:08

NewsOnF1:

Both Schumacher and Hulkenberg now on track

14:08

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado is on the softs

14:09

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado goes second with a 1:32.834 on the softs

14:10

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di Resta on the softs and so is Hulkenberg

14:10

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3 minutes remain

14:11

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di Resta goes 3rd on the softs

14:11

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Raikkonen on the track on the softs

14:11

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Hulkenberg goes second

14:12

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Massa, Webber, Hamilton and Button are staying in

14:12

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Raikkonen goes quickest on the softs

14:13

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Perez goes quickest

14:13

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Schumacher seems to have a problem

14:13

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He hasn't set a competitive time

14:13

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi goes quickest

14:14

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Grosjean goes quickest

14:15

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Schumacher has a 10 place grid penalty

14:16

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher goes 16th

14:17

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

14:18

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean was quickest from Kobayashi, Perez, Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel, Hulkenberg, Maldonado, di Resta and Massa. All set times on softs except Vettel and Massa

14:21

NewsOnF1:

Q2 about to get underway

14:21

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Q2 is underway, no one goes out yet

14:22

NewsOnF1:

Track temperature drops to 33 degrees

14:22

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Hulkenberg and Kobayashi go out

14:23

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg and Perez go out as well

14:23

NewsOnF1:

More drivers head out

14:24

NewsOnF1:

Everyone so far is on softs

14:28

Comment From Prasad:

I love schumaker.....sad that he is retiring.....again.... :(

14:25

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi sets a 1:32.368

14:26

NewsOnF1:

Vettel very quick in S1

14:26

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Hulkenberg, Perez and Rosberg all have poor laps

14:27

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Alonso goes second with a 1:32.568

14:27

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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:31.501

14:27

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Massa in second

14:28

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Now Button and Hamilton take 2nd and 3rd

14:28

NewsOnF1:

Webber goes 3rd with a 1:31.950

14:29

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher yet to go out

14:29

NewsOnF1:

6 minutes remain

14:30

Comment From Prasad:

With Hamilton gone to Mercedes next year, who r mclaren gonna sign??
ED - They already signed Perez who moves from Sauber

14:30

NewsOnF1:

So far it is Vettel, Button, Webber, Hamilton, Massa, Kobayashi

14:32

NewsOnF1:

Drivers heading out

14:32

NewsOnF1:

Massa goes out from 5th!

14:33

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton goes back out from 4th

14:34

Comment From PPB:

Well, ferrari could have signed Micheal Schumaker back to Ferrari......with Alonso......
Massa is not performing at all, since last 2 years....after he survived an accident

14:34

NewsOnF1:

Everyone one from 4th is on the track

14:35

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Alonso goes 3rd

14:35

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di Resta in 7th

14:35

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Rosberg drops to 11th

14:36

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Kobayashi goes 4th

14:36

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Hulkenberg in 8th

14:36

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Schumacher only 12th

14:37

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen goes 3rd

14:38

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean goes 7th and Massa is knocked out! He was looking strong.

14:38

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So knocked out of Q2: Massa. di Resta, Schumacher, Maldonado, Rosberg, Ricciardo and Vergne

14:39

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Schumacher will now start from 23rd due to his 10 place penalty

14:41

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Force India report an unscheduled gearbox change for Hulkenberg which means he too will get a 5 place penalty on the grid tomorrow

14:42

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Top 10 from Q2: Vettel, Button, Raikkonen, Alonso, Kobayashi, Webber, Grosjean, Hamilton, Perez and Hulkenberg

14:44

NewsOnF1:

Q3 gets underway

14:44

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Raikkonen is the first out

14:45

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Hamilton, Vettel and Button follow

14:46

NewsOnF1:

Alonso, Hulkenberg, Kobayashi and Perez remain in, they will go for 1 flyer

14:47

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Raikkonen starts his flying lap

14:47

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Vettel flying!

14:47

NewsOnF1:

Webber quicker than Vettel in S1

14:48

NewsOnF1:

A 1:32.208 for Raikkonen

14:48

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Hamilton goes second

14:48

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Vettel quickest with a 1:30.839

14:49

NewsOnF1:

Webber second and Button in third

14:49

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean in 4th ahead of Raikkonen

14:50

NewsOnF1:

3 minutes to go!

14:51

NewsOnF1:

Perez goes out

14:51

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Hulkenberg, Kobayashi and Alonso also on the track

14:52

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The rest follow

14:52

NewsOnF1:

Vettel seems untouchable

14:54

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Vettel quickest in S1

14:54

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Perez goes 5th

14:54

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen goes off

14:55

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Vettel abots

14:55

NewsOnF1:

As does Webber

14:56

NewsOnF1:

Button in 3rd

14:57

NewsOnF1:

Qualifying
Vettel
Webber
Button
Kobayashi
Grosjean
Perez
Alonso
Raikkonen
Hamilton
Hulkenberg

14:58

NewsOnF1:

Note that Button will get a 5 place penalty and so will Hulkenberg

14:59

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Join us for the race tomorrow at 15:00 local time. That is 6:00 GMT which is an hour later than the start of qualifying

15:03

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