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2012 Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Japanese Grand Prix - 2012 - Race

(7/10/2012)

14:44

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix

14:46

NewsOnF1:

Formation lap in around 8 minutes, Weather is warm and sunny

14:49

NewsOnF1:

Vettel starts from pole with Webber alongside him

14:51

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi impressive from 3rd with Grosjean in 4th

14:52

NewsOnF1:

Perez starts from 5th with Alonso in 6th

14:52

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen starts from 7th with Button in 8th

14:53

NewsOnF1:

And Hamilton starts from 9th with Massa in 10th

14:53

NewsOnF1:

Button, Hulkenberg and Schumacher all have received penalties

14:53

NewsOnF1:

The grid is cleared

14:54

NewsOnF1:

Air temperature at 23 degrees while track temperatures at 32 degrees

14:54

NewsOnF1:

Formation lap undeway

14:55

NewsOnF1:

The two tyres here are the hard and soft

14:56

NewsOnF1:

Cars arriving at the starting grid

14:57

NewsOnF1:

Lights!

14:59

NewsOnF1:

Vettel gets ahead well

14:59

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi takes second

14:59

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes off!

15:00

NewsOnF1:

Drama at the first turn!

15:00

NewsOnF1:

Safety car

15:00

NewsOnF1:

Safety car

15:00

NewsOnF1:

Alonso is out and so is Rosberg

15:01

NewsOnF1:

Webber, Grosjean and Senna have to pit

15:02

NewsOnF1:

Race resumes

15:03

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads from Kobayashi and Button

15:05

NewsOnF1:

Replay shows Raikkonen touching the back of Alonso

15:05

NewsOnF1:

Also Grosjean hit the back of Webber

15:06

NewsOnF1:

Order after lap 4 of 53
Vettel
Kobayashi
Button
Massa
Raikkonen
Hamilton
Perez
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Ricciardo

15:07

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Kobayashi on lap 5 by 2.7 seconds

15:08

NewsOnF1:

Brilliant move by Perez over Hamilton

15:10

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean gets a penalty for colliding with Webber

15:11

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Kobayashi by 4.1 seconds

15:12

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean serves his penalty

15:14

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg chasing Hamiilton!

15:16

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Kobayashi by 6.2 seconds on lap 10

15:19

NewsOnF1:

Massa right behind Button for 3rd

15:20

NewsOnF1:

Button pits

15:20

NewsOnF1:

Button pits

15:20

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen as well

15:21

NewsOnF1:

And Hulkenberg pits

15:22

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi pits

15:22

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi rejoins ahead of Button

15:23

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen is stuck behind slower cars

15:24

NewsOnF1:

Massa is pushing

15:24

NewsOnF1:

Perez pits

15:25

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi and Button also stuck behind slower cars

15:25

NewsOnF1:

This is helping Massa

15:26

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton pits

15:27

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi takes Ricciardo

15:29

Comment From jido:

Did Kimi Raikkonen do something punishable?
ED - Not really, he was fighting with Alonso and the front wingtip touches the rear tyre of Alonso

15:27

NewsOnF1:

Vettel and Massa pit

15:30

Comment From jido:

How much gap for Vettel before pits?
ED - 11 seconds to Massa

15:30

NewsOnF1:

Perez goes off

15:31

NewsOnF1:

He tried to avoid Hamilton and goes wide and is stuck in the gravel

15:32

NewsOnF1:

Order after lap 19 of 53
Vettel
Massa
Kobayashi
Button
Raikkonen
Hamilton
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Webber
Ricciardo
Fastest lap: Massa - 1:38.925
Retirements: Alonso, Rosberg, Perez

15:32

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Massa by 9,5 seconds on lap 20

15:33

NewsOnF1:

Senna gets a drive through for causing a collision with Rosberg at the start

15:37

Comment From jido:

Is Raikkonen in a position to overtake Button, Hamilton to overtake Raikkonen?
ED - Not at this stage .... gap too large (5.9s and 2.4s respectively)

15:34

NewsOnF1:

Massa pushing

15:35

NewsOnF1:

Button complaining of a gearbox issue

15:37

NewsOnF1:

Vettel responds and the gap is now 10.1 seconds

15:40

NewsOnF1:

Order after lap 24 of 53
Vettel
Massa
Kobayashi
Button
Raikkonen
Hamilton
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Webber
Ricciardo
Fastest lap: Vettel - 1:38.449
Retirements: Alonso, Rosberg, Perez

15:42

NewsOnF1:

Surpising to see McLaren lacking pace today

15:43

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits from 9th

15:44

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher takes 10th from di Resta

15:46

NewsOnF1:

Vettel increasing the gap from Massa

15:46

NewsOnF1:

Button catching Kobayashi

15:47

NewsOnF1:

Order after lap 29 of 53
Vettel
Massa
Kobayashi
Button
Raikkonen
Hamilton
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Ricciardo
Schumacher
Fastest lap: Vettel - 1:38.449
Retirements: Alonso, Rosberg, Perez

15:47

NewsOnF1:

Button continues to catch Kobayashi for 3rd

15:49

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen makes the second stop

15:49

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Massa on lap 30 by 12.7 seconds

15:50

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi is a further 7.9 seconds behind

15:54

Comment From jido:

Do you think Massa can win the race ?
ED - No, not on performance. Gap is 15 seconds on lap 33

15:50

NewsOnF1:

Button now just 1.9 seconds behind Kobayashi

15:51

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi and Hamilton pit

15:51

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg pits

15:53

NewsOnF1:

Hamilton rejoins side by side with Raikkonen and gets ahead

15:55

NewsOnF1:

Vettel, Massa and Button still out

15:56

NewsOnF1:

Massa now struggling with his tyres and isn't able to match Vettel who is now 16 seconds ahead

15:57

NewsOnF1:

Button pits

15:58

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi gets ahead

16:00

Comment From sam:

if Vettel wins today he will close thegap with Alonso (now that he is out) from 39 pts to 14 pts which is very good for the competition !
ED - Gap was 29, now if Vettel wins it will be 4 points

15:59

NewsOnF1:

The front 2 have yet to stop

15:59

NewsOnF1:

Massa pits

16:00

Comment From michael:

it seems that button has overcome his gear box problems
ED - Yes

16:00

NewsOnF1:

Vettel pits

16:02

NewsOnF1:

Order after lap 36 of 53
Vettel
Massa
Kobayashi
Button
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Webber
Ricciardo
Fastest lap: Hamilton - 1:37.947
Retirements: Alonso, Rosberg, Perez, Karthikeyan

16:04

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Massa by 17.7 seconds

16:06

NewsOnF1:

Senna chasing Grosjean

16:09

Comment From Sam:

wow! yes it is true..it will be only 4 pts gap between Alonso and Vettel...sorry,my bad I totally forgot about Singapore race ..thanks for reminding me :)

16:08

NewsOnF1:

Senna passes Grosjean for 14th on 130R

16:10

NewsOnF1:

Vettel leads Massa on lap 43 by 18.2 seconds

16:11

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi is a further 5.1 seconds behind

16:11

NewsOnF1:

Button in 4th is a further 2.2 seconds

16:12

NewsOnF1:

Button catching Kobayashi

16:15

NewsOnF1:

Team tells Webber that exhaust temperatures are too high

16:16

NewsOnF1:

Team tells Button to push

16:17

NewsOnF1:

Order after lap 46 of 53
Vettel
Massa
Kobayashi
Button
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Webber
Ricciardo
Fastest lap: Vettel - 1:36.486
Retirements: Alonso, Rosberg, Perez, Karthikeyan, Pic

16:17

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi responds

16:18

NewsOnF1:

Petrov gets a drive through for ignoring the yellow flags

16:19

NewsOnF1:

Team tells Vettel to take it easy, his gap is now 19.5 seconds

16:20

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher fighting hard for 10th with Ricciardo

16:22

NewsOnF1:

Button closes the gap to Kobayashi to 1.2 seconds with 2 laps remaining

16:23

NewsOnF1:

Button making the final push to catch Kobayashi

16:23

NewsOnF1:

Meanwhile at the front Vettel leads by 19.3 seconds

16:25

NewsOnF1:

Vettel goes fastest as the team tells him to be careful

16:25

NewsOnF1:

Final lap

16:25

NewsOnF1:

Order after lap 52 of 53
Vettel
Massa
Kobayashi
Button
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Webber
Ricciardo
Fastest lap: Vettel - 1:35.774
Retirements: Alonso, Rosberg, Perez, Karthikeyan, Pic

16:26

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean pits to retire

16:26

NewsOnF1:

Button right with Kobayashi on the final lap

16:26

NewsOnF1:

Vettel wins in Japan

16:27

NewsOnF1:

Massa finishes in second

16:27

NewsOnF1:

Kobayashi keeps third ahead of Button

16:28

NewsOnF1:

Race order
Vettel
Massa
Kobayashi
Button
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Hulkenberg
Maldonado
Webber
Ricciardo
Fastest lap: Vettel - 1:35.774
Retirements: Alonso, Rosberg, Perez, Karthikeyan, Pic, Grosjean

16:31

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16:37

Comment From jido:

Thank you for the coverage! I followed on my iPhone.
ED - Good to hear

16:38

NewsOnF1:

Schumacher, di Resta, Vergne, Senna, Kovalainen, Glock, Petrov and de la Rosa make the rest of the field

16:39

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We hope that you enjoyed our coverage
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