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2012 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Qualifying

Monaco Formula One Grand Prix - Qualifying

(05/26/2012)

1:54

Welcome to our coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix

Saturday May 26, 2012 1:54

1:54

Qualifying starts in 5 minutes

Saturday May 26, 2012 1:54

1:55

It is warm and sunny at Monaco

Saturday May 26, 2012 1:55

1:56

Air temperature at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 39 degrees

Saturday May 26, 2012 1:56

1:57

Maldonado has been given a 10 place grid penalty for running into Perez during practice this morning

Saturday May 26, 2012 1:57

1:58

And Schumacher gets a 5 place grid penalty for running into the back of Senna at last race

Saturday May 26, 2012 1:58

2:00

The two dry tyres here are the softs and super softs

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:00

2:00

Q1 gets underway

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:00

2:00

Vergne and Pic are the first out

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:00

2:00

Raikkonen and Glock join the action

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:00

2:01

Williams have managed to get Maldonado's car ready and he is on the track

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:01

2:02

19 cars on the track

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:02

2:02

Only Vettel, Webber and Massa in the pits

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:02

2:03

Pic sets a 1:22.752

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:03

2:03

[Comment From jacl jacl : ]

has it started ED - Indeed, Q1 underway

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:03 jacl

2:04

A 1:19.773 for Maldonado

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:04

2:04

A 1:17.128 for Alonso

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:04

2:04

All the cars are on the track!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:04

2:05

Perez hits the barrier

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:05

2:05

Session stopped

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:05

2:06

Perez basically ran out of space and hits the armco

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:06

2:06

He has lost a rear wheel and that is why the session has stopped

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:06

2:07

Perez had just set the quickest S2 just before hitting the armco

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:07

2:09

Currently it is Alonso from Vergne, Kobayashi, Ricciardo, Schumacher, Maldonado, Kathikeyan, Senna, de la Rosa and Rosberg

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:09

2:11

Perez will thus start from the back before counting the penalties for other drvers

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:11

2:11

Replay shows that Perez probably had a steering failure

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:11

2:11

Sessio resumes with 14 minutes remaining

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:11

2:12

Rosberg leads the field

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:12

2:13

Schumacher quick!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:13

2:14

Schumacher goes quickest with a 1:16.441

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:14

2:14

Hamilton goes second

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:14

2:14

Alonso takes second from Hamilton

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:14

2:15

Rosberg is on a quick lap now

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:15

2:15

A 1:15.929 for Rosberg

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:15

2:16

Maldonado goes second

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:16

2:17

A 1:15.873 for Schumacher, quickest!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:17

2:17

Kobayashi brushes the armco, the car seems fine

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:17

2:18

Massa into 3rd with a 1:15.983

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:18

2:20

Track temperature reaches 47 degrees!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:20

2:21

With 6 minutes remaining, it is Schumacher from Rosberg, Massa, Webber, Maldonado, di Resta, Hamilton, Alonso, Grosjean and Button

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:21

2:21

Raikkonen is 22nd at this stage!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:21

2:22

Raikkonen goes 17th! Grosjean goes quickest in S1

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:22

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Hulkenberg goes quickest with a 1:15.418 on the super softs

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:22

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Grosjean goes second quickest with a 1:15.718

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:23

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Meanwhile Raikkonen goes on super softs

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:24

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So does Vettel who is only 16th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:24

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Kovalainen goes 17th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:24

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Raikkonen has 1 lap to try to improve from 18th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:25

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Kobayashi goes second with a 1:15.648

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:26

2:26

Raikkonen goes 5th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:26

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And Vettel goes 4th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:26

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So the session is over

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:27

2:28

Knocked out of Q1: Kovalainen, Petrov, Glock, de la Rosa, Pic, Karthikeyan and Perez (no time)

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:28

2:34

Q2 gets underway

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:34

2:35

Air temperature is at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 41 degrees

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:35

2:35

Nearly all drivers are on the track

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:35

2:35

Everyone already on the super softs

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:35

2:36

Only Grosjean on the softs!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:36

2:36

All 17 cars on the track now

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:36

2:37

A 1:16.885 for Vergne

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:37

2:37

Rosberg very quick

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:37

2:37

1:15.022 for Rosberg

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:37

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A 1:!5.635 for Schumacher

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:37

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Webber goes second with a 1:15.035

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:38

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Hamitlon in 3rd and Alonso in 4th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:38

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Vettel down in 13th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:38

2:39

Massa goe 4th with a 1:15.314

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:39

2:39

Vergne loses his front wing

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:39

2:40

Vergne crawling back to the pits

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:40

2:40

Hamilton and Alonso on quick laps

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:40

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Schumacher moves into 3rd

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:40

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Hamilton takes 3rd and Alonso in 4th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:40

2:41

So at this stage it is Rosberg from Webber, Hamilton, Alonso, Maldonado, Schuamcher, Massa, Button, Vettel and Kobayashi

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:41

2:42

Vergne hit the armco at the exit of the tunnel

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:42

2:42

Vettel tells team car is jumping like a rabbit!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:42

2:43

Grosjean goes out on super softs, he was only 13th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:43

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So who will go back out ?

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:44

2:45

Massa, Button, Vettel, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, Raikkonen, Grosjean, di Resta, Senna and Ricciardo

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:45

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Alonso, Maldonado and Schumacher go out as well

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:45

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Grosjean goes 10 with a 1:15.628

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:46

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Massa goes quickest with a 1:14.911

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:46

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Vettel goes 8th with a 1:15.234

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:47

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Button 11th!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:47

2:48

Just over a minute left

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:48

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Maldonado goes 3rd

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:48

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[Comment From Ade Ade : ]

There seems to be a massive improvement with the Mercedes team. Is something responsible for this? ED - Difficult to tell really!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:48 Ade

2:48

Grosejan goes 8th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:48

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Raikkonen in danger!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:49

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Grosejan now flying!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:49

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Button in trouble too

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:49

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Raikkonen goes 10th

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:50

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Button doesn't make it!

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:50

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So the top 10: Massa, Rosberg, Maldonado, Webber, Schumacher, Alonso, Hamilton, Grosjean, Vettel and Raikkonen

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:51

2:52

Knocked out: Hulkenberg, Kobayashi, Button, Senna, di Resta, Ricciardo and Vergne

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:52

2:55

The times are so close! The gap between Massa (quickest) and Ricciardo (16th) is less than 1 second

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:55

2:56

Q3 starting shortly

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:56

2:57

Air temperature at 23 degrees while track temperature is at 40 degrees

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:57

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Q3 gets underway

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:57

2:58

Rosberg and Maldonado on the track

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:58

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[Comment From Mark Mark : ]

The James Hunt helmet is helping Kimi

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:58 Mark

2:58

Hamilton on the track as well

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:58

2:59

Grosjean and Raikkonen on the track

Saturday May 26, 2012 2:59

3:00

Webber on the track

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:00

3:00

A 1:15.245 for Maldonado, quickest so far

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:00

3:01

Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:14.572

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:01

3:03

Vettel and Massa go out

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:03

3:03

4 minutes remainig

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:03

3:03

Alonso still in the pits!

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:03

3:03

So far it is Rosberg from Grosjean and Webber

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:03

3:04

Hamilton is 4th ahead of Schumacher and Maldonado

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:04

3:04

Alonso leaves the pits now

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:04

3:04

Webber goes back out

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:04

3:04

Raikkonen goes 6th

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:04

3:05

Massa is only 8th!

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:05

3:05

Vettel aborts his lap

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:05

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Alonso goes 5th

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:06

3:06

Hamilton on a quick lap

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:06

3:07

Webber quickest!

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:07

3:07

Grosjean on a quick lap!

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:07

3:08

Schumacher goes quickest!

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:08

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So Schumacher takes Pole from Webber and Rosberg

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:09

3:10

Hamilton is 4th ahead of Grosjean, Alons, Massa, Raikkonen, Maldonado and Vettel

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:10

3:11

[Comment From Ade Ade : ]

I said it! Massive improvement with Mercedes. I wonder how they achieved it! ED - Mercedes have been excellent in qualifying all year. It is the race pace that troubles them

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:11 Ade

3:12

[Comment From Mark Mark : ]

Good job Ed - thanks

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:12 Mark

3:14

Remember Schumacher has a 5 place grid penalty for running into Senna at the last race

Saturday May 26, 2012 3:14

3:23

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