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2012 United States Formula 1 Grand Prix

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United States Grand Prix - 2012 - Qualifying

(16/11/2012)

11:56

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Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 United States Grand Prix

11:57

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Qualifying starts shortly. It is sunny with air temperature at 21 degrees while track temperature at 32 degrees

12:00

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Q1 is underway

12:00

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The two types of tyres this weekend are the hard and the medium

12:00

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The two types of tyres this weekend are the hard and the medium

12:01

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The 2 HRT cars are the first out

12:01

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Romain Grosjean will get a 5 place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change

12:02

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More cars head out

12:03

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Karthikeyan sets a 1:45.573

12:04

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Now Raikkonen is quickest with a 1 :41.058

12:05

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Raikkonen set to improve

12:05

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No Raikkonen pits!

12:06

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Grosjean on the track with mediums!

12:07

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Grosjean quickest with a 1:39.078

12:08

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Everyone on the track now except for Kobayashi

12:08

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Alonso goes second only for Massa to better him

12:09

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Grosjean set to improve in 1st

12:10

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Perez into second on mediums, Vettel in third

12:11

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Grosjean sets a 1:37.865

12:11

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Vettel now in second

12:11

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Times continue to drop

12:12

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Grosjean quickest with Massa in seocnd and Hulkenberg

12:13

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A few drivers are going straight on the mediums

12:13

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Vettel now quickest with a 1:37.165

12:14

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Alonso in 7th

12:14

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Button takes 7th from Alonso!

12:15

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Maldonado on the mediums is into 3rd

12:15

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Webber goes second with a 1:37.215

12:16

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Now Hamilton goes 7th. It is taking the teams a long time to get the tyres to their optimum temperature

12:17

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Karthikeyan is slow!

12:17

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Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:37.058

12:18

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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:36.558

12:18

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Rosberg in 18th and yellow flags make cause him to be knocked out!

12:19

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Rosberg makes it into 17th!

12:20

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Knocked out of Q1: Ricciardo, Glock, Pic, Petrov, Kovalainen, de la Rosa and Karthikeyan

12:23

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Q1 - Top 10
Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Grosjean
Senna
Maldonado
Button
Massa
Hulkenberg
Schumacher

12:27

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Q2 gets underway

12:28

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Maldonado, Raikkonen and Rosberg are on the track

12:30

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Raikkonen sets a 1:37.672

12:31

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Rosberg sets a slow time

12:32

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16 cars on the track

12:34

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Raikkonen improves with a 1:37.457

12:34

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Button goes second with a 1:37.616

12:35

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Hamilton now quickest with a 1:36.795

12:35

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Webber goes second with a 1:36.870

12:36

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Vettel quick!

12:36

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Massa goes 3rd. Alonso struggling

12:37

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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:35.971

12:38

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Alonso goes 4th with a 1:37.123

12:38

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Button is slow, he has a problem

12:39

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Button pits, he is down in 10th

12:39

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2 minutes remaining

12:39

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Jenson will not go back out and he is down in 11th

12:40

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Final minute

12:40

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Vettel improves with a 1:35.796

12:41

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Raikkonen makes 10th

12:41

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Massa goes second with a 1:36.549

12:41

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Alonso in 7th

12:42

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Webber takes second with a 1:36.298

12:43

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So knocked out of Q2 are: Senna, Button, di Resta, Vergne, Perez, Kobayashi and Rosberg

12:45

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Q2 - Top 10
Vettel
Webber
Massa
Hamilton
Grosjean
Maldonado
Hulkenberg
Schumacher
Alonso
Raikkonen

12:49

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Q3 about to get underway

12:49

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Session underway and Schumacher is the first out

12:51

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Alonso and Massa together on the track

12:52

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All 10 cars on the track

12:52

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Massa much quicker than Alonso

12:53

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A slow lap by Schumacher

12:53

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Alonso sets a 1:42.411

12:53

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Grosjean sets a 1:37.227

12:55

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Alonso improves with a 1:40.010, he needs a few laps to get the tyres to work!

12:55

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Webber now quickest with a 1:36.209

12:56

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Unlike other Q3 sessions, the drivers today will keep going until the end

12:56

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Hamilton quickest now with a 1:36.209

12:57

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Vettel goes quickest with a 1:35.877

12:58

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Alonso only 7th

12:58

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Final laps for everyone

12:59

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Hamilton improves with a 1:35.928

13:00

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Vettel and Hamilton exchanging quickest sectors!

13:00

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Vettel sets a 1:35.657

13:01

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Hamilton sets a 1:35.766

13:02

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Q3 - Top 10
Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Grosjean
Raikkonen
Schumacher
Massa
Hulkenberg
Alonso
Maldonado

13:23

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The race tomorrow is at 13:00 local time (19:00 GMT)

13:23

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