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Formula 1
Korean GP
2010 Korean Grand Prix Qualifying
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18 min: Alonso is heading out for another run to help his knowledge of the track conditions.
17 min: Heidfeld is on a much better lap this time using the soft tyres and he is set to move up the order.
17 min: Heidfeld is in 18th position on 1m41.174s after a poor string of laps so far. His next target is Tonio Liuzzi in 17th place.
17 min: Kubica is forced to back off and find space for another attempt.
16 min: Kubica takes 11th with his first effort but has now encountered Senna. Both are on flying laps.
16 min: All 24 drivers have now laid down a time, with Nick Heidfeld joining the six drivers from the three new teams in the drop zone.
15 min: Button moves up to 10th but he will be looking for more than that.
15 min: Mark Webber is pushing hard on this lap and he moves up to fourth position with a time of 1m37.373s.
14 min: Button has banked a time to go 14th and is now pushing to join the lead pack, but he is catching some traffic in the form of Petrov.
13 min: Sebastian Vettel is on the move and the German moves up one spot to second with a lap time of 1m37.123s on hard tyres.
13 min: Kubica is finally heading out for the first time.
13 min: Hamilton takes back the leading time with a 1m37.113s, despite a couple of small wobbles through the closing half of the lap.
12 min: The order is now Alonso at the top of the tree with Vettel in second position, Hamilton third, Massa fourth, Rosberg fifth and Webber in sixth.
12 min: Hamilton is pushing for another time with a quick 52.443s first sector.
11 min: Vettel is now up to second position with a lap time of 1m37.487s.
11 min: Jaime Alguersuari ran wide and kicked up the dust on his latest lap around the Korean International Circuit. The Spaniard was able to continue without damage.
11 min: Glock and Kobayashi have been adding to the challenge with dusty offs in the last minute.
11 min: Button is only just heading out for his first run. Kubica remains in the McLaren garage.
10 min: Webber is down in ninth position after a lap of 1m38.813s.
10 min: The Red Bull duo are taking things carefully on this first lap. Vettel manages 1m38.509s for fifth.
10 min: Alonso pips Hamilton to take over at the top with a 1m37.395s.
10 min: Massa is now second quickest in his Ferrari.
9 min: Hamilton is warming up to speed now on the hard tyre and he clocks a quick 1m37.517s - quickest so far.
9 min: Nico Rosberg pops up to third position in the Mercedes after posting a lap of 1m38.178s.
9 min: Kobayashi is second so far with Hamilton third, Petrov fourth, Alguersuari fifth and Schumacher in sixth.
8 min: Alonso secures 10th with his next effort after being forced to back off by yellow flags.
8 min: Nico Hulkenberg is now quickest with a lap time of 1m38.561s.
8 min: Vettel and Webber have only just driven out of the Red Bull garage as they join the high-speed traffic jam.
8 min: Hamilton grabs the benchmark time with a lap of 1m38.677s.
7 min: Petrov is up to third quickest with the fastest first sector in his Renault.
7 min: Alonso is forced to back off as Senna adds to his traffic problem.
6 min: Alguersuari hammers round for another lap and he lowers the benchmark to 1m39.690s.
6 min: Nico Rosberg caught traffic on his first effort and only managed 13th place with a time of 1m46.440s.
6 min: Alonso is on his first flying lap but he is catching traffic in the form of Heidfeld's Sauber.
5 min: Hulkenberg slots in seventh place after his first effort with team-mate Barrichello down in 10th.
5 min: Schumacher takes over at the front with 1m40.557s ahead of Alguersuari.
5 min: Alguersuari moves to the top of the list with a lap time of 1m41.270s.
4 min: Schumacher posts the fastest first sector time so far as he bids to make an early mark in the Mercedes.
4 min: Alonso is the first of the championship contenders to head out, with hard tyres on the Ferrari.
3 min: Kovalainen already has the much quicker soft tyres on his Lotus. He sets the first time at a 1m45.450s.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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