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Canadian GP

2012 Formula 1 Canadian GP

Jun 7, 2012 to Jun 10, 2012
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, CA
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Formula 1 Canadian GP

2012 Canadian Grand Prix Friday practice one

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42 min: Perez is back out as teams continue to push forward with long runs earlier than the customary slow start to first practice.
42 min: So the order is Hamilton up top with 1m16.080s, with Rosberg second, Webber third, Kobayashi fourth and Vettel in fifth.
41 min: Webber is into third spot after getting a clean lap, with a time of 1m16.347s.
41 min: Meanwhile, Vettel is up to the fourth spot vacated by Rosberg, with a time of 1m16.565s.
40 min: Rosberg moves up two spots and is second only to Hamilton with a lap time of 1m16.153s.
40 min: McLaren is wary of some rain on the radar at the end of the session, telling Button to run a little earlier than planned.
40 min: Rosberg is fourth in the classification but is set to improve on his latest lap.
39 min: Webber briefly lost control of the rear thanks to the damp grass. He is back underway and continues on into another lap.
39 min: Webber straight-lines the chicane at Turn 3 before half-spinning. He does well to control the RB8 and continues.
38 min: But the world champion is slow through the final sector and remains in 14th position.
38 min: Grosjean is on track for a second run, finding the track grippier now than his very early first run as he moves up to fifth fastest.
37 min: Vettel is up to 14th place and looking set to make a further improvement this time around.
37 min: A few more drops as the Australian makes his way down the penultimate straight and posts no improvement.
37 min: Both Ferraris are now back in the garage, with the team setting to work analysing the data collected so far.
36 min: Webber goes on for another lap, as light drops of moisture continue to fall.
35 min: Webber locks up slightly at the Casino hairpin on his way to 1m17.095s and seventh place on the timesheet.
34 min: Alonso heads out of the pits again with a practice start. The Spaniard has been busy so far, chalking up 14 laps.
34 min: Maldonado moves up to eighth spot with a lap of 1m17.180s in the Williams.
34 min: Vettel is more sedate with his familiar slow build-up. His lap time of 1m21.069s puts him 20th for now.
33 min: Webber crosses the line in 1m17.671s and moves into 10th position.
33 min: Webber and Vettel are now on track for Red Bull. The former is about to complete his first timed lap.
32 min: Brakes are a key challenge around this circuit, with several big stops at the end of the long straights.
32 min: Maldonado posts his best time so far, with a lap of 1m18.720s. He is currently 13th in the standings.
32 min: Adjustments to the front brake ducts on Button's car, with McLaren adding some tape to reduce the cooling in today's overcast conditions.
31 min: Karthikeyan is next to explore the limits at the final chicane. He brakes too late and sensibly takes the straight on route, then continues.
30 min: Massa moves up to third fastest, half a second off Hamilton's best, as he continues on a long run test of Ferrari's new exhaust.
30 min: Vergne is back out for his second run in the Toro Rosso. He is 12th with a best time so far of 1m19.014s.
29 min: Schumacher improved again on his final lap before pitting. He is into fourth, behind Hamilton, Kobayashi and Rosberg, with a time of 1m16.947s.
29 min: Kovalainen continues to explore the off-track areas, cutting the grass at the Turn 8 chicane.
27 min: Senna posts an improvement of 1m19.326s and he is 14th in the classification.
27 min: 1m16.080s is the new benchmark as Hamilton gets his McLaren up to speed.
26 min: Hamilton is up to second fastest in his McLaren and on another quick lap.
26 min: Drivers are warned of a slippery surface through the final part of the lap, with Kovalainen and Kobayshi recently cutting the tricky chicane
26 min: Schumacher moves up another spot to sixth with a lap of 1m17.707s.
25 min: Hulkenberg is on track for Force India and he is now into his first timed lap.
25 min: Kobayashi completes a lap in 1m17.341s, going third fastest in his Sauber.
24 min: In fact, the German comes through to complete a second timed lap and moves up to seventh with a time of 1m17.870s.
24 min: Michael Schumacher has completed a timed lap and rounds out the top 10 for now.
24 min: Di Resta moves into 11th place with a time of 1m20.115s.
23 min: There are a few drops falling, but nothing to change the track condition at the moment.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Matt Beer

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