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Formula 1 Italian GP

2013 Italian Grand Prix Qualifying

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4 min: Doesn't look as though Massa's offering Alonso a serious tow as they approach Parabolica...
4 min: Vergne pits the Toro Rosso - no time set.
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4 min: Rosberg is told to use that lap to “get his eye in”.
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3 min: Webber comes through and goes quicker with 1m23.990s.
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3 min: So here we go. Rosberg gets the fun started with 1m28.332s - a slow time.
3 min: Looks like Button will continue with his own tactic of building up to a flying lap on the medium tyres.
2 min: Rosberg and Webber are into a timed lap.
2 min: It looks like they'll try to employ their slipstream tactic from FP3 earlier today.
2 min: Ricciardo aborts the run and comes into the pits - no time set.
2 min: Both Ferraris join the Q3 fun.
1 min: Vergne comes out, but five drivers are still in the pits - among those is Vettel.
1 min: Button's on to the circuit too in the McLaren.
1 min: Webber also joins the racetrack in the Red Bull.
0 min: Ricciardo follows him out in the Toro Rosso.
0 min: Rosberg is first out onto the circuit as the final segment gets going.
0 min: The qualifying period has started.
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Grosjean bemoans his Q2 effort: “Out lap was a disaster. Sorry. I couldn’t get the tyre warm-up, whatever.
So these are the 10 drivers that have made it through to the shootout:

Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Jenson Button
Sergio Perez
Nico Rosberg
Nico Hulkenberg
Jean-Eric Vergne
Daniel Ricciardo.
A poor day for the Force India duo. Both drivers were a good half-second away from what was needed to get through to Q3.
Hulkenberg and Massa were big gainers in Q2 compared to their Q1 runs. The German found 0.4s while the Brazilian improved by 0.5s.
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Di Resta reports of his final Q2 attempt: “Nowhere in the lap was it any better, probably worse. Not much I can say.”
Incident involving Hamilton and Sutil (possible impeding) being investigated by the stewards.
Further replays of Hamilton, who was stuck in a horrible run of traffic on his final run, but to be fair he should have got the job done on the lap where he ran wide at Parabolica.
An amazing second segment and here is the elimination list of those who will not make the shootout:

11) Raikkonen 1m24.610s
12) Hamilton 1m24.803s
13) Grosjean 1m24.848s
14) Sutil 1m24.932s
15) Maldonado 1m25.011s
16) di Resta 1m25.077s.
Disaster for Lotus though as both drivers miss out.
Both McLarens squeeze their way into Q3 then, as does the impressive Hulkenberg (in fifth!) and Massa.
Raikkonen gets bumped back to 11th with a late improvement from Felipe Massa and he's also out.
Grosjean improves his time but only comes through 14th!
Perez goes eigth on a 1m24.592s but is immediately bumped down to 10th, Button goes eighth now.
Hamilton is eliminated!
Hulkenberg flies into fifth on a 1m24.305s.
Oh! Hamilton has backed off in sector one and there are others going faster on their final efort.
Personal bests in the first sector for Perez, Button and Grosjean.
The qualifying period has ended. Cars that have already started a lap may complete it.
14 min: Raikkonen has a personal best in the first sector but doesn't improve in the middle. An unspectacular final sector but he does improve to eighth on a 1m24.610s.
14 min: Hamilton improves but it is only ninth with a time of 1m24.803s and the British driver is still in danger.
14 min: But Hamilton is encountering a lot opf traffic and loses some time in the middle portion.
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14 min: Vettel is told: “That’s quick enough.”
14 min: Hamilton is looking better this time round. He is on track to progress at the first sector point.
13 min: Ricciardo also put in an improvement there with a solid lap of 1m24.520s. He is up in a fine fourth.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Scott Mitchell, Charles Bradley

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