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2013 Italian Grand Prix Qualifying
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15 min: All 22 drivers have now set a time. Sutil, Gutierrez, van der Garde, Pic, Bianchi and Chilton occupy the dropzone.
14 min: Gutierrez is on track and looking to improve as he starts a flier on the medium tyre. He's only 18th, 1m25.736s his best so far.
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14 min: Rosberg is told off: “Do not ride the brakes too much, you had a long pedal at the start of the lap due to riding the pedal.”
14 min: Vettel's first timed lap places him third with 1m24.697s.
14 min: Webber moves up to sixth with a time of 1m24.923s.
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13 min: Di Resta is asked for a front-wing balance update. “Quite good,” he says.
13 min: Meanwhile Button has shot up into third now with a time of 1m24.780s.
13 min: Vettel is now into his first timed lap of the afternoon.
13 min: And the McLaren driver goes sixth on a 1m24.931s.
12 min: Perez's first effort sees him go 13th but he's on a much better lap...
12 min: So we have Vergne up front ahead of Alonso, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Massa, Ricciardo and Hulkenberg.
12 min: Massa improves his time and breaks the 1m25s barrier with a 1m24.950s to go fifth.
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11 min: Rosberg is told to come off the DRS earlier “to get the front rideheight up”
11 min: Finally, Sebastian Vettel is rolling down the pitlane. He takes to the track with hard tyres.
11 min: Raikkonen's second effort sees him fourth on a 1m24.828s.
10 min: Alonso then takes second with a 1m24.661s.
10 min: Hamilton posts an improvement and the Briton moves into second place briefly with 1m24.826s.
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10 min: Webber complains: “Very hot left-hand side of the cockpit.”
10 min: After a lap to get up to temperature, Button shoots up the timesheets to go seventh with a time of 1m25.224s.
9 min: Maldonado posts an improvement. He moves up to eighth with 1m25.228s.
9 min: Massa improves to fourth on a 1m25.138s.
9 min: Di Resta improves but the Scot is only 11th in the Force India with 1m25.618s.
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9 min: Rosberg is warned about his tyre temperatures: “You need to put more energy into the fronts to ensure they’re hot for when you push again.”
9 min: Button's first effort is a slow build up lap by the looks of things. 1m32.086s for the Briton.
9 min: Still no move yet from Vettel. 11 minutes of the segment remaining.
8 min: Raikkonen just gets ahead of his team-mate and is fourth with a 1m25.152s.
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8 min: Vergne is back at the top of the order with a time of 1m24.630s.
8 min: Grosjean pops up into third with 1m25.180s.
8 min: Webber crosses the line and he goes fifth with a time of 1m25.298s.
8 min: Hulkenberg jumps ahead of Massa on his next run, which yields a 1m25.327s.
7 min: Webber is now on his first timed lap in the Red Bull. Meantime, Ricciardo is fastest of all in the first sector - 27.440s.
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7 min: Massa is reassured: “That’s OK to start off with.”
7 min: Perez joins McLaren team-mate Button on the track.
7 min: Sutil improves but he is only eighth in the Force India with a time of 1m25.700s.
7 min: Gutierrez sets a 1m25.769s to go ninth.
6 min: Only Vettel and Perez remain in the pits, with everyone else now on their first run.
6 min: Massa has gone fourth fastest on a 1m25.416s.
6 min: Maldonado gets on the board early in seventh position with 1m25.673s.
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6 min: Alonso goes quickest on a 1m24.938s on the hard tyre.
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6 min: Rosberg is told: “If you want another go, you can push on the fourth lap.”
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