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[Rishabh]

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Next Race:Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
August 23: Free practice 1
10:00 local | 08:00 GMT | 13:30 IST
August 23: Free practice 2
14:00 local | 12:00 GMT | 17:30 IST
August 24: Free practice 3
11:00 local | 09:00 GMT | 14:30 IST
August 24: Qualifying
14:00 local | 12:00 GMT | 17:30 IST
August 25: Race
14:00 local | 12:00 GMT | 17:30 IST

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[Rishabh]

Not Intstd

No problem.

[Fahad]

Okk

[Rishabh]

QUALIFYING IN AUSTRALIA POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY.

The final two stages of qualifying for the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix have been postponed until Sunday due to heavy rain at the Albert Park circuit.

The first part of qualifying - Q1 - had taken place after a delayed start, but with the rain still falling and daylight fading, race stewards decided to move Q2 and Q3 until 1100 hours local time on Sunday morning.

The weather appeared to be at its worst after a downpour before the start of Q1, forcing three delays of 10 minutes before finally Lewis Hamilton led the wet-shod field out. Hamilton’s fastest time was quickly eclipsed by Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, and then the Briton spun and lightly damaged his car’s rear wing.

Rosberg continued to set the pace, fighting with Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne, as conditions improved steadily.

McLaren’s Jenson Button was the first to switch to intermediate Pirellis, with five minutes to go, and quickly went fastest, but was soon pushed down by Alonso and then Rosberg, who eventually set the best lap of the scrappy session with 1m 43.380s.

Many drivers had adventures, among them Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, who took off his front wing when he spun and hit a wall, Red Bull’s Mark Webber and Force India’s Paul di Resta who went grass cutting, and McLaren’s Sergio Perez who got away with a big spin. Both Caterham racers - Giedo van der Garde and Charles Pic - lost a front wing apiece, Esteban Guterriez, who did likewise in his Sauber after putting a rear wheel over a wet kerb, and Williams’ Pastor Maldonado who went off-roading and nearly took out an unsuspecting seagull.

Maldonado was the first faller, qualifying 17th in 1m 47.614s, followed by Gutierrez on 1m 47.776s, Jules Bianchi with a solid 1m 48.147s for Marussia and his team mate Max Chilton, who looked good with 1m 48.909s. Van der Garde had another spin, this time without damage, and didn’t better 1m 49.519s, while Caterham team mate Pic was last on 1m 50.626s.

As the rain returned there was another 10 minute delay before the start of Q2, which was extended until 1830 hours local time. Then until 1850. Sunset was due at 1938 and eventually, as 1850 came and went, the FIA decided the only recourse was to postpone Q2 and Q3 until Sunday morning, when they will be run, conditions allowing.

The last time this happened was in Suzuka in 2010, when the whole of qualifying was delayed from Saturday to Sunday. The Melbourne race will still start, as expected, at 1700 hours local time on Sunday afternoon.

[Vighnesh]

:fail: Nico Rosberg: "It's such a pity that the qualifying was stopped because in those conditions I was feeling really good and the car was going well. A front row grid position was definitely on the cards today, so that's a bit disappointing. It's already looking a lot better than last year. We wouldn't have been that quick in the wet at the end of last year, that's for sure. If qualifying is going to be dry, it will definitely make it more difficult for us to be right on top. But we have a good car so a good result is definitely possible."

[Deep Dey]

OMG

1st time in 8 yrs, i m hearing of rain in melbourne race

[Rishabh]

Estabian was able to survive after that horrifying crash. :O

[Deep Dey]

The Melbourne race will still start, as expected, at 1700 hours local time on Sunday afternoon.

so qualifying and actual race on same day after 5-6 yrs

[Rishabh]

The Melbourne race will still start, as expected, at 1700 hours local time on Sunday afternoon.

so qualifying and actual race on same day after 5-6 yrs

5:30 AM IST. :O

[Vighnesh]

rish FI sim ka pitstop bata
3 super soft left

[Deep Dey]

The Melbourne race will still start, as expected, at 1700 hours local time on Sunday afternoon.

so qualifying and actual race on same day after 5-6 yrs

5:30 AM IST. :O

yeh toh naya fashion hai

jab maine dekhna start kiya tha in 2005, melbourne race used to start at 5:30 am only (qualifying)

7:00 am ,actual race

2009 se shayad change hua tha

[Rishabh]

Will wake up at 5:30 to watch this.

[Rishabh]

RACE BEGINS IN 5 MINS.
VETTEL ON POLE.

[Rishabh]

I strongly feel that Vettel will retire and Button and Hamilton will finish in Top 3.

Also I pick Sutil to finish in Top 10.

No Hulkenberg due to fuel problems.

[Fahad]

LoL button

[Rishabh]

LoL button

His name is Jenson Button.

[Rishabh]

Grid

Race start time 17:00 local | 06:00 GMT | 11:30 IST

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  1
  Vettel 1'27.407
  
  
  
  
  
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  2
  Webber 1'27.827
  
  
  
  
  
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  3
  Hamilton 1'28.087
  
  
  
  
  
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  4
  Massa 1'28.490
  
  
  
  
  
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  5
  Alonso 1'28.493
  
  
  
  
  
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  6
  Rosberg 1'28.523
  
  
  
  
  
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  7
  Räikkönen 1'28.738
  
  
  
  
  
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  8
  Grosjean 1'29.013
  
  
  
  
  
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  9
  di Resta 1'29.305
  
  
  
  
  
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  10
  Button 1'30.357
  
  
  
  
  
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  11
  Sutil 1'38.134
  
  
  
  
  
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  12
  Vergne 1'38.778
  
  
  
  
  
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  13
  Ricciardo 1'39.042
  
  
  
  
  
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  14
  Perez 1'39.900
  
  
  
  
  
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  15
  Bottas 1'40.290
  
  
  
  
  
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  16
  Maldonado 1'47.614
  
  
  
  
  
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  17
  Gutiérrez 1'47.776
  
  
  
  
  
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  18
  Bianchi 1'48.147
  
  
  
  
  
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  19
  Chilton 1'48.909
  
  
  
  
  
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  20
  van der Garde 1'49.519
  
  
  
  
  
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  21
  Pic 1'50.626
  
  
  
  
  
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  22
  Hülkenberg 1'38.067
  
  
  
  
  

[Vighnesh]

Australian GP 2013 Qualifying Results:

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m27.407s
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m27.827s + 0.420s
3. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m28.087s + 0.680s
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.490s + 1.083s
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m28.493s + 1.086s
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m28.523s + 1.116s
7. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m28.738s + 1.331s
8. Romain Grosjean Lotus Renault 1m29.013s + 1.606s
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m29.305s + 1.898s
10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m30.357s + 2.950s
Q2 cut-off time: 1m37.641s Gap **
11. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.067s + 1.873s
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m38.134s + 1.940s
13. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.778s + 2.584s
14. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m39.042s + 2.848s
15. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.900s + 3.706s
16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m40.290s + 4.096s
17. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m37.593s + 2.024s
Q1 cut-off time: 1m47.330s Gap *
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m47.614s + 4.234s
18. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m47.776s + 4.396s
19. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m48.147s + 4.767s
20. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m48.909s + 5.529s
21. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m49.519s + 6.139s
22. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m50.626s + 7.246s

107% time: 1m50.636s

[Rishabh]

WoW!!!
What a start.

Webber moves down.

[Rishabh]

1. Vettel
2. Massa
3. Alonso.

[Rishabh]

Perez moves to 12th.

[Rishabh]

Lap 2




Hamilton looks slow at this stage as he holds up Raikkonen. Webber is
seventh behind Rosberg. Vettel leads by two seconds at the end of lap
one. Bad start for Grosjean who is 11th

[Vighnesh]

hamilton

[Rishabh]

Perez 4th.

[Rishabh]

Sutil 3rd.

[Vighnesh]

sutil

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