2012 F1 Indian Grand Prix
Live coverage of the 2012 Formula One Indian Grand Prix
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More details in our qualifying story from yesterday in.reuters.com -
Traffic to #IndiaGP crawling through last 5kms to expressway. If you haven't left Noida yet, you'll be lucky to make the start #India #F1by Henry Foy via twitter 10/28/2012 8:24:19 AM -
Vettel is looking confident but Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is unshaken in his belief that he can win this season's Formula One title. Reuters story at in.reuters.com -
Turns out a police stop and search team just before the expressway is the cause of the #IndiaGP jam. #sterlingworkby Henry Foy via twitter 10/28/2012 8:27:54 AM -

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@HenryJFoy I had missed 48 laps last year due to the same reason.by amrit_jha via twitter 10/28/2012 8:36:58 AM -
Celebrity spotting: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh entered Indian GP paddock and briefly interacted with the media.by Amlan_Reuters via twitter 10/28/2012 8:40:08 AM -
Actors Ajay Devgan and Sonakshi Sinha also around. As is J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who said he's a Red Bull fan.by Amlan_Reuters via twitter 10/28/2012 8:41:30 AM -
Big queues of cars for grandstand entrance. Seems that many more people bought 1-day passes than shelling out for the whole event #IndiaGPby Henry Foy via twitter 10/28/2012 8:42:25 AM -


Singer Shaan at Indian Grand Prix. p.twimg.com
by Amlan_Reuters via twitter 10/28/2012 8:54:21 AM -


Back of Force India garage where tyres are stacked. p.twimg.com
by Amlan_Reuters via twitter 10/28/2012 8:55:20 AM -

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Unbelievable. Security have closed one of the entrance gates... 30 mins before lights out. #IndiaGP #India #F1 p.twimg.comby Henry Foy via twitter 10/28/2012 8:59:28 AM -


Unbelievable. Security have closed one of the entrance gates... 30 mins before lights out. #IndiaGP #India #F1 p.twimg.com
by Henry Foy via twitter 10/28/2012 8:59:30 AM -


Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor waving from paddock. p.twimg.com
by Amlan_Reuters via twitter 10/28/2012 9:03:37 AM -
@Amlan_Reuters s Sid Mallya there around ?by BloggerJon via twitter 10/28/2012 9:04:47 AM -
Starting grid from the Formula One Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit on Sunday
1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - Renault
2. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault
3. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren
4. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren
5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari
6. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Lotus - Renault
8. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Sauber - Ferrari
9. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Williams - Renault
10. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes
11. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Renault
12. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes
13. Bruno Senna (Brazil) Williams - Renault
14. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Mercedes
15. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Toro Rosso - Ferrari
16. Paul Di Resta (Britain) Force India - Mercedes
17. Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) Sauber - Ferrari
18. Jean-Eric Vergne (France) Toro Rosso - Ferrari
19. Vitaly Petrov (Russia) Caterham - Renault
20. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Caterham - Renault
21. Timo Glock (Germany) Marussia - Cosworth
22. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) HRT - Cosworth
23. Narain Karthikeyan (India) HRT - Cosworth
24. Charles Pic (France) Marussia - Cosworth -
@Amlan_Reuters why's he waving all the time.. does he stlll think he's in Kodak Studio ?by BloggerJon via twitter 10/28/2012 9:10:45 AM -

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Just got back to the media center from the fan park. Didn't seem too crowded. Legions of Ferrari fans thoughby Abhishek_Takle via twitter 10/28/2012 9:16:08 AM -


McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain walks with his girlfriend, Japanese-Argentine model Jessica Michibata, in the paddock before the Indian F1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, October 28, 2012. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur
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30 degrees celcius here at #IndiaGP, feels a little cooler than quali. Track temperature 36 degreesby Henry Foy via twitter 10/28/2012 9:23:18 AM -
@alanbaldwinF1 who's just come back from the grid, however, reports grandstand looking pretty full.by Abhishek_Takle via twitter 10/28/2012 9:23:27 AM -
Drivers' shades: Narain's look a bit Bollywood, and I recall buying some like Vergne's off a market trader for a fiver many years ago.by alanbaldwinf1 via twitter 10/28/2012 9:26:32 AM -
Good crowd in grandstand, though. Judging from the banners, I'd say Narain was favourite for the race.by alanbaldwinf1 via twitter 10/28/2012 9:30:21 AM -
Warm up lap is underway.by Abhishek_Takle via twitter 10/28/2012 9:31:20 AM -
Chandhok will be on the podium here too. Vicky's handing out the third place pot.by alanbaldwinf1 via twitter 10/28/2012 9:32:24 AM -
Alan Jones is among the stewards. I'm assuming he's not cheering for Vettel.by alanbaldwinf1 via twitter 10/28/2012 9:34:34 AM -
So, the 2nd #IndianGP begins in what is the natural home of overspeeding in India, the Delhi NCRby Arup Roychoudhury via twitter 10/28/2012 9:38:09 AM -

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and already Michael Schumacher blows his right rear tyre. A quick in and out of the pits, but he will lose track position #IndianGPby Arup Roychoudhury via twitter 10/28/2012 9:39:10 AM -
@alanbaldwinf1 has anyone turned up at the wrong venue with a chandhok flag?by ba55bar via twitter 10/28/2012 9:41:16 AM -

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Schumacher's strategy now depends largely on a giant hand coming out of the sky to take away most of the field. Or a rainstorm. He's last.by alanbaldwinf1 via twitter 10/28/2012 9:41:32 AM -
The way it stands, now Red Bull 1-2, Ferrari's Alonso 3rd, the two Mclarens 4-5by Arup Roychoudhury via twitter 10/28/2012 9:42:31 AM -
Alonso has managed to get into third again. He's overtaken Buttonby Abhishek_Takle via twitter 10/28/2012 9:43:12 AM -
Hamilton also past Button. He's now fourthby Abhishek_Takle via twitter 10/28/2012 9:43:54 AM -

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Extremely close race for 4th position with Hamilton, Button, Massa, Raikonnen. 0.8th of a second separating four awesome drivers #IndianGPby Arup Roychoudhury via twitter 10/28/2012 9:46:36 AM -
Schumacher has been lapped by Vettel.by alanbaldwinf1 via twitter 10/28/2012 9:49:19 AM -


Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives ahead of his team mate Mark Webber of Australia at the start of the Indian F1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, October 28, 2012. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
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RT @babumoshoy: Thanks to the #cabinetreshuffle, Narain Karthikeyan is now running ahead of Michael Schumacher at #IndianGP.by Arup Roychoudhury via twitter 10/28/2012 9:50:25 AM
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