July 6, 2012

Fans shelter from the rain as they watch practice

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July 6, 2012

Romain Grosjean accelerates out of the pit lane

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July 6, 2012

Felipe Massa kicks up a trail of spray

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July 6, 2012

Jenson Button passes the new podium as he rounds the final corner

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July 6, 2012

Fernando Alonso takes to the pit lane

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July 6, 2012

Michael Schumacher heads through the rain

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July 6, 2012

Romain Grosjean heads through the rain towards Vale

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July 6, 2012

Sebastian Vettel exits the pit lane on full wet tyres

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July 6, 2012

Sergio Perez on track during a wet FP1

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July 6, 2012

A wet and muddy campsite at the start of the weekend

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July 6, 2012

Emergency poncho sellers try out their merchanise in the wet conditions

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July 6, 2012

Traffic builds as the rain falls

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