June 9, 2012

Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher walk down the pit lane

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June 9, 2012

Red Bull reserve driver Sebastien Buemi in the paddock

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June 9, 2012

Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso share a joke in the post-qualifying press conference

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June 9, 2012

Sebastian Vettel celebrates taking pole position

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June 9, 2012

Paul di Resta on a super-soft tyre lap

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June 9, 2012

Michael Schumacher aims for an apex

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June 9, 2012

Marshals run to move Pastor Maldonado's Williams after he hit the 'Wall of Champions'

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June 9, 2012

Jenson Button rounds turn two on the soft tyre

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June 9, 2012

Kimi Raikkonen rides the kerbs in his Lotus

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June 9, 2012

Felipe Massa on a supersoft tyre run during qualifying

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June 9, 2012

Nico Rosberg's Mercedes is recovered at the start of FP3

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June 9, 2012

Fernando Alonso attacks the kerbs in his Ferrari

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June 9, 2012

Lewis Hamilton accelerates out of the hairpin

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June 9, 2012

Sebastian Vettel celebrates taking pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso

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June 9, 2012

Jean-Eric Vergne slides across the grass in to the barrier in FP3

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June 9, 2012

Sebastian Vettel attacks the circuit on super-soft tyres

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June 9, 2012

Mark Webber completes a practice pit stop

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June 9, 2012

Lewis Hamilton returns to the McLaren garage

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June 9, 2012

Fernando Alonso attacks the circuit in the morning sunshine

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June 9, 2012

Sebastian Vettel attacks the circuit with his DRS open

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