Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of qualifying for the Korean GP at Yeongam. They'll be out from 6am UK time, with Sebastian Vettel showing great speed in practice as he bids to start Korea on pole for the first time.

Formula 1 | Korean Grand Prix

Korean International Circuit | 13.10.2012

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Updated 13/10/2012 at 06:04 GMT

Yellow flags as Karthekeyan takes a spin. Meanwhile, Alonso burns to the top of the timesheets with a 1:39.543

Maldonado heads the early timesheets with a 1:39.716. Alonso comes out now and he is having a right old go.

Maldonado is out on the softs, while Di Resta is still struggling. About a dozen out now, trying not to get in each other's way.

Kovalainen's opening lap is 1:42.028. That won't make too much of an impact. Meanwhile, Di Resta has break issues.

Di Resta is the next to follow out, now around five or six out. The two Force Indias and Williams also out.

Q1 in Korea is underway. Kovailainen the only man out for now.

Vettel bossed FP3 with some superb flying laps, his last one the quickest. Hamilton and Button followed but half a second back.

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