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Nico Rosberg won the battle on Saturday, but who will come out on top when it matters on Sunday? A mouth-watering prospect in store. Until then, it's good evening from me. See ya!

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Mercedes on Twitter, external: Genius! RT @BadgerGP: Name the #F1 personality…. (you'll like this @JennieGow)

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Today's front row lock-out here for Mercedes - their seventh in a row - sees them equal Williams' 1993 record of 28 front row starts, when Damon Hill and Alain Prost were driving.

Mercedes on Twitter, external: Great to see @MassaFelipe19 in the top three in front of his home crowd too - they went #BrazilNuts! ;)

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"Good result as a team for us in qualifying today, starting 4th for the race tomorrow," tweets, external Williams' Valtteri Bottas. "Tomorrow is what matters - it'll be fun!"

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Nico Rosberg has taken an impressive 10 pole positions this season, with Lewis Hamilton (pictured) the next best on seven. Felipe Massa is the only other driver to have started on P1, following his stunning lap in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.

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The plan for tomorrow is as follows. The race starts at 16:00 GMT, but we'll begin our build-up at 15:00. BBC Radio 5 live will join at 15:30 with highlights of the race on BBC One at 20:30.

Bernie Ecclestone has rejected claims the sport he runs is in crisis following the collapse of two teams. Marussia folded on Friday and Caterham remain in administration after missing the US and Brazilian Grands Prix.

The F1 boss told BBC Sport: "People say F1 is in crisis. Absolute nonsense. We've had a couple of teams in crisis."

He pointed out that many F1 teams had failed over the years and criticised Marussia and Caterham for what he said was poor financial management. Read more here.

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If you want to catch up on any of today's action, you have lots of options. You can read our report here, keep an eye on the F1 pages for video highlights that'll be live shortly or wait until 21:00 GMT for highlights on BBC Two.

Lewis Hamilton has a 24-point lead over Nico Rosberg with a maximum of 75 points remaining - 25 in Brazil for a win and 50 in Abu Dhabi. The world title cannot be decided at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.

If Hamilton wins in Brazil and Rosberg fails to finish, he will have a 49-point lead going to Abu Dhabi. Hamilton would then need to finish 10th or higher to clinch the title.

If Rosberg wins in Brazil and Hamilton retires, Rosberg will lead the championship by one point going to Abu Dhabi. Hamilton would then need to finish ahead of Rosberg in the points in Abu Dhabi to secure the title.

If Hamilton wins in Brazil, with Rosberg second, Hamilton will arrive in Abu Dhabi with a 31-point lead. But if Rosberg then wins and Hamilton finishes sixth or lower, Rosberg will win the title.

Got it?

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Adeel Ejaz, external: Unlucky for Lewis Hamilton with the lock-up in the last lap but game on tomorrow! Watch out Nico Rosberg! Let the hunt begin!

Danny Atkins, external: Nico Rosberg may be on pole position but it's the race that counts primarily!

"It's very emotional to be here in Brazil and have a competitive car and start in the top three," says Felipe Massa, who starts third. "I didn't use everything I could from the car - I got a lot of traffic in my last run. There were also problems in the garage and I couldn't improve my lap time.

"Everyone was improving a bit on the second set. I was not going to improve to beat them but maybe I could get close. It was very tight between team-mates but I think that's the good thing. I'm so happy. I hope it's just the beginning for a good result tomorrow."

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"It was great fun out there," says Lewis Hamilton, who starts second. "Nico did a great lap. I think I lost time at Turn 10 and maybe a tiny bit in Turn One.

"But it was great having to keep going out and fighting - that's what qualifying should be all about, and being that close is really exciting - I hope everyone enjoyed it.

"It's a long race tomorrow and it should be really exciting with all the pit stops. I want to win as much as anyone else."

"Pressure, it's similar," adds Nico Rosberg. "The adrenaline is there, the tension, the excitement. It's not been changing that much, I'm just here, I'm going for it, pushing myself to stay optimistic all the time. I have learned from Austin, I know what I need to do better so from that point of view, I look forward to tomorrow."

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"It's the perfect job only if it works out tomorrow," says Nico Rosberg, who starts on pole having finished top in every practice session and every part of qualifying this weekend. "Up to now it has been going well. I'm in the best place to be for tomorrow, but I need to make it happen in the race."

1) Nico Rosberg 2) Lewis Hamilton 3) Felipe Massa 4) Valtteri Bottas 5) Jenson Button 6) Sebastian Vettel 7) Kevin Magnussen 8) Fernando Alonso 9) Daniel Ricciardo 10) Kimi Raikkonen

11) Esteban Gutierrez 12) Nico Hulkenberg 13) Adrian Sutil 14) Daniil Kvyat

15) Romain Grosjean 16) Jean-Eric Vergne 17) Sergio Perez 18) Pastor Maldonado

Craig Wells, external: Lewis Hamilton can come 2nd in these last two races and win the title just get the car home.

George Taylor, external: Well done to Rosberg. Hamilton is still the stronger racer. He can take the win.

Mercedes on Twitter, external: It's @nico_rosberg! He's done it! Pole for the #BrazilGP and the inaugural pole trophy! Great job!

Wonderful response from the crowd as Felipe Massa wanders over to the grandstands to give them a wave. This is a good result for the home fans. And it could be even better tomorrow, especially considering Williams' impressive pace in the final sector, which should boost their chances of overtaking into Turn One.

That's Nico Rosberg's 10th pole position of the season and it means that he will win the Pole Position Trophy for the best qualifier of the year.