Chequered flagpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
Image source, MercedesLEWIS HAMILTON SECURES POLE POSITION FOR THE MONACO GRAND PRIX.
Summary
Hamilton takes pole, Rosberg 2nd, Vettel 3rd
Ricciardo 4th, Kvyat 5th, Raikkonen 6th
Bottas out in Q1, McLarens out in Q2
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Chequered flagpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
Image source, MercedesPostpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
And as Nico Rosberg relays that message, Lewis Hamilton goes faster! A 1:15.098 and it surely going to be a Mercedes qualifying one-two?
Postpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
"Boxing this lap," says Nico Rosberg over team radio.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
No improvement from Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg or Sebastian Vettel in the first sector. Is Hamilton's earlier time going to be the one?
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Mercedes: Final runs now; its crunch time! Who will get pole?!
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David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator"This is the point when you know the circuit the best, the circuit is rubbered as it can be. but Lewis Hamilton's lap at the moment doesn't look like being THE lap for me. Spots of rain apparently, is that having an impact?"
Postpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
Image source, Formula 1Here's the top 10 as things stand. Lewis Hamilton has taken that option to be the first of the two Mercedes to head back out for this final shootout for pole.
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It is a mighty fine lap by Lewis Hamilton and he has the provisional pole after a 1:15.304. Nico Rosberg can't beat it, with a lap 0.136s slower than his Mercedes team-mate.
All 10 have clocked a timed lap and head back to the pits a we enter the final five minutes of qualifying.
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Lewis Hamilton is off the mark with a 1:20.611 but he is quickly bumped down to P3 as Sergio Perez goes fastest with 1:17.912 and a 1:17.912 from Kimi Raikkonen puts him into P2. All to change soon though.
Final qualifying startspublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
Image source, Formula 1We're into the top 10 shootout and the battle for that crucial pole. Only once in the last decade has this race not been won from pole and with that news of a bit of rain, drivers are eager to get out.
Lewis Hamilton leads his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg out first, with the rest not far behind.
Get involved #bbcf1published at 13:48 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
Eddie Marlin: You could record Monaco GP, watch the 1st lap, fast forward to the last lap and you'll have the gist of it. It's an obsolete circuit.
Vicky Sanderson: Button may not be in the top ten, but McLaren are improving. Not sure how much of it is Monaco magic, but half the team are getting there.
Liam Hodgins: Button doesn't make it into Q3 but he's looking competitive. Could there be points tomorrow for McLaren & Jenson? I hope so!
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Image source, Getty ImagesA cracking overhead picture of Nico Rosberg's Mercedes, sparks kicking up as he pushed a bit too hard on his last flying lap in Q2.
What does Q3 have in store for us?
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Jenson Button is gutted. "Oh that is painful! That would have been easy. Sorry guys," he says over team radio. There wasn't much in it, with the Briton missing out by one tenths of a second.
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1) Nico Rosberg 2) Lewis Hamilton 3) Sebastian Vettel 4) Kimi Raikkonen 5) Daniil Kvyat 6) Max Verstappen 7) Daniel Ricciardo 8) Carlos Sainz 9) Pastor Maldonado 10) Sergio Perez
OUTpublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
11) Romain Grosjean 12) Jenson Button 13) Nico Hulkenberg 14) Felipe Massa 15) Fernando Alonso
Chequered flagpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
Nico Rosberg finishes fastest in the second part of qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Postpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator"Nico Rosberg was well safe but pushing to try and find where he can unleash that last bit of performance and he made a mistake."
Yellow flagpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 23 May 2015
Yellow flag and it is for Nico Rosberg. He takes a brief trip down the escape road at Ste Devote on his last lap of Q2.
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