Top 10 checkpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
1 Vettel, 2 Hamilton, 3 Raikkonen, 4 Rosberg, 5 Massa, 6 Bottas, 7 Verstappen, 8 Grosjean, 9 Hulkenberg, 10 Maldonado
Summary
Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd after both spin off
Vettel third, Massa 4th, Hulkenberg 5th
Rosberg fastest in Q1 & Q2
Raikkonen out in Q1, Ricciardo out in Q2
Alonso & Button handed 25-place grid penalties
Top 10 checkpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Postpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Honda on Twitter:, external After his first run Alonso has set a 1:11.438 and is currently P12. Rain looks like it may be approaching...
Image source, Honda F1Rain on the waypublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Ian Fergusson (BBC Weather) on Twitter: Light showers approaching from NW.
'Waiter, there's a hare on my racetrack'published at 10:21 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
This is becoming a bit of a game now.
After the Montreal gopher a fortnight ago and the Ferrari team boss yesterday, we have yet another interloper on to an F1 track.
Today it's the turn of the Spielberg hare, who we saw on our TV screens stampeding towards the racetrack a short time ago, although at the last minute he turned away from the asphalt.
Wise choice. Go find a hole to sit in.
Image source, F1Postpublished at 10:17 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Force India on Twitter:, external Checo comes back to the pits with a deflated front right tyre: it only happened at the end of the lap so he can make it back with no damage.
Image source, Getty ImagesHamilton off track in final cornerpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Lewis Hamilton, yet again, has run wide on a quick lap. He clips the inside kerb through the final turn and skews off line and into the run-off area.
More frustration for the champion.
Postpublished at 10:14 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporterGearbox change for Vettel after issues yesterday. No penalty as it was his practice gearbox.
Image source, Jennie GowTime checkpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Just over 10 minutes gone and it's yesterday's pacesetter at the top of the pile, Sebastian Vettel pumping in a 1:09.994, two thousandths clear of Lewis Hamilton, then it's Nico Rosberg in third.
Image source, Getty ImagesToro Rosso team radiopublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Carlos Sainz: "OK, it's starting to rain in sector 1 & 2."
Postpublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Sauber on Twitter:, external Off we go with the sun breaking through...
Image source, SauberGet involved - #bbcf1published at 10:11 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Jenson Button's 25-place grid penalty has already triggered quite a response from you guys on social media.
In my humble opinion there is something fundamentally amiss in handing down a 25-place grid penalty on a 20-car grid, but I guess the rules are there for a reason.
What do you guys think? Is the FIA duty-bound to enforce the rules in a uniform manner, even if it makes them look foolish on occasion, or should the powers-that-be exercise discretion?
Or is it a simple case of F1 having too many rules?
Comments to #bbcf1 please.
Postpublished at 10:07 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporterAlonso going out...
Image source, Jennie GowSauber team radiopublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Felipe Nasr: "I have smoke coming out."
Hamilton confident of better Saturdaypublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer"Lewis Hamilton was only fifth fastest on Friday in second practice but he didn't seem too concerned. He simply did not put a lap together, and pointed out that on what would have been his best lap, had he not gone wide at Turn Nine, would have been 0.4secs quicker than Rosberg's pace-setting best. Hamilton said he was confident of a 'good' day on Saturday."
Image source, Getty ImagesGreen lightpublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Third practice begins, and with clouds overhead I wouldn't expect the drivers to be hanging around.
Rain updatepublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Race control say there is a 40% chance that we'll see some rain in this session. The ambient temperature is currently 11 degrees Celsius - significantly cooler than yesterday.
Postpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Lotus on Twitter:, external Few spots of rain but the sun is also trying to come out! Here's what today's forecast looks like...
Image source, LotusVery tight between Ferrari and Mercedespublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer"How close was it between Mercedes and Ferrari on Friday? Well, apart from the 0.011 seconds between Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg on headline times, the race simulation times were as tight as they have been all year.
"On the super-soft tyre, Vettel's average was 0.223secs quicker than Lewis Hamilton's. And on the soft tyre, Kimi Raikkonen's average was 0.112secs quicker than Rosberg's. That does not necessarily mean Ferrari actually have more pace than Mercedes - Ferrari have tended to run less fuel than Mercedes for their Friday runs. But it does suggest the red cars are at least in the ball park."
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Manor on Twitter:, external Hmmmm. Wonder what the weather has in store for us today...
Image source, Manor F1Mercedes set to miss out on Austria pole again?published at 09:46 British Summer Time 20 June 2015
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer
Image source, Getty Images"This weekend - and this race - marks a year since a car other than a Mercedes was on pole for a grand prix. That was Felipe Massa's Williams, benefiting from a qualifying session in which both Mercedes drivers ran into problems of one kind or another. And it's not impossible that the run will end this afternoon. Not likely, perhaps, but not impossible.
"Ferrari looked very competitive on Friday - separated from Mercedes by hundredths on one lap and neck and neck on race pace. Sebastian Vettel pointed out that Mercedes always find something extra for Saturdays but this appears to be the closest they have been since Malaysia.
"Mercedes might have a fight on their hands."