Summary
Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd, Bottas 3rd
Grosjean 4th, Perez 5th, Ricciardo 6th, Vettel 9th
Raikkonen breaks down, Kvyat out in Q2
Both McLarens, Marussias & Nasr out
Hamilton top in Q1, Rosberg top in Q2
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Max Verstappen, who will have to take a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change, is round in 1:51.375 - the 14th fastest time so far.
At the moment, Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Roberto Merhi and Will Stevens are the drivers in danger.
Felipe Massa is yet to set a time.
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Quote MessageThis is not slow motion, just to clarify for the viewers. This is actually how fast a McLaren goes in a straight line.”
David Coulthard
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Jenson Button is up and running with his first flyer. Not a good lap as he is round in 1:52,819, only good enh for 16th and a second slower than Pastor Maldonado in 15th.
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Lewis Hamilton is straight to the top of the timesheet with his first flyer, a 1:49.577 but that is immediately bettered by Nico Rosberg who is round with a 1:49.498.
Fourteen drivers have clocked timed efforts, with Sebastian Vettel third and Valtteri Bottas fourth.
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Valtteri Bottas, on the harder compound, posts a 1:50.195 and is into P1 in the very early stages of Q1.
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David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentatorQuote MessageLewis is looking for his sixth pole in succession, which would be very impressive. His brilliance is that he can deliver natural speed
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First qualifying startspublished at 13:00
Green light and Valtteri Bottas takes the Williams straight out, his car sporting medium tyres. Roberto Merhi heads follows him with softs bolted on.
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Image source, Getty ImagesBig British presence in the crowd at Spa as the start of qualifying approaches.
Hot and sunny, with air temperature 23C and track temperature 40C.
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Snacks ready? Drink topped up? It is almost qualifying time.
Fast factpublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 22 August 2015
Image source, Getty ImagesMercedes have been on pole for the last 21 races. The record for successive poles is 24 (Williams 1992-93).
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Leo Tolstoy. Impressive reading there from young Daniil Kvyat.
Plenty more insight on BBC Two right now, and on this page for online viewers. Highly recommend watching.
Have a go at our F1 quizpublished at 12:44
Right then, just over 15 minutes until quali gets under way. Enough time for you to have a crack at our F1 quiz and find out which driver you are.
I was Pierluigi Martini. "Steady enough performer". Sounds about right...
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Fast factpublished at 12:41
At 7.004 km Spa-Franchorchamps is the longest circuit on the F1 calendar. It is more than double the distance of Monaco's.