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Into the final two minutes and the drivers in danger at the moment are Sergio Perez, Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado. No time from Fernando Alonso, but he is out on the circuit now.
Summary
Rosberg on pole, Hamilton 2nd, Bottas 3rd
Kvyat involved in dramatic crash at end of session
Hamilton fastest in Q1, Rosberg top in Q2
Qualifying reply on BBC One at 13:00 BST
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Kimi Raikkonen is third fastest after a 1:33.361 but Sebastian Vettel's hopes of challenging for a second successive win tomorrow is looking unlikely. He is a good five tenths down on Raikkonen in sixth.
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Romain Grosjean is in the dropzone at moment, as his Lotus team-mate Pastor Maldonado.
No laps at all so far from Fernando Alonso, the McLaren is still in the garage,
Image source, Getty ImagesGet involved #bbcf1published at 07:33 British Summer Time 26 September 2015
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Felipe Massa is third fastest but his best effort is seventh tenths of a second slower than Nico Rosberg.
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Nico Rosberg gets things going with a 1:32.632, Lewis Hamilton then goes 0.1s slower. Mercedes are very much looking like they are back on point.
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Second qualifying startspublished at 07:27
The track is open once again and 15 minutes of the second part of qualifying is under way. Nico Rosberg is straight back out on to the track.
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1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Raikkonen 4) Bottas 5) Grosjean 6) Ricciardo 7) Vettel 8) Verstappen 9) Kvyat 10) Massa 11) Maldonado 12) Sainz 13) Perez 14) Hulkenberg 15) Alonso
McLaren team radiopublished at 07:22 British Summer Time 26 September 2015
Jenson Button
Quote MessageFrom the position we are in we cannot afford to make any mistakes
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16) Button 17) Ericsson 18) Nasr 19) Stevens 20) Rossi
Chequered flagpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 26 September 2015
Lewis Hamilton finishes fastest in the first part of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.
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That's a blow to anyone hoping to improve their times as the chequered flag comes out. Who misses out?
Yellow flagpublished at 07:17
Yellow flag as Max Verstappen's Toro Rosso has come to a stop facing the barrier at the exit of the hairpin.
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Jenson Button drops into 16th place as Sergio Perez produces a 1:35.001 to vault up to 10th.
Oh now Mercedes are showboating as Lewis Hamilton puts down a thumping 1:32.844, before Nico Rosberg improves to move within a tenth of a second of Hamilton. Both are around a second quicker than Kimi Raikkonen in third.
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Here come Ferrari now and Kimi Raikkonen goes third fastest, but is half a second down on Lewis Hamilton in P1. Sebastian Vettel goes fifth fastest.
Meanwhile, Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz and Will Stevens are in danger of not making it through to Q2, while Marcus Ericsson and Alexander Rossi are yet to complete a timed lap.
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Williams are up behind Mercedes, with Valtteri Bottas third and Felipe Massa fourth. No lap time yet from either Ferrari, though.
Spin!published at 07:07
Marcus Ericsson spins off the circuit and off the track at Spoon.
The gravel trap does its job as the sliding Sauber is slowed down and kept away from the barrier.
What happened there!," he asks.