Summary

  • Rosberg on Russia pole, Hamilton 2nd, Bottas 3rd

  • Vettel 4th, Raikkonen 5th, Hulkenberg 6th

  • Rosberg top in Q1 & Q2

  • Final practice ended early after heavy crash for Sainz

  • Driver has since tweeted that he is OK

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. "As far as I am informed Carlos is conscious. I think that, so far, he is OK. It looks like the car got lost under braking but we must find out why.

    Franz Tost, Toro Rosso team principal

  2. crashBBC Sport

    We've just seen replays of the crash and it looks like Carlos Sainz lost control of the Toro Rosso heading into Turn 13, he hit the wall side on and it propelled him straight into the barrier directly ahead. 

  4. Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    The FIA confirm the driver is concious, we have seen him taken from the car and we are just waiting to see what happened.

  5. SainzBBC Sport

    Carlos Sainz is strapped into a stretcher but we've just seen images of him giving a thumbs up. Great news.

  7. The rest of the drivers are out of their cars and talking with various members of their teams. Obviously some concern for their colleague as we wait for further news.

  8. Message from race control confirms that the session will not be restarted. Ben Edwards states on commentary that does not necessarily mean Carlos Sainz is injured, just that removing him from the crash could take time.

  10. wallBBC Sport

    There were some tyre marks on the circuit before where Carlos Sainz crashed, as well what would appear to be black marks on the wall, perhaps where the Toro Rosso made contact before skidding to where it crashed. 

  11. Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    "Bad-looking crash for Sainz - head-on at Turn 13, car is buried deeply into the barriers, medical crew in attendance."

  12. Toro Rosso team radio

    Verstappen: "Is he OK, because it looked like big one." "We don't know - we lost power."

  13. Car

    The cars head back to the pits as we wait to find out what exactly happened there to Carlos Sainz.

    Max Verstappen asks if his team-mate is OK but Toro Rosso report that there was a loss of power, so they were unable to get on the radio to check.

  14. red flag

    Red flag

    Red Flg

    Red flag. Carlos Sainz's Toro Rosso is into the barrier. It looks like a big crash.

  15. HamiltonBBC Sport

    Like his Mercedes team-mate, Lewis Hamilton has been in for a couple of tweaks and swap to the supersofts. 

    He locks up not long after coming back out on the faster compound, before putting down the third fastest time.

  16. The fastest driver in final practice, by the way, has gone on to take pole at the last six consecutive races.

  17. Nico Rosberg has been in to switch to the supersofts and immediately goes fastest with 1:38.941.