Now it is Carlos Sainz in danger...

Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

"They may have maximised what they thought they could get and are saving tyres for tomorrow."

Another Brit goes out, this time Jenson Button. He didn't even try to improve on his lap and was already out of the McLaren as the clock ticked down. The team instead deciding to save their tyres for tomorrow.

Jolyon Palmer can't get himself any higher up the grid he is out. As he comes in, a mechanic from another team has to quickly jog out of his way as Palmer approaches the Renault garage. All a bit chaotic.

Kevin Magnussen is the first man out in Q2 and what a start to his career as a fully fledged F1 driver by Jolyon Palmer. The Briton has out qualifed his more experienced team-mate.

At the other end of the timesheet it is 1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Massa 4) Perez 5) Verstappen

First laps coming in for Q2, with Lewis Hamilton winning his duel with Nico Rosberg, clocking a cracking 1:26.606. That's almost a second and a hlaf quicker than the pole time from last year.

Meanwhile, Kevin Magnussen is in danger of being eliminated...

• Lasts for 15 minutes – fastest 15 cars take to the track.
• After six minutes, the slowest driver is eliminated.
• Slowest driver is then eliminated every 90 seconds thereafter until the chequered flag. Seven more drivers knocked out.

No surprise that the Manors finished bottom, but a bit of a surprise that Rio Haryanto out qualified Pascal Wehrlein - the man who has been touted as potentially next big thing in F1. 

Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

"McLaren have been a surprise all weekend. The drivers didn't seem particularly happy with the performance of the car after testing but they have come here and really delivered so far."

Right, I'm just trying to get my head around this, is it right that Jolyon Palmer had that bit extra time to get a lap in, with the 90 seconds counting down and then he and the rest of the drivers able to complete their laps if still on the track. Seems a tad unfair on, say Felipe Nasr? 

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16) Ericsson 17) Nasr 18) Kvyat 19) Grosjean 20) Gutierrez 21) Haryanto 22) Wehrlein 

Marcus Ericsson hasn't done enough so he is out, the final driver to be eliminated at the end of Q1.

Phew, have I got time for a lie down?

Scrap that, with this being the end of Q1, drivers on the track can finish their laps. Jolyon Palmer improves so Marcus Ericsson is the man in danger.

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As expected, Felipe Nasr didn't have enough time and he is out. A few teams are misjudging when to get out. The same is about to happen for Jolyon Palmer.

The next round of 90 seconds isn't up but Daniil Kvyat, 18th on the timesheet, isn't even going to try and improve. He is out of his car and in the Red Bull garage. 

Next in trouble is Felipe Nasr, and it looks like he hasn't given himself enough time to get a lap in.

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Romain Grosjean is the next eliminated. He will line up 19th.

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No improvement from Esteban Gutierrez. He was on a good lap that might have been enough but ran out of time and he is out.

What's this? Fernando Alonso goes second fastest, clocking 1:26.537 while Jenson Button is fourth fastest. Great scenes!