Summary

  • Hulkenberg quickest on day three

  • Grosjean and Haas second

  • Rosberg and Hamilton share Mercedes duties

  • Vettel quickest on first two days

Live Reporting

Chris Osborne

  1. Get Involved

    #bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi

    Liz's husband, if you're reading this, I think it might give you legal grounds for an annulment.

  2. Well, it gives us more time to talk about qualifying changes...

  3. Go! Go! Go!

    The afternoon session is upon us. Buckle up for another four hours of testy testing.

  4. 402 laps for Mercedes

    The Mercedes has completed 402 laps so far this week...

    Finland capital HelsinkiGetty Images

  5. Qualifying knockout

    This is from the FAI press release and it describes how the knockout qualification proposed for this year would work:

    Q1

    16 minutes

    After 7 minutes, slowest driver eliminated

    Slowest driver eliminated every 1 minute 30 seconds thereafter until the chequered flag

    7 drivers eliminated, 15 progress to Q2

    Q2

    15 minutes

    After 6 minutes, slowest driver eliminated

    Slowest driver eliminated every 1 minute 30 seconds thereafter until the chequered flag

    7 drivers eliminated, 8 progress to Q3

    Q3

    14 minutes

    After 5 minutes, slowest driver eliminated

    Slowest driver eliminated every 1 minute 30 seconds thereafter until the chequered flag

    2 drivers left in final 1 minute 30 seconds

    - The final elimination in each session occurs at the chequered flag – not when time is up.

  6. Official timings

  7. Get Involved

    #bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi

    Just to boost that number a bit, here are some more #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi...

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    Is that all?

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    #bbcf1

    You've been reacting to the changes in F1 being report today.

  10. Lunchtime times

    Nico Hulkenberg 1:25.286 (37 laps)

    Kevin Magnussen 1:26.014 (63)

    Nico Rosberg 1:26.084 (74)

    Carlos Sainz 1:26.239 (66)

    Daniil Kvyat 1:26.497 (29)

    Felipe Massa 1:26.712 (57)

    Felipe Nasr 1:26.840 (61)

    Jenson Button 1:26.919 (45)

    Romain Grosjean 1:26.955 (54)

    Rio Haryanto 1:29.808 (25)

    Kimi Raikkonen No time (4)

  11. Lunchtime times

    Right. I cooked my fish curry for too long and the Tuppaware has malformed.

    But, I will give you some times...

  12. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    That's the morning session in the books.

    Time to do lunch.

    At 13:00 GMT Lewis Hamilton will be in the Mercedes and, the heavens willing, Kimi Raikkonen will be out there too.

    I'm going to warm up a fish curry, but I'll be back with you in 10 minutes to wade through your wonderful tweets.

  13. Erm, Kimi. Every day. 365 days a year.

  15. Rio HaryantoGetty Images

    Welcome to the big leagues Rio.

    No news yet on whether his departure from the tarmac was mechanical, but you're not a real F1 driver until your car has been on the back of a recovery vehicle.

    On another note. Have I mentioned how lovely the Manor looks? I think it's lush.

  16. red flag

    Red flag

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    #bbcf1

    The laps aren't officially listed with them, Jason.

    But just by looking, most have been on the mediums.

    Daniil Kvyat has had a run on the super softs, Jenson on the softs and Felipe Nasr, randomly, had a run on the wets - I think.

  18. Get Involved

    #bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi

    While we sort out that red flag, let's talk about more #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi  

    Here was my initial list:

    List.

    And here is what you're adding to it:

  19. red flag

    Red flag

  20. Two.

    Two magnificent laps completed by Kimi Raikkonen now.