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Let's not forget the achievement of Nico Rosberg today, who ties the great Nelson Piquet on 24 career poles.
Clap, clap, clap.
Summary
Rosberg on pole, Hamilton 10th after engine failure
Hamilton could drop further down grid depending on investigation and engine penalties
Bottas 2nd, Raikkonen 3rd, Massa 4th, Ricciardo 5th
Vettel 7th after grid penalty
Race coverage on Sunday from 11:30 BST
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Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter“Lewis sounded slightly heart-broken and defeated when I spoke to him in the pits.”
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Lewis Hamilton was short, curt and unimpressed in his interview with the press immediately after giving up on Q3.
He looked forlorn, like a kid that had been told he couldn't have a flake in his ice cream.
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Q3 resultpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 30 April 2016
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So, to be clear, Sebastian Vettel will start seventh on the grid.
As it stands, Lewis Hamilton will start 10th - but that will change if he takes a penalty for overhauling his power unit. Mercedes are not sure what needs to happen just yet.
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Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst“This was a failure for Raikonnen (P4) today. He should not be starting where he is starting.”
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"Mega job," Williams tell Valtteri Bottas.
The Finn has a P3, but will start second on the grid after vettel's five-place penalty.
Chequered flagpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 30 April 2016
Q3 ends
Third qualifying result: ROS, VET, BOT, RAI, MAS, RIC, PER, KVY, VST, HAM
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Bottas can't do enough to climb beyond P3. What about Kimi? He flaps all over the place in the final turn and has to settle for fourth.
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The flag waves and Bottas and Vettel are competing for P2...
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Rosberg is getting a very casual once over in the pits and he's climbing out of the car - that might be him done.
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Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst“That was a big, big lock-up from Rosberg and shows he is still pushing even though he has a big advantage here.”
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Max Verstappen is the only man not on the board, that's about to change. He goes P8 to push Perez into ninth.
Nico Rosberg messes up his third sector and decides it's time to pit.
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Hamilton's exit is a Brucey bonus for Vettel, whose five-place penalty has been diluted a tad.
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Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst“It may not be acceptable to have the same problem in two races in a row, but it is not that unusual. Mercedes want to give their drivers equal opportunities, but these failures are really hampering their World champion’s hopes.”
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Current standings: ROS, VET, BOT, RAI, MAS, RIC, KVY, PER
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Nico Rosberg is on course for a second successive pole at Sochi. He registers 1:35.417 to go top - 0.8 quicker than the field.
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Sebastian Vettel takes an early P1 with six minutes left. Rosberg is about to respond...
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Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst“Rosberg will probably go even quicker tomorrow because he will not have the pressure of looking in his mirrors to see where Hamilton is coming from.”