Summary

  • Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd, Ricciardo 3rd, Verstappen 4th, Raikkonen 5th, Vettel 6th

  • Rosberg fastest in Q1, Hamilton top in Q2, with Verstappen 3rd

  • Button, Kvyat, Grosjean out in Q2, Alonso through to Q3 from McLaren

  • Massa, Palmer out in Q1 with Saubers and Manors

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Max Verstappen now...fourth quickest! Brilliant from the youngster but Daniel Ricciardo has found that bit extra when it counts to sneak into third. Both, though, are ahead of the Ferraris!

    Verstappen & RicciardoGetty Images

  2. And he is quickest! Lewis Hamilton clocks 1:22.000 and Nico Rosberg can't beat him! He is 0.280s slower and will be second.

  3. Lewis Hamilton through the first sector. Nailed it. Second sector? Nailed it. Now, the troublesome third sector...

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  5. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but Max Verstappen is the real deal isn't he? What a showing so far.

    I'll give him three gold stars. If he is top three in qualifying, I'll ramp that up to five.

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  7. DING DING!

    Round two is under way as the drivers make their way onto the track for this crucial lap.

  8. No-one wants a floaty rear end.

  9. We've had a really floaty rear end and you never really want a really floaty rear end... It's an area I have been trying to adapt to. Not something I'm used to..

    Jenson Button speaking to Jennie Gow, McClaren Honda driver

  10. Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    This is CRAZY slow from Ferrari! 1.6 seconds between Rosberg and Vettel and it wasn't even a quick lap from Rosberg?

  11. Four minutes left and five drivers had a pop at a lap:

    1) Rosberg 2) Verstappen 3) Hamilton 4) Vettel 5) Raikkonen

  12. Fourth quickest for Kimi Raikkonen but the wonderkid Max Verstappen is coming round now and it is another beautiful lap. It's like he was born to drive this car and he goes second quickest! A 1:23.203, within seven tenths of Nico Rosberg.

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  14. A 1:23.227 for Lewis Hamilton so it is first blood to Nico Rosberg as he crosses the line quickest with 1:22.475.

    Next up, the Ferraris. Let's see what they've got.

  15. Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    Oh no! He has locked up! Those tyres will be damaged. He will have lost that lap.

  16. Oh he runs wide at Turn 10! Lap ruined for Lewis Hamilton...

  17. Lewis Hamilton is flying. Fastest through the first sector, he's going for this!

  18. Final qualifying starts

    Here we go then. The top 10 shootout is under way. Lewis Hamilton is straight out, swiftly followed by Nico Rosberg.

    Let battle commence.

  19. Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    More pressure on Daniil Kvyat and justification SO FAR on the Red Bull bosses who made the decision to swap those drivers. Another guy who is under pressure is Daniel Ricciardo. What a dream debut for Red Bull Racing for Max Verstappen! He is sat in the pits as we talk to you right now. Where as his team mate, the established guy in the team is having to use another set of the new soft tyre to ensure he can get through to Q3 so it really is a huge moment for him.

  20. Massa not happy...

    "It is really a shame because we need to do everything perfect to score the points, even in qualifying and we didn't do anything perfect there. 

    I had a lot of traffic on my first lap and then didnt have tome to go again so it's really a shame and let's try not to repeat anymore".  

    Williams' Felipe Massa