Summary

  • Hamilton on pole in rain-interrupted qualifying, Hulkenberg 2nd, Button 3rd

  • Five place grid penalty for Rosberg and Vettel

  • Two suspected suspension failures after Rosberg crash in practice

  • Kvyat crashes heavily in Q1

  1. Postpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Jenson ButtonImage source, Getty Images

    Hulkenberg finishes in P3, Vettel P4 and Button P5,

  2. Hamilton takes polepublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, EPA

    Hamilton takes P1... here comes Rosberg... only P2!

  3. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Still time... who will it be?

  4. Postpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Raikkonen goes top - Hamilton takes it off him. Now it's Hulkenberg.

    They have time for one more lap.

    Do not go anywhere.

  5. Postpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Nico HulkenbergImage source, Reuters

    Boom. Hulkenberg is the first to register a lap on the ultra softs.

    It's 1:14.996 - quickest. watch the lap times tumble now.

    Rosberg joins the rest of the field on ultra softs.

  6. Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    There was a brief yellow flag as Valtteri Bottas went off - he's back on and nobody seems to have been held up.

  7. Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    That is a phenomenal lap from Hamilton.

  8. Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Reuters

    Hamilton stretches his lead at the top with a 1:16.232.

  9. Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    The track temperature is only 35 degrees, but it is drying off so, so quickly right now.

  10. Time for the dries?published at 14:12 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    It would be a risk to do it, but if you’re only in tenth then you may want to roll that dice.

  11. Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    That changes every moment. Teams are pitting - Hulkenberg loses the intermediates and goes for super softs.

    Rosberg tells his team it's not dry enough for slicks.

    Who's right?

  12. Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Five mins left. Here's the order:

    Hamilton, Button, Rosberg, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, Vettel, Massa, Bottas, Verstappen, Button

  13. Postpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Really this is going to be about the last man standing, because the track is going to get dryer and dryer.

  14. Postpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Ricciardo is the next man over the line and the next man into P1 with a 1:19.217.

    As the cars lay some rubber down and dry out the track, the top spot will continue to change hands.

    Daniel RicciardoImage source, EPA
  15. Postpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Kimi Raikkonen briefly takes P1, but Hamilton quickly snatches it, only for Rosberg to go top seconds later.

    You feel the last man over the line after the flag could be the pole-clincher.

  16. Postpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Vettel's lead time is 1:20.7 - about four to five seconds down on the times in the dry.

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    It’s not that wet, but it’s greasy and difficult. Very easy to make a mistake.

  18. Postpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    "No chance on drys," Vettel tells his Ferrari team.

    The German has set the pace, with Hamilton half a second down in second.

  19. Postpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    Kimi Raikkonen already has a wobble, going off at Turn One. It's nothing major and he's back on.

  20. Postpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 2 July 2016

    The Ferraris lead us out with the Mercedes closely behind.

    Sebastian Vettel comes on the radio and says there is a "lot of water" between Turn Two and Three.

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Getty Images