Postpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Jenson Button is out. He needs a good lap because he's currently in the dropzone. His lap, which is on the super-softs, is looking OK so far...
Summary
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Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd, ahead of Red Bulls and Ferraris
Hamilton reports gearbox concerns
F1 outlaws moving under braking after drivers' protests
Get involved #bbcf1: what do you think of the ruling?
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Get involved #bbcf1published at 19:15 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Postpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
It's quiet on the track with four minutes to go. I doubt the top seven or eight will head back out, they've done enough to get through, but the rest of the field is preparing for another shot at getting into Q2.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Everyone has done at least one timed lap now and in danger are the two Estebans - Gutierrez and Ocon - and Pascal Wehrlein, Marcus Ericsson, Jenson Button and Felipe Nasr.
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Speaking of Daniel Ricciardo, I've just spotted an excellent take on his 'shoey'. There's a fan, decked out in stars and stripes, sat with a shoe on their hat and coming out of the shoe and to their mouth is a straw.
Practical.
Postpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Lewis Hamilton is straight to the top of the timesheet with the fastest lap we have seen so far this weekend - a 1:36.296 and he leads Nico Rosberg by a tenth of a second. Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo are third and fourth quickest.
Image source, Getty ImagesGet involved #bbcf1published at 19:09 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Plenty of you are giving your views on Formula 1's decision to outlaw moving under braking. Keep them coming...
Getting busypublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
The big guns are out on the track now. The Mercedes, Red Bulls and Ferraris are out on the super-softs.
What a difference a year makespublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's blooming beautiful as the clock ticks down in this first part of qualifying. Sea blue skies above and happy faces in the stands. Contrast that to qualifying last year when it absolutely chucked it down.
Anyway, Pascal Wehrlein has got the first time on the board with a 1:39.319.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Pascal Wehrlein blasts out of the pits, super-soft boots on.
Get involved #bbcf1published at 19:01 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
First qualifying startspublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
This promises to be a fascinating hour of qualifying.
It's under way.
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Celeb spot!published at 18:59 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
There's plenty of celebrities knocking around now.
Actor Gerard Butler is having a right old chinwag with Christian Horner while over at Mercedes, tennis star Venus Williams is an interested spectator as Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton get ready for qualifying.
Postpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
BBC Radio 5 live sports extraRight then. Five minutes until qualifying is under way.
You can listen to commentary online and on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra right now.
Is Hamilton a Swiftie?published at 18:55 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesExcitement is building in Austin and not just because Formula 1 is in town. Taylor Swift is performing her first concert of 2016 at the circuit tonight.
To be fair, it's a good idea by the organisers to get American youngsters interested in F1.
FIA clamp down on defensive moves under brakingpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
BreakingPlenty of you have been backing Max Verstappen to not change his ways on Twitter but it seems he will have no choice.
The FIA has just confirmed in a release that drivers have been told that any change of direction under braking while defending positions could now result in a punishment being given.
An FIA note sent to teams said: "Any change of direction under braking which results in another driver having to take evasive action will be considered abnormal and hence potentially dangerous to other drivers. Any such move will be reported to the stewards."
Get involved #bbcf1published at 18:39 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Making hay while the sun shinespublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 22 October 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's been a good second half of the season for Daniel Ricciardo. He has been on the podium in five of the last seven races and took his first win of the year in Malaysia at the start of this month.
Will he keep it up this weekend? Who knows, I'm just looking for an excuse to use this picture and headline...