Weather is good is the message over the team radio. Max Verstappen may have got a little ahead of himself with that report of drizzle earlier.

Meanwhile, Nico Rosberg is making steady progress...

"Any rain at Turn 4, Max?" 

"No"

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg seem to put so much pressure on each other, one of them eventually cracks. 

Will Rosberg get it together for his second shot at pole?

The cars are back out on the track with two minutes to go...

Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

It is frustrating for us watching that we don’t get both Mercedes drivers performing at the same time. They seem to put each other under so much pressure.

Rain about to come into play?

Max Verstappen reports "light drizzle" in sector three.

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Daniel Ricciardo third quickest, with Kimi Raikkonen fourth while Nico Rosberg is only fifth after his first run. A mistake at Turn 6 cost him. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton goes quickest with 1:32.850, ninth tenths of a second quicker than Rosberg.

First blood to Hamilton.

Max Verstappen goes quickest in the early stages of Q3, clocking 1:33.420. 

Disappointing from Valtteri Bottas. He'll start 11th tomorrow, the lowest he has started on the grid since the season opener.

Off we go then. The top 10 shootout is under way.

Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

What a fine job by Jenson Button. He put together an excellent lap.

It is a significant lap for two reasons. One, the Sepang track is a horse power track with two straights a km long. To go eighth is a genuine lap. It highlights the progress that Honda are making. Secondly, this is a track where you need a good balance. Good cars go well here, bad cars go badly. This is a good car. That we can conclude.

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Alex Withington: Nice work young Button!   

Kayleigh: Woohooo Jenson! 

Daniil Kvyat out qualifies his team-mate Carlos Sainz by 1,000th of a second. It may be a tiny, tiny margin but that will still be a boost to the Russian's confidence.

11) Bottas 12) Grosjean 13) Gutierrez 14) Magnussen 15) Kvyat 16) Sainz

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Jenson Button survives. He is in the fight for a place in the top 10 on the grid for what will be his 300th grand prix start. Superb lap.

Valtteri Bottas is the biggest casualty as a 1:34.577 isn't enough to see him through. His Williams team-mate Felipe Massa sneaks in.

Is Felipe Massa feeling safe? He is currently P7 and isn't going out for a second run. Everyone else below him is.

A nervous watch from the garage follows...