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Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst
"Nico Rosberg has a huge amount of work to do if he's to close that gap."
Image source, ReutersSummary
Race coverage starts 14:30 GMT on Sunday
Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd
Rosberg can win title with win on Sunday
Button out in Q1, Alonso through to Q3
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Image source, ReutersFirst blood to Lewispublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator"It is advantage to Lewis Hamilton on the first run..."
Bother for Rosbergpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
"Do you want us to try a bit more rear pressure?" Mercedes ask Rosberg.
"Traction is not great either so I'm a bit worried about that," comes the reply.
And then come the rest...published at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
The Mercedes cars are really in a class of their own here.
After those first runs there is a half-second gap to the rest, headed by Max Verstappen's Red Bull.
Then it's Vettel, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Alonso, Hulkenberg and Perez, with Grosjean yet to run.
Image source, Getty ImagesFirst blood to Hamiltonpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Goodness me. Lewis Hamilton has blitzed that one. He's the first man below 1:11secs with a 1:10.869.
Rosberg can only manage second, 0.162s back.
Image source, Rex FeaturesForm favours Rosbergpublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Worth a reminder that Rosberg has been on pole here in each of the last two seasons.
How he needs to make that three in a row in the next few minutes.
Image source, EPAPostpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Whole lotta love for Alonsopublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
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End of twitter post 2Go! Go! Go!published at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
The top-10 shoot-out gets under way.
Once again, Mercedes are not hanging around. Hamilton the first man on track. He really wants this pole.
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Lewis up for the fightpublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst"Hamilton will relish a duel to the finish, a dice to the death in Abu Dhabi."
A slightly mangled metaphor, Mark. But we'll allow it...
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Team radiopublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Felipe Massa: "Everything was different on the first run, I don't know why."
Into Q3 go...published at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Hamilton, Rosberg, Verstappen, Vettel, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Alonso, Perez, Grosjean, Hulkenberg
Q2 eliminationspublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
OUT: 11 Bottas; 12 Gutierrez; 13 Massa; 14 Kvyat; 15 Sainz; 16 Palmer
Image source, Rex FeaturesMassa improves but both Williams go outpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Wow! That caught us all by surprise! The Haas of Romain Grosjean has come from nowhere and harpooned the Williams drivers. Neither make the top 10, with the Force Indias of Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez both progressing.
Fernando Alonso also holds onto his place in the top 10 with a very strong seventh place - 10 places ahead of team-mate Jenson Button.
Image source, EPA
Chequered flagpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Q2 ends
Palmer knocking on the doorpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Has just had another nibble at trying to get in the top 10 but he makes a slight mistake and finishes 12th - I don't think he's going to have enough speed in that car to make it.
Here comes Massa on a crucial lap...
Image source, EPAPostpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Postpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016