Summary

  • Hamilton fastest in both practice sessions

  • Rosberg leads Hamilton by 12 points

  • Top three finish secures title for Rosberg

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Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are lapping at similar times at the moment. Red Bull are yet to show their hand on their long runs with about 25 minutes to go.

  2. Eleven laps into his long run on the ultrasofts, Valtteri Bottas reports that his tyres are struggling. His times have dropped from 1:47s to 1:50s.

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  3. Jenson Button is asked if he fancies another lap because several other cars have found time on their second runs. He's well up for that so round he goes again.

  4. Jenson Button crosses the line to complete the qualifying runs. He does a 1:42.823 to P12, one place and five tenths of a second down on his team-mate Fernando Alonso.

  5. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    Looking at the Mercedes, they were doing a 1:40.1 but now they are six seconds slower. It is is so slow and gentle because they are trying to protect the tyre to make sure they can get some distance in the race. Six seconds is a long distance from what was a qualifying run to a race run.

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  6. Just one driver left to do an ultrasoft run, Jenson Button. He's having to make up for lost time after McLaren changed the power unit earlier.

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  7. Ferrari once again are splitting their strategies for this part of practice. Sebastian Vettel is on the softs while Kimi Raikkonen is still on the ultra softs.

  9. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are back out on the circuit now to crack on with their long runs.

  10. Day done for Toro Rosso?

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Carlos Sainz is getting out of his car. Franz Tost, the Toro Rosso team principal, has just been looking at the left rear of Sainz's car, that's the side that Daniil Kvyat had a problem on. It looks like their running might be done for the day.

  11. We're coming to the end of the qualifying runs so it looks like Lewis Hamilton will finish the session fastest again.

    Most cars are back in the pits to prepare for long runs with 40 minutes to go.

  12. Supreme in the rain

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  13. Good lap by Lewis Hamilton as he nudges Nico Rosberg down to second by doing a 1:40.861 on the ultrasofts. Eight hundredths of a second between the two Mercedes drivers.

  14. What a photo!

  15. A 1:41.389 puts Max Verstappen third, four tenths down on Nico Rosberg.

  16. Lewis Hamilton is out now on the ultrasofts, so we'll know soon enough if the set up changes do the business for the reigning world champion. He hasn't been happy with the balance so far in FP2.

  18. ...it's a 1:40.940 for Nico Rosberg, putting him a tenth clear of the rest at the top of the order.

  19. Sebastian Vettel retains top spot as Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen go second and third quickest respectively on their first ultrasoft run.

    Nico Rosberg is coming round now to complete his first run on that tyre compound and he's fastest of all so far...

  20. Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    I've just watched Nico Rosberg head out for his qualifying run but it will be a while before we see Lewis Hamilton. The front wing is off his car and he is having his front anti roll bar changed. Hamilton clearly still not happy with his car.