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Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator
Wow. That is quite a lap time from Hamilton.
Summary
Hamilton on pole, Vettel 2nd by 1,000th of a second from Bottas
Mercedes and Ferrari swapping top times
Giovinazzi crashes heavily, Verstappen out in Q1 with problem
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...and it's a great lap by Lewis Hamilton! A 1:31.678 to strengthen his grip on top spot...
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Lewis Hamilton is not the fastest of all through the first sector but is through the middle one...
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Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystIt is remarkable to think that Ricciardo is 1.3 seconds behind Hamilton.
It shows how Red Bull have dropped into that second division with the Renault and Williams.
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The cars head back out on to the circuit.
Two-and-half minutes to go.
Get strapped in, this is going to be close.
Postpublished at 09:06 British Summer Time 8 April 2017
Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystThat was a disappointing lap for Raikkonen. It didn't look good from the beginning. He was down in every sector. Kimi won't be happy.
Vettel fastest of all in first sector but just started to lose out to Hamilton over the lap.
What a lap for Hamilton, throwing down the gauntlet to Ferrari.
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Back to the pits everyone goes to prepare for one last qualifying lap.
Sebastian Vettel needs to dig in and find a few tenths from somewhere.
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... and Sebastian Vettel is SLOWER than Lewis Hamilton. He is just under two tenths down on Hamilton's time with 1:32.086.
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... Valtteri Bottas goes second quickest, three tenths slower than Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Raikkonen 1:32.616 and slots in P3.
Here comes Sebastian Vettel...
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It's a 1:31.902 for Lewis Hamilton. That's the time to beat...
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Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystHamilton is definitely up on Raikkonen but Vettel is going fastest of all!
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... but Sebastian Vettel is fastest of all through sector one.
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Lewis Hamilton is up on Kimi Raikkonen through the first sector...
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Lewis Hamilton starts his flying lap. Everyone apart from Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll are out on the track.
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This is going to be an absolutely fascinating battle. Any one from four drivers could easily take pole position in 12 minutes' time. Too close to call.
The top 10 shootout is under way.
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Samantha Juanita: Tomorrow's race is already looking exciting - Verstappen overtaking fun times (fix that engine please red bull!)
David NicholsonHirst: Looks like Ferrari have the fastest car but not the fastest driver Lewis will put this on pole
Robert Newman: I would love to see the so-called top drivers all in exactly the same car. Then we would see who is best.
Postpublished at 08:56 British Summer Time 8 April 2017
Mark Gallagher
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystThis is what we wanted and what we hoped the new regulations would produce, competitive racing at the front.
Vettel and Raikkonen are doing a sterling job of putting pressure on Mercedes.
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1) Raikkonen 2) Vettel 3) Hamilton 4) Bottas 5) Ricciardo 6) Hulkenberg 7) Massa 8) Perez 9) Kvyat 10) Stroll