Summary

  • Bottas on pole for first time, Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 3rd

  • Hamilton top in Q1 and Q2, Grosjean and Palmer through to Q3

  • Alonso must change engine for race

  • Get involved #bbcf1

  1. Postpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    It's P2 for Lewis Hamilton. He's a tenth off Max Verstappen's time. 

    Meanwhile, Romain Grosjean is back on track... and resumes his moaning: "I have no power, can you see that?"

  2. Postpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Max Verstappen goes quickest with 1:32.194 on super-softs. Is it going to be a Red Bull topping the timesheet in final practice, or is Lewis Hamilton going to go quicker?

  3. Postpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    We could see something now from Lewis Hamilton. He is fastest of all through the first sector on a set of super-softs.

    Three minutes to go...

  4. Postpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

  5. Postpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

  6. Postpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    The Ferraris are stacked up in the pitlane, both doing practice starts.Qualifying will be essential but getting a good start tomorrow for that 400m to Turn One is going to be all important and Ferrari realise that.

  7. Postpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Now Sebastian Vettel goes quickest with 1:32.750 and once again it is incredibly close between the big hitters. Vettel is just 0.004s quicker than Valtteri Bottas.

    Still waiting for a representative time from Lewis Hamilton with seven minutes to go...

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

  9. Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Good time from Nico Hulkenberg! He goes fourth quickest in the Renault with 1:32.933, within two tenths of a second of Valtteri Bottas' time.

  10. Postpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    ... Kimi Raikkonen goes quickest with a 1:32.785 but only briefly as Valtteri Bottas, also on super-softs, goes just 0.031s quicker. 

    Bottas said yesterday that it is hotter than a Finnish sauna in Bahrain at the moment. Can't say I've ever been in a Finnish sauna, but that sounds pretty hot.

    Kimi RaikkonenImage source, Rex Features
  11. Postpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Lewis Hamilton has decided it is time to get involved with just 15 minutes remaining. He is out with super-softs on.

    Kimi Raikkonen had gone out on that compound a little earlier and is on a quick lap...

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Romain Grosjean is back in the pits, he is staying in the car. The front wing was damaged but the car did not look too badly damaged. They are putting fuel in the car so I think he will be back out very soon.

    Romain GrosjeanImage source, Rex Features
  13. Go! Go! Go!published at 13:43 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    We're back under way with 16 minutes to go.

  14. Postpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    The Haas front wing is wedged good and proper under the barrier.

    Just before Romain Grosjean crashed, Max Verstappen went top of the timesheet, overcoming a big slide to do a 1:33.249 on softs.

  15. Postpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

  16. Postpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    All the cars head back to the pits, including Romain Grosjean in the Haas. It isn't tooooo badly damaged, just missing the front wing. 

    Shouldn't take long to clean things up. In fact the session will restart in two minutes.

  17. Crash!published at 13:39 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Romain Grosjean is into the wall! The Haas spins at the exit of Turn 4 and he slides into the tyre wall.

    He's OK but will not be happy. He was complaining about the car earlier in the session.

  18. Predict the qualifying top threepublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    .Image source, Getty Images

    Qualifying gets under way at 16:00 BST, plenty of time for you to make your top three predictions. 

    Go here to make them.

  19. Massa goes toppublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Valtteri Bottas is out now but fluffs his lap by running wide at the final corner and does a 1:36.976, putting him way down the order for now.

    There's a new name at the top of the timesheet, though, as Felipe Massa does 1:33.720 on super-softs.

  20. Get involved #bbcf1published at 13:33 British Summer Time 15 April 2017

    Best and worst F1 cameos

    .Image source, Getty Images

    Deepali: Best: Markus Winkelhock, Europe '07. Worst: Luca Badoer, Valencia '09

    Shark: Best ever "F1 cameo" was @MarioAndretti, external at Monza '82 for @ScuderiaFerrari, external. I still get goosbumps at the thought of it