Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Lewis Hamilton is back out there on the red super-softs.
Image source, ReutersSummary
Vettel on pole for dominant Ferrari, Raikkonen 2nd
Hamilton starts ninth after penalty, Verstappen crashes in Q1
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Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Time for Mercedes to unleash their "party mode"?
Postpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Five minutes of qualifying left. Can anyone nudge Kimi Raikkonen off pole?
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Valtteri Bottas is fourth quickest so far, with Daniel Ricciardo next and then Pierre Gasly, who at the moment would be starting fifth.
Postpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Kimi Raikkonen is on provisional pole at the moment. Sebastian Vettel goes wide on his lap and is only second, 0.095 seconds adrift. Lewis Hamilton is third, meaning he will start in eighth at the moment.
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End of twitter postget involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 16:58 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Kayleigh: McLaren are a little bit embarrassing right now. Remember when Alonso said Australia would be their worst race? Lol #itsgettinghardtobelieveinmclaren, external
Eme Tê: I'm not confident the #ScuderiaToroRosso, external will last until the end of the race tomorrow. Although it's still not good news for McLaren
Postpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Twelve minutes left, 10 cars a shootout for pole. Unless Lewis Hamilton is fastest, as a five-place grid penalty is coming his way.
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These are the times from qualifying so far. It looks to be a straight shootout between the Ferrari pair over who will start in pole position.
Can Valtteri Bottas or Daniel Ricciardo do something special to avoid an all-Ferrari front row?
Image source, F1'Great'published at 16:55 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
"Great news," says Pierre Gasly, when told he is in P9 and safely into Q3.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuestions for McLarenpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer in BahrainGasly in a Toro Rosso-Honda is P9, nearly 0.4secs quicker than Alonso in a McLaren-Renault, P13. Cost of switching engines a net approx $100m. How are McLaren going to explain that away?
Image source, Getty ImagesHartley's costly mistakepublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
"I made a mistake on the last corner," says Brendon Hartley. It is a costly one for the New Zealander, who will have to watch Q3 from the sidelines.
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End of twitter postThe five out in Q2 are...published at 16:49 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
- 11th Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso)
- 12th Sergio Perez (Force India)
- 13th Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
- 14th Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren)
- 15th Max Verstappen (Red Bull, no time set in Q2)
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Sainz then improves the Renault mood further, he is now seventh. Both Renaults on course to start in the top 10.
Postpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
And Hulkenberg just jumps over Pierre Gasly into sixth.
Postpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
A good day for Renault, both Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz heading into Q3 as we speak.
Postpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Down to less than three minutes. Can any of those in trouble save themselves?
Who is in danger?published at 16:43 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Max Verstappen is taking one of the five drop-out spots in Q2. The other four at the moment are going to ...
- Sergio Perez (Force India)
- Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
- Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren)
- Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso)
Five minutes left.
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Daniel Ricciardo fourth and Valtteri Bottas fifth. Pierre Gasly is next in sixth. What a performance from him and Toro Rosso.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
"Ahhhhhh, I've run out of energy," says Sergio Perez, whose team have just over seven minutes to fix it and send him back out there.
Postpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 7 April 2018
Lewis Hamilton splits the Ferrari pair and is currently second.