Summary

  • Vettel on pole, Hamilton 2nd, Bottas 3rd

  • Race Sunday at 13:10 BST

  • Toro Rossos narrowly avoiding huge collision, Vandoorne out in Q1

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. Can Red Bull deny Ferrari?

  2. But it is not enough. He is behind Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas is third.

  3. Lewis Hamilton fastest in sector one.

  4. Vettel, Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Raikkonen. The big six fill the top six places.

    Which one will take pole?

    Max VerstappenGetty Images

  5. Four minutes to go

    After the first runs of Q3 -

    1. Vettel
    2. Hamilton
    3. Bottas
    4. Verstappen
    5. Ricciardo
    6. Raikkonen
    7. Ocon
    8. Perez
    9. Hulkenberg
    10. Sainz

  6. Get Involved #bbcf1

    Kayleigh‍: Seriously, how can McLaren still be playing around in Q2. Q3 for both cars should be achievable!

    Babatunde Sakiru: Let’s see who is going take the massive risk to hype the game. I hope Lewis will show his master class today.

  7. Daniel Ricciardo: "I brushed the wall at Turn 15 - I wouldn't want to go again on this set of tyres."

    He is fifth at the moment.

    Daniel RicciardoGetty Images

  8. Sebastian Vettel now leads the way. A lap of 1:41.498, faster than Lewis Hamilton by three tenths of a second.

  9. Lewis Hamilton leads with a 1:41.840. The others have eight minutes to deny him pole position.

  10. 'It was pretty scary'

    Some quotes from the Toro Rosso pair, who were nearly involved in a horrendous crash in Q1.

    Brendon Hartley, talking to Sky Sports, said: "I slowed down, unaware he was so close. I owe him a big apology and almost caused a big accident. It's my fault."

    Pierre Gasly added: "It was pretty scary, I don't know what happened but he slowed massively. I was going 320kph maybe - I tried to avoid him but was sure I was going to crash. I don't really know how I avoided it."

    Brendon HartleyFormula 1 Twitter

  11. Who's left?

    • Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
    • Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
    • Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
    • Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
    • Esteban Ocon (Force India)
    • Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
    • Nico Hulkenberg (Renault)
    • Sergio Perez (Force India)
    • Carlos Sainz (Renault)
    • Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)

    These were the positions in order at the end of Q2. One of these men will be on pole position. Well, apart from Nico Hulkenberg. A five-place grid penalty means he will start sixth at best.

    Lewis HamiltonGetty Images

  12. Kimi Raikkonen had been in trouble but jumped on to the ultrasofts to get himself through to Q3. It does mean though that he will have to start the race tomorrow on those tyres, while most of the others will be on the supersofts.

  13. What has happened in qualifying so far?

    • Pierre Gasly, at full speed, nearly hits team-mate Brendon Hartley, who had a puncture and was going slowly on track but in the middle of the racing line.
    • Out in Q1: Vandoorne, Gasly, Ericsson, Hartley, Grosjean.
    • Out in Q2: Stroll, Sirotkin, Alonso, Leclerc, Magnussen.
    • Kimi Raikkonen fastest at end of Q1 and Q2.
    • Daniel Ricciardo scrapes through into Q3 in 10th place.
    • Nico Hulkenberg into Q3 but will have a five-place grid penalty.

  14. Goodbye...

    • 11th Lance Stroll (Williams)
    • 12th Sergey Sirotkin (Williams)
    • 13th Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
    • 14th Charles Leclerc (Sauber)
    • 15th Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

  15. Daniel Ricciardo is only 10th. He scrapes through after he had looked secure.

  16. That's how quick things can change.

    Kimi RaikkonenGetty Images

  17. Kimi Raikkonen was in trouble, now he is fastest.

  18. Fernando Alonso now in trouble, in 12th.

  19. Kimi Raikkonen needs a good lap or he is out. Fernando Alonso now 10th.

  20. Nervous from Lance Stroll, who nearly ploughs into the wall. But he is now into the top seven, moving Charles Leclerc down to 11th.