Summary

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

  • Race Sunday at 13:10 BST

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

  1. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Pierre Gasly has parked by the side of the road, after almost hitting his team-mate Brendon Hartley.

    That could be a double disaster for Toro Rosso.

    Gasly just about gets himself going again, with some damage to his tyres.

  2. Postpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    In danger...

    • 16th Sergio Perez
    • 17th Lance Stroll
    • 18th Marcus Ericsson
    • 19th Brendon Hartley
    • 20th Romain Grosjean (out)
  3. Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Esteban Ocon fourth at the moment. A great lap from him. Just the one point from him so far in 2018, a 10th-placed finish in Bahrain.

  4. Postpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Sergio Perez is ordered back to the pits, with the team thinking the tyres will not hold out.

    He says otherwise: "I think we have got plenty left."

    He wins that argument, but needs to back up his words with actions.

  5. Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Brendon Hartley has had to get back to the pits. Sergio Perez spins around after missing the corner at turn 15.

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    #bbcf1

    Alex Withington: What's going on at Haas? They were amazing in testing and looked like they'd be leading the midfield by now

    Jeremiah Kariuki: Grosjean starts quali by compromising everyone else lap!

    Rachel T: Does anyone else go 'OH!' really loudly when the team radio graphic appears?!

    Yep, sure do Rachel!

    Romain GrosjeanImage source, Formula 1 Twitter
  7. Postpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    No dramas for Ferrari. Kimi Raikkonen quicker than Sebastian Vettel, while Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are now fifth and sixth. That is all the six from the big three safely through Q1.

  8. Team radiopublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Toro Rosso's Brendon Hartley: "There was a car in the middle of the road and Kimi slowed down as well."

  9. Postpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    At the front, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen are an early one and two. That's them through into Q2.

    QualifyingImage source, Reuters
  10. Postpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    A furious Romain Grosjean chucks his crash helmet to the gorund. His season so far - retired in Australia, 13th in Bahrain and 17th in China.

    No sign of the misery ending this weekend.

  11. Grosjean out alreadypublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Romain Grosjean had had a miserable day. He is now parked on an off-road.

    "The gearbox is locked, something is broken, something is not working," says Grosjean.

    That could well be him starting 20th tomorrow, although remember Nico Hulkenberg has a five-place grid penalty to deal with after a gearbox change.

  12. Postpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Right, we are under way, another 16 minutes left, the bottom five are eliminated at the end of Q1, remember.

    KimiImage source, EPA
  13. Postpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Great work from Williams as Sergey Sirotkin is able to take his place in qualifying after mangling his front right wheel by smashing into a wall less than two hours ago.

  14. Let's gopublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Conditions are good. Let's go.

    QualifyingImage source, .
  15. Listen livepublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

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  16. Ricciardo last year, Hamilton in 2016published at 13:57 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    But, going into the wall in qualifying is not always the disaster it sounds.

    Last year Daniel Ricciardo hit the wall during the qualifying top 10 shoot-out and still won the race.

    Plus, Lewis Hamilton crashed during 2016 qualy, remember and managed to finish fifth.

    Lewis Hamilton Baku 2016Image source, Getty Images
  17. Stay out of the wallpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    We have already had Max Verstappen and Sergey Sirotkin go into the wall during this weekend. Who's next?

  18. get involved

    Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 13:55 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Who will start on pole in Baku?

    Joanna Harran: Kimi for pole (about time he got one over on Seb). Fernando into Q3

    Omar: It’s Vettel for pole unless he crashes

    Kimi RaikkonenImage source, Getty Images
  19. The countdown is onpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    CountdownImage source, .
  20. get involved

    Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 13:48 British Summer Time 28 April 2018

    Who will start on pole in Baku?

    Haydn Lowe: Now they have the car set up for Vettel (thanks for the set-up, Kimi!) I can't see anyone beating him to pole

    Calvin: Ferrari 1-2, followed by Red Bull then Mercedes, Both Force Indias and Lance Stroll to make Q3 too

    Max VerstappenImage source, Getty Images