Sebastian Vettel starts on pole after Lewis Hamilton breaks down at end of Q1
P2 Valtteri Bottas, P3 Kimi Raikkonen, P14 Hamilton
Out in Q1: Ocon, Gasly, Hartley, Stroll, Vandoorne
Out in Q2: Alonso, Sirotkin, Ericsson, Hamilton, Ricciardo
Sebastian Vettel leads title race by eight points from Hamilton
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With three minutes to go, most of the garages are now empty. Sebastian Vettel goes to the top of the times with a 1:35.573.
Meanwhile Pierre Gasly has not enjoyed the conditions, with a spin, but no harm done.
Image source, Getty ImagesCharles Leclerc, for what it's worth, has gone fastest with a time of 1:36.447.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe are getting going now. Sirotkin, Ericsson and Leclerc have all set times. None have gone faster than Nico Hulkenberg's early effort. Only four drivers have tried their luck.
I've gone early, but this is going to be my favourite picture this weekend.
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We have some action. We have some action. Sergey Sirotkin gets out there. Ten minutes to go. Obviously he is out on the wets.
Your dream Formula 1 season
James Baron: Happy for it to stay at 20 tracks but as fans we deserve tracks that will yield exciting action on track instead of all the modernised tracks with massive run off areas and lack of passing opportunities trying to create their own Monaco.
Phil Edwards: Keep/bring back>Australia, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany (both Hockenheim and the 22 mile Nurburgring circuit), Canada, US (Austin), Turkey, Silverstone, Spa, Suzuka, Mexico, Estoril, Imola (rather than Monza), Brazil as spare. Drivers/cars need to be challenged
Valtteri Bottas has just put his crash helmet on. A late flurry of excitement to this session coming up. Maybe.
Image source, ReutersYour dream Formula 1 season
Dan Young: Bring back Istanbul and let’s go racing at Long Beach again!
Tim Begley: No qualifying, grid position rotated through the season. Three shorter races over a race weekend. One on Saturday, two on Sunday.
Josh Swain: 22 with more in Europe closer for the teams. Reduce aero dependency especially ground effect by getting the cars higher.
Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter
Everything is low and bleak, it is definitely still raining and lots of it.
Image source, Formula 1 TwitterRenault. Absolutely unbeatable so far. What a performance.
Er, that's it.
Sebastian Vettel is in a patriotic mood this weekend at his home grand prix. Still, frustrations for the German fans so far today.
Image source, Getty ImagesYour dream Formula 1 season
James Doe: I would have a 17-race season. Races to go: Bahrain, Hungary, Abu Dhabi all for being terrible circuits. And, unless the car widths change, Monaco would have to go I’m afraid. The supposed blue riband race of F1 can’t be as boring a procession as the last two years.
Laurent Cossa: 16 races, a couple of double headers where it makes sense travel-wise for the teams. Also MORE TESTING, but limited mileage based on constructors points. Less points = more km available to help teams develop & catch up.
Will Pearse: I think the calendar could have a maximum of 23-25 races, but only if the calendar is set out to make it logistically possible. i.e. have the European races together, the American races together and the Asian races together.
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Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer
There is potentially a major change looming at Ferrari. President and chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne is ill and a board meeting is taking place today to discuss replacing him. It is expected that his position as president will be taken by John Elkann, who controls the parent Fiat Group, and chief executive officer will be Louis Carey Camilleri, a former boss of tobacco maker Philip Morris, the team’s main sponsor.
This could have huge ramifications on and off the track. Off it, it is not clear what might change, but Marchionne has been central to discussions about the shape of F1 post-2020. On it, it was Marchionne who was determined to promote Charles Leclerc, who last month agreed a deal to move to Ferrari next year.
But with Marchionne out of the frame, the situation could shift, and it certainly raises the chances of Kimi Raikkonen staying on - as Sebastian Vettel made it clear on Thursday he would prefer.
The rain has not stopped and neither has the clock. We are down to 29 minutes left and counting.
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Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter
Mercedes have reiterated when asked by someone else that Lewis Hamilton is definitely not ill - the plan is for him to go out if weather permits.
Hamilton, I saw him this morning, I said hello to him – he was not happy, jokey, fun Lewis Hamiton, he was very serious.
And we’ve all noticed, he looked a bit stiff as he was walking up the stairs, but Mercedes say he’s not ill.
What do we do? We have to take Mercedes’ word for it.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe have still only had one timed lap, with no cars on the track at the moment. That timed lap came from Nico Hulkenberg and here he is crossing the line.
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Image source, F1Pirelli said the drivers should get out there. Now, they're not too sure.
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