Bottas slides offpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
There's a victim of the rain. Bottas slips and slides off the track, a big spin, a big lock off, but he avoids any barrier, lucky, very, very lucky.
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Hamilton on pole, Vettel 2nd, Force Indias 3rd and 4th
Ferrari fastest in Q1 & Q2
McLarens and Sainz out in Q1, Saubers out in Q2
Bottas slides offpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
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Rain is getting heavier. Always love some qualifying drama.
Postpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
With rain in the air, everyone gets out the second they can for Q3. Bottas to give Hamilton a tow down the straight and help his team-mate get on to pole?
get involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 14:48 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
Euan: This rain is really going to spice things up. Dry running would have led to an almost definite Ferrari pole. Now, who knows?
Jeroen Demmendaal: Excellent - keep pouring that rain. Not just good for #BelgianGP, external qualifying, but also improves prospects for today's #F2, external race.
'The lap was enjoyable'published at 14:47 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
Fernando Alonso, who went out in Q1, tells Sky Sports: "The start was good, the lap was enjoyable, but when you cross the line there are 16 drivers faster than you.
"I didn't make the decision (to leave F1) not by being in Q1 or Q3. I made the decision because I had 17 fantastic years and now I think it is time.
"I will try to do my best and help the team for the rest of the season, secure points in the constructors. For the last four or five years there is only one car winning the championship. For me it was time to say goodbye."
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Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator"It's chucking it down now outside the commentary box."
Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
And it is raining for Q3!
Vettel fastest in Q2published at 14:42 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
Image source, ReutersGoodbye...published at 14:41 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
- 11th Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso)
- 12th Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso)
- 13th Charles Leclerc (Sauber)
- 14th Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
- 15th Nico Hulkenberg (Renault)
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Bottas gets round fourth to bump Gasly into the bottom five.
Postpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
Vettel breaks the track record, with a 1:41.501, compared to 1:41.533 from Raikkonen.
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Now this takes us into Q3 times...
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End of twitter postAdding some spice?published at 14:38 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
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Hartley and the two Saubers need to improve or they've gone.
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We weren't expecting to see Valtteri Bottas, but he is on the track anyway.
Five minutes to go...published at 14:35 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
- Raikkonen
- Hamilton
- Vettel
- Verstappen
- Ricciardo
- Grosjean
- Magnussen
- Perez
- Ocon
- Gasly
- Hartley
- Leclerc
- Ericsson
- Bottas, Hulkenberg (no times)
Team radio - Charles Leclercpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
"A little bit dark in sector two."
The rain needs to come soon, only six minutes left of Q2.
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End of twitter post'Majestic'published at 14:32 British Summer Time 25 August 2018
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live"That's nearly a second quicker than Raikkonen managed in Q1. His last sector was majestic."