Danger zonepublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
Q1
16. Hartley
17. Alonso
18. Sirotkin
19. Vandoorne
20. Stroll
Summary
Bottas on pole, Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 3rd
Little action in Q2 through engine penalties, McLarens out in Q1
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Danger zonepublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
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Q1
Four minutes to go in Q1, Hamilton is now quickest, followed by:
2. Bottas
3. Raikkonen
4. Vettel
5. Magnussen
6. Perez
7. Ocon
8. Leclerc
9. Gasly
10. Ericsson
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Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveFerrari are five tenths away from Mercedes. Still definitely advantage Mercedes.
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Q1
Just Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo yet to go out in Q1.
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What about tyres?
This weekend we have:
- Hypersoft (pink)
- Ultrasoft (purple)
- Soft (yellow)
In FP1 yesterday, the drivers complained the track was "dirty", but said it had improved by the end of FP2, so those fragile hypers will make all the difference during this session.
get involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 13:11 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
Rod Peel: Good morning from Bolivia. Can Ferrari turn up the wick? Is it a Mercedes given front row? Let’s see!
Jeremiah Kariuki: Will Ferrari defy the form and deliver a pole? That's a big if! But Kimi could be at it with his ice cool attitude.
David M: Like most teams, Ferrari are good at sandbagging, but surely we're looking at a Merc front lock out, fingers crossed
Mistake from Strollpublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
"A bit of a mistake," says Lance Stroll, who goes wide at Turn Eight and makes a hash of his first lap.
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Q1
Raikkonen has now over taken his team-mate, making up second, only one tenth behind Bottas at the top.
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So far it's Bottas ahead of Vettel and Raikkonen, but only by a couple of tenths.
Vettel needs some luck, maybe his shiny new helmet will help.
New head gearpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
Sebastian Vettel looking ready in his super-shiny helmet...
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Q1
Bottas fastest, with a strong final sector.
1:33.170
Leclerc hunting for the track rhythmpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writerSauber’s Charles Leclerc did not have his best day on Friday, beaten by a different team-mate in both sessions on his first experience of Sochi - first by 2019 Sauber driver Antonio Giovinazzi and then by the outgoing Marcus Ericsson.
The Monegasque, who steps up to the big league with Ferrari next season, said he “was still working on finding the track’s rhythm”, and in so doing sounded not a little like his future team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who often blames a lack of rhythm when he is a little off.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnother driver who has had some problems recently is...published at 13:07 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
Charles Leclerc. He drove the wheels off his Sauber earlier on this year, but seemed to be struggling yesterday.
Andrew Benson has some analysis...
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First up is Kevin Magnussen in his Haas with a 1:34.078. Quicker than the two Williams already, I've said this before during the race in Spa, but it really isn't that difficult, is it?
'A chance for Williams'published at 13:03 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveWith the engine penalties coming for some of the teams it is a chance for Williams and Sergey Sirotkin in his home race.
While it has been a difficult season for them, if he can have a strong home race it will put a smile on his, Williams' and his backers' faces.
Image source, Getty ImagesQ1 - Let's go!published at 13:00 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
'Huge pressure'published at 12:59 British Summer Time 29 September 2018
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveThis is so crucial in the whole championship. It is going to be intriguing and there is huge pressure on Sebastian Vettel.
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