Summary

  • Leclerc on pole after frontrunners run out of time waiting for slipstream

  • FIA investigating after drivers deliberately slow to avoid being first

  • Final practice delayed following huge accident in Formula 3

  • 'Sausage' kerb removed after car launched into air and lands upside down

  • Get involved #bbcf1

  1. Radio message - Kvyatpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q2

    "I think we need some tow, guys."

    Come on Pierre.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Jeremiah Kariuki: Kimi went beyond driving the track limits! He went into the grass to bring out the double yellow flags. At that speed, he will not repeat his track record time of 2018.

  3. Danger zonepublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q2

    Lance StrollImage source, Getty Images

    Who will make it through into Q3? Daniil Kvyat just sets a lap time going P10, knocking Stroll down to 11th.

    11. Stroll

    12. Norris

    13. Giovinazzi

    14. Gasly

    15. Raikkonen

  4. Radio message - Sainzpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    "Track feels a bit slower now with the sun coming out."

    Huh?

  5. Brief yellow flagpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q2

    Kimi Raikkonen goes off in the middle sector onto the grass, but he gets back on the track and continues.

    It could have affected his team-mate's lap.

  6. Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q2

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    This midfield pack, from Magnussen to Geovinazzi there is just four hundreths of a second.

    It just feels like luck.

    This is why we talk about slipstream, because slip streaming can make that easily.

    Slip streaming can make two or three tenths.

    If you get a slipstream then you find your four hundreths and you don't need to do anything better but still get closer to the car ahead.

    Kevin MagnussenImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q2

    All cars are on soft tyres for this session, the same tyres drivers in the top 10 will start the race on tomorrow.

  8. Second qualifying startspublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

  9. Postpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Lance Stroll out-qualifies Sergio Perez for the first time this year...

    Because Perez had a problem and retired in Q1...

  10. Postpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    Daniil Kyvat scrapes through in 15th place.

    If Verstappen had run he would have been knocked out, so he's a lucky man.

    Daniil KyvatImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q1

    Kubica was ahead of Russell in all three practice sessions, but Russell qualified ahead. Russell may have had a problem, the radio message to him was: "Still made P18."

    "Ok copy, sorry guys" Russell said.

  12. Droppedpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Roman GrosjeanImage source, Getty Images

    16. Grosjean

    17. Perez (retired)

    18. Russell

    19. Kubica

    20. Verstappen (no time)

  13. Postpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Alex Albon has had his time deleted. Red Bull-Honda, get it together!

  14. Radio message - Verstappenpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    "Argh power."

    And he has the 'upgraded engine'... oh dear.

  15. Postpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q1

    Vettel missed out on his flying lap by a stranded Racing Point, but don't worry tifosi he's nowhere near elimination in sixth.

  16. Green flagpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Just under three minutes left, and the cars are going back out.

    Verstappen hasn't set a time yet, but he goes first. He already has a penalty tomorrow for taking engine upgrades.

    Max VerstappenImage source, Getty Images
  17. Turn up the enginepublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q1

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Shut down, kerplunk, it's gone.

    Another Mercedes engine goes. Perez is out of qualifying. There is a lot of reliability issues with this new updated Mercedes engine.

    Thankfully none for Mercedes. Perez switched back to the older spec engine in Belgium because he had a problem in practice. It's such a power sensitive circuit you need it turned up to the absolute max.

  18. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q1

    Andrew Benson
    BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at Monza

    Drivers have been warned they could face penalties if they drive too slowly on out-laps - also known as "prep laps" - to avoid the bunching seen at Spa last weekend.

    Pierre GaslyImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    Hulkenberg is mighty quick through that first sector.

    He is still quickest, even though Leclerc is fastest over an entire lap.

  20. red flag

    Sergio Perez is off the trackpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 7 September 2019

    Q1

    And he's out of the car. His car is beached on the inside of the track at Turn Three.

    Sergio PerezImage source, Getty Images