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Valtteri Bottas is a tenth down on Lewis Hamilton through the first sector. He's going to need a big finish to this lap to snatch pole position...
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Hamilton on pole, Verstappen 2nd, Bottas 3rd
Hamilton could equal Schumacher's 91 race win record in Sochi
Get involved #bbcf1 - is pole position a disadvantage in Sochi?
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get involved Get Involvedpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
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Hirsty: Don't give me Senna or Schumacher is the best....Hamilton is the best ever.
Racing Insider: Vettel is increasingly looking out of his depth in F1 Aston Martin and Racing Point taking him over Sergio Perez is a huge mistake. Either this ex-champ needs a long sabbatical or to call it a day. He just can’t keep it on the island anymore and it is painful to watch.
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Ooh, Lewis Hamilton has to take a bit of evasive action to avoid Esteban Ocon as the latter emerged from the pitlane.
Postpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
Max Verstappen moves above Daniel Ricciardo to go third quickest with 1:32.364.
Fair play to Lewis Hamilton, from getting through by a whisker to putting a real marker down to his team-mate. Valtteri Bottas is going to have to produce something special to usurp his team-mate.
Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveRicciardo is a real threat for ‘best of the rest’ in P3.
Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
And it is a 1:31.391 for Lewis Hamilton, eight tenths quicker than Valtteri Bottas.
Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
An excellent lap from Daniel Ricciardo as he goes quickest with 1:32.364. Not the best of laps from Valtteri Bottas but still not bad as he goes two tenths quicker than Ricciardo. Here comes Lewis Hamilton, though, who is really flying...
Postpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
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End of twitter postFinal qualifying startspublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
Right then, can Q3 top that for drama? The top 10 shootout is under way.
get involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 13:58 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
Hamilton makes it through after Vettel crash
Nik: Seb Vettel’s Ferrari limply dangling from a winch as the camera pans out over an empty car park, is 2020 in a perfect montage.
Tanya Smith: Can Netflix follow Mercedes every 3rd race? Mix it up a bit.
'Drive to Survive' are following Mercedes around this weekend. And we all remember what happened at the German Grand Prix last year when Netflix were hanging around the Silver Arrow's paddock...
'So tight'published at 13:56 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveHamilton just by a second managed to get a lap time in there, that was so tight and so finally judged by both driver and team.
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1) Ricciardo
2) Bottas
3) Sainz
4) Hamilton
5) Perez
6) Norris
7) Gasly
8) Albon
9) Verstappen
10) Ocon
Team radio - Leclerc to Ferraripublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
"Arrrggggh!"
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11) Leclerc
12) Kvyat
13) Stroll
14) Russell
15) Vettel
Postpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
Lewis Hamilton leaps up to fourth and is through but Charles Leclerc is out!
Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveThis is a crazy end to Q2!
Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
Ooooh he's just got across the line with a second to make it! Lewis Hamilton begins his flyer but my word that was close!
Postpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
A mistake by Lewis Hamilton at Turn 2! He isn't going to get through to Q3!
Team radio - Mercedes to Hamiltonpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
"OK Lewis, you need to muster your way past these cars."
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 26 September 2020
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AGL: Oh dear, another unforced error from Vettel. I wonder if Ferrari can’t wait to be rid of him and I wonder if Aston Martin are quietly cautious about getting him.
Peter1401: So if Hamilton has to start on softs, would the tactic be to lead into the 1st corner then back up Bottas to preserve his tyres for a 1-stop?