Summary

  • Hamilton on pole, Bottas 2nd, Sainz 3rd

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Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Lorraine McKenna

  1. These are the standings from Q2.

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  2. Valtteri Bottas was fastest there, by the way. He posted a rapid 1:18.952 right at the end there.

  3. Second qualifying ends

    Well, well. We knew Ferrari were struggling but that much?

    Daniil Kvyat, Esteban Ocon, Kimi Raikkonen and Kevin Magnussen are the others to join Leclerc in being eliminated.

  4. Charles Leclerc's final lap is no better than his first either! He's out. There will be no Ferrari in Q3 at Monza...

  5. Alex Albon can't improve on 10th. At risk?

  6. Esteban Ocon is first across the line but can't improve on his time that has him in 12th.

  7. Thirty seconds to go...

  8. Daniel Ricciardo has ended up in a difficult position out in front of everyone. He's not going to get a slipstream from that position...

    And now he's onto the gravel! The Australian is only ninth and now is in trouble.

  9. "This is going to get messy" says Landon Norris. Yup...

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  11. And off we go. Once one car makes a move - the Mercedes this time because they know they're quickest regardless - everyone else follows in a long train.

  12. We're still waiting for someone to lay their hand. It's going to be another rush for position.

    Three and a half minutes to go.

  13. I said the Mercedes looked good and...

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  14. Wowsers. Just imagine if the fans were here...

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  16. Six minutes to go. Still we wait for the first team to make its' move.

  17. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    It's really close for that cut-off point. From Perez in third to Ocon in 12th, there's half a second.

    A good slipstream can make up about that, so it's all about getting out on track at a good time.

  18. Sergio Perez is currently up in third in his pink Racing Point. All drivers are currently in the pits.

  19. Ferrari couldn't fail to make Q3 with either car could they? Charles Leclerc is only 13th after the first runs. Danill Kvyat, Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen and Kimi Raikkonen are the others in the elimination zone.

    Danny Ric and Alex Albon are nervously in ninth and 10th.

  20. Where all of the other cars are struggling to stay between the lines, the Mercedes are gripped to the track like super glue.

    After Bottas sets the pace, Lewis Hamilton goes three tenths quicker. There's no stopping them.