Summary

  • Ferrari's Leclerc on pole, Verstappen 2nd, Hamilton 5th

  • McLaren's Ricciardo out in Q1; Albon and Norris out in Q2

  • Hulkenberg replaces Vettel in Aston Martin after positive Covid-19 test

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Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. Team radio - Magnussen

    Engineer: "Kev be careful with the power steering. There's a hydraulics issue."

  2. A hydraulics issue for Kevin Magnussen, affecting the power steering, in the Haas, although he's maybe already down enough to secure a Q3 spot and a starting position inside the top 10.

  3. 'Verstappen is in a different world right now'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    What does Verstappen do now, because he's clearly in a different world right now to everybody else.

    I don't think he needs to come out in this session now, he can sit on those tyres.

  4. With six minutes of Q2 to go, these are the bottom five - 11. Mick Schumacher, 12. Lando Norris, 13. Pierre Gasly, 14. Zhou Guanyu, 15. Alexander Albon.

  5. Max Verstappen with a 1:30.757, six tenths better than Charles Leclerc. Sergio Perez third at the moment.

    Lewis Hamilton seven tenths down in fifth, George Russell eight tenths down in sixth. Kevin Magnussen's dream return is continuing and he's fourth.

    Haas were pretty bad last year, they're back this year and much improved.

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  7. Q2 is over 15 minutes, and we're in it now.

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    Anthony Bubb: I really hope this 18th place is simply due to a lack of running in testing

    Anon Ymity: Wow! I need a drink..

  9. We have a tweak in the rules in Q2 compared to last season. Before, if you finished in the top 10 of Q2 then whatever tyres you set your fastest lap on were the tyres you had to start the race on.

    That's been dropped from the rules now so everyone will be on the softs.

  10. Moving on

    1. Leclerc
    2. Sainz
    3. Verstappen
    4. Bottas
    5. Magnussen
    6. Ocon
    7. Gasly
    8. Norris
    9. Russell
    10. Hamilton
    11. Perez
    12. Alonso
    13. Schumacher
    14. Zhou
    15. Albon

    Valtteri Bottas fourth, Kevin Magnussen fifth. Both would be absolutely delighted to start there tomorrow. On to Q2...

  11. Goodbye in Q1

    • 16. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)
    • 17. Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin)
    • 18. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
    • 19. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
    • 20. Nicholas Latifi (Williams)

    Daniel Ricciardo missed all three test sessions because of Covid-19 last week and he's one of the five to miss out on Q2.

    Nico Hulkenberg, who replaced Sebastian Vettel for the same reason, is 17th, one place ahead of the Australian.

  12. Tsunoda out in Q1, Ricciardo too.

  13. Stroll out in Q1.

  14. 'That Mercedes porpoising looked terrible again'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That Mercedes porpoising looked terrible again, it looked better in FP3.

    Come the evening session, cooler temperature, it's come back. George Russell looked like he was bouncing about going into turn 15 terribly.

  15. How satisfying would this be for Valtteri Bottas if this was how they started tomorrow? He is currently fourth, ahead of the man who replaced him at Mercedes, George Russell, and ahead of his former team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

  16. Who is in trouble?

    Five minutes of Q1 to go and these are the bottom five...

    • 16. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
    • 17. Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin)
    • 18. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
    • 19. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)
    • 20. Nicholas Latifi (Williams)

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    Jeremiah Kariuki: Bottas flying. Has he taken the Mercedes speed with him?

  18. McLaren had a strong 2021, but it's a tough start to 2022. Lando Norris is 15th as it stands, Daniel Ricciardo 18th and needing to improve or he'll be out in Q1.

  19. 'Haas have got quite a good car'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Dare I say Haas have got quite a good car.

    Let's see what Kevin Magnussen does over the timing line.

  20. It's a Ferrari one-two at the moment in Q1, Leclerc with a 1:31.471.