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Lorraine McKenna

  1. 'Back to business as usual for Piastri'

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter at Lusail Circuit

    Oscar Piastri is so relieved after his win earlier on in the sprint and for him this is a track that he knows and likes.

    It's very much back to business as usual.

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    Sitting at Turn 16 under the lights and gutted that Lewis didn't make it through. Sounds like winter break couldn't come soon enough! Got a feeling George might surprise us!

    Luke

  3. Charles Leclerc was thrown into danger by rookie Kimi Antonelli, who is only just safe himself, sitting in 10th spot. Leclerc is sliding around once again in his Ferrari, losing time due to oversteer at Turn Six.

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  4. Drop zone

    11. Charles Leclerc

    12. Nico Hulkenberg

    13. Gabriel Bortoleto

    14. George Russell

    15. Lando Norris

  5. Piastri goes quickest

    Sprint polesitter Oscar Piastri is the man to beat now with a 1:19.650 but his McLaren team-mate has just had a lap time deleted for an infringement at Turn 10. The Briton's time was only good enough for P3 but now he's fallen into the bottom five with seven minutes to go.

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  6. 'It's not a done deal that it's going to be a McLaren front row'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    George Russell keeps putting in laps that sneak him in and around those two McLarens.

    It's not a done deal that it's going to be a McLaren front row and if anyone can sneak in the way, whether that's a Max Verstappen or a Russell, it just throws a cat amongst the pigeons.

    It introduces a level of risk and uncertainty for the title protagonists.

  7. Verstappen to the top

    Max Verstappen puts down his first marker in this Q2 session and with the help of a little tow on the main straight, it's good enough to bump Oliver Bearman out of his seat at the top of the timing tower. The Dutchman is nearly three tenths clear of the Haas with a time of 1:20.142.

  8. Get Involved - 'take your hat off to Verstappen if he wins title'

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    F1 fan, I'd love a last Grand Prix shootout, but if Max did win it you’d have to take your hat off to him, but Lando or Oscar have driven brilliantly.

    Anthony

  9. Bearman goes quickest

    Three purple sectors for rookie Oliver Bearman puts the Haas driver top of the shop with a 1:20.438 ahead of the only Ferrari left in the fight, Charles Leclerc, and the Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg on the soft tyre.

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  10. 'Performance of Ferrari nowhere near where it needs to be'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is really bad for Lewis Hamilton because we know how good he can be, the team is just generally really struggling as well.

    Hamilton is finding it even harder than his team-mate Charles Leclerc, but the general performance of Ferrari right now is nowhere near where it needs to be.

  11. Team radio - Tsunoda

    Enginer: "Ok mate, we have just been eliminated by Bortoleto"

    Tsunoda: "What? I don't have pace!"

  12. Go! Go! Go!

    Q2 is green.

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  13. Lewis Hamilton is making his way back to the Ferrari garage, looking as crestfallen as he did yesterday after his SQ1 disappointment.

    George Russell, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were the quickest three drivers in that opening session. Williams' Carlos Sainz put in a great lap to finish P5.

  14. Get Involved - 'Norris should wrap title up in Qatar'

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    In my humble opinion, for the good of the sport, Norris should wrap it up this weekend. There's been far too much controversy in F1 on the final race day, IF the championship is yet to be settled. Here's hoping, right...

    Anthony

  15. Red Bull inform Yuki Tsunoda of the tight result that sees him booted out in the first part of qualifying. The Japanese driver doesn't take it too well, understandably, and lets out some flowery language on the team radio.

    What of Lewis Hamilton? Back-to-back Q1 eliminations for the seven-time world champion.

  16. Out in Q1

    16. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)

    17. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

    18. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

    19. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    20. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

  17. Hamilton out in Q1

    Yuki Tsunoda thinks he is safe but Gabriel Bortoleto swoops in at the last minute and saves his Sauber from disappointment. Tusonoda and Lewis Hamilton are out.

  18. Yuki Tsunoda jumps to 12th on the timesheets, Liam Lawson goes up to P5 and Alex Albon lifts himself up to P11, which drops Lewis Hamilton into danger. The Ferrari man is looking at another Q1 blow.

  19. George Russell and Max Verstappen have each highlighted issues in the early stages of this qualifying session but the pair are safe in P3 and P4 respectively.

    Lewis Hamilton can only manage 13th place after his latest run and the seven-time world champion is in trouble once again.

  20. Charles Leclerc has tumbled to P15 right on the edge of the drop zone, while Lewis Hamilton is only a few places up the road in 12th spot. The two Ferrari drivers will need to gear up for another run in this Q1 session.