Summary

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

  • Vettel under investigation for breaking weigh bridge

  • Sunday's race 17:10 GMT

  1. Postpublished at 17:52 GMT 10 November 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    I think it's a harsh one, if he gets a penalty for that I think it is a harsh one.

  2. Postpublished at 17:51 GMT 10 November 2018

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    Vettel has been called in front of the stewards for destroying the scales.

  3. Postpublished at 17:51 GMT 10 November 2018

    It doesn't look like such a compromising tyre strategy for anyone tomorrow - unless it rains at the start of the race tomorrow of course and they can switch to wets and inters - the top six, except from Vettel are starting on softs, while Vettel and the rest of the top 10 start on supersofts.

  4. Postpublished at 17:49 GMT 10 November 2018

    Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    If Ferrari can qualify on pole from this position then they will go into the race tomorrow holding all the cards.

    Sebastian VettelImage source, EPA
  5. Q2published at 17:49 GMT 10 November 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Charles Leclerc had nothing to lose. Magnussen thought the track was too wet to improve and Leclerc thought otherwise. He was proved right this time.

  6. Postpublished at 17:49 GMT 10 November 2018

    Fernando Alonso speaking to Sky Sports: "It's the same for everyone, we've been slow in practice nothing we can do now other than try to improve for tomorrow, we need some rain or something for a crazy race.

    "If I can wish something maybe eight stops with rain and stop, rain and stop, if we start last we could take some risk and gamble a little bit on strategy."

    Fernando AlonsoImage source, EPA
  7. Q2published at 17:48 GMT 10 November 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Ferrari power has looked very strong on this circuit. Vettel is right there on the pace running soft tyres.

  8. Second qualifying endspublished at 17:44 GMT 10 November 2018

    It's over for Q2. Now it's the race for pole.

    Bottas was quickest in Q2 then, but Charles Leclerc was the only driver to improve on his time as the rain is causing a little bit of havoc for tyre strategy.

    Charles LeclercImage source, EPA
  9. Goodbye...published at 17:43 GMT 10 November 2018

    Q2

    11. Magnusen

    12. Perez

    13. Ocon

    14. Hulkenberg

    15. Sirotkin

  10. Q2published at 17:42 GMT 10 November 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Sirotkin's qualifying session is baulked because of that move from Hamilton. It's so close to a really big crash. Having seen the replay I can't see how it could not be a penalty.

    Sergey SirotkinImage source, Reuters
  11. A great lap from Leclercpublished at 17:42 GMT 10 November 2018

    Q2

    He's the only one who improved on that lap in the supersofts, and he's got himelf into Q3.

  12. Postpublished at 17:42 GMT 10 November 2018

    Q2

    As for rain and tyres, Vettel said there were big raindrops at Turns 13-14, but they're all still on soft and supersoft tyres for now, as it's not quite wet enough for inters or wets, but Q2 is the stage where whatever tyre they record their quickest lap on, those are the boots they start on.

  13. Postpublished at 17:38 GMT 10 November 2018

    Q2

    1. Bottas
    2. Vettel
    3. Hamilton
    4. Verstappen
    5. Raikkonen
    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 17:37 GMT 10 November 2018

    Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    Red Bull have just put a lap of pain on the tyres they want to use tomorrow so it is a double whammy for them as they have not improved their position.

  15. Postpublished at 17:36 GMT 10 November 2018

    Well, what more can we say?

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  16. Postpublished at 17:34 GMT 10 November 2018

    Q2

    Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    It's a slam-dunk grid penalty for Hamilton for me. He's just been indecisive - he was letting cars through but then just moved to the left as Sirotkin was approaching.

  17. Provisional danger zonepublished at 17:34 GMT 10 November 2018

    11. Leclerc

    12. Perez

    13. Ocon

    14. Hulkenberg

    15. Sirotkin

  18. Postpublished at 17:33 GMT 10 November 2018

    Q2

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Good effort from Raikkonen - only three tenths slower than the Mercedes on the soft tyre.

    Gamble from the Ferraris but they are quick, really quick on the soft tyres.

  19. Team radio - Vettelpublished at 17:33 GMT 10 November 2018

    Q2

    "A bit more rain now, now it's heavy rain at 13 and 14, big drops."

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Reuters
  20. Postpublished at 17:33 GMT 10 November 2018

    Q2

    Two issues for Hamilton there, he very nearly drove into the back of Sergey Sirotkin's Williams. The Russian isn't happy, and that might result in a chat with the stewards later.

    After that, it was a little swerve with Raikkonen.