Formula 1 European Grand Prix Qualifying – Baku City Circuit – LIVE updates as they happen during the European Grand Prix Qualifying.
Qualifying is about to begin – let’s get ready…. live updates as they happen! 🙂
Qualifying Begins!
Perez will have a 5 place grid penalty due to damaging his gear box in FP3 – car has been fixed and ready for qualifying.Â
Cars are ready and lining up to leave the pit-lane.
Qualifying 1Â
Rosberg sets a fastest lap time of 1:44.136 with his team-mate in second place followed by Bottas in third…
Ricciardo goes third fastest, pushing Bottas into third – there’s still 10 minutes of qualifying left so things can change.
Hamilton has also locked-up and gone off-track…
Vettel only managing to go 7th fastest on his lap – drivers on track and times are changing constantly with Perez now going 3rd fastest…
Drivers OUT of Q1
– Haryanto
– Wehrlein
– Button
-Ericsson
-Magnussen
– Palmer
Qualifying 2Â
Drivers are back on-track and out of the pit-lane for Q2…
Rosberg tops the lap times with Perez in second place followed by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in third.
Drivers are on track and pushing to the limit….
Hamilton has gone off-track again, his team mate is currently top on the lap times – does this affect his chance of getting into Q3?
Hamilton second fastest and through to Q3
Drivers OUT of Q2
– Grosjean
– Hulkenberg
– Sainz
– Alonso
– Guitierrez
– Nasr
Qualifying 3Â
The last qualifying session has started and most of the drivers are out on track – it’s a quick start….
Vettel currentlyy topping the lap times with Raikkonen in second place – the two Mercedes are at the bottom of the lap times…
Hamilton damages his car – Rosberg crosses the line and puts in a fastest lap time
Session RED-FLAGGED
Q3 has resumed
Drivers back on-track
Rosberg on pole!
– Perez (Grid Place Penalty 5 places)
– Ricciardo
– Vettel
– Raikkonen
– Massa
-Kvyat
-Bottas
– Verstappen
– Hamilton
That’s the top 10 lineup for tomorrow’s race – lots more to come soon this evening ahead of the European Grand Prix!
The Formula 1 Girl 🙂
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