Formula 1: Bahrain Qualifying LIVE UPDATES

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Formula 1: Bahrain Qualifying LIVE UPDATES 

All the updates as they happen….

Here’s how the Bahrain Qualifying happened – live updates. 

Qualifying 1

Hamilton gets past Raikkonen – surprisingly most cars on track earlier than expected….

Vettel – First sector, 29.1  – faster than team-mate Raikkonen

Rosberg beats Hamilton setting a fastest lap of 1:31:325 with Hamilton in second place at 1:31:391 

All cars currently running the super-soft tyres…. 

First knock-out

– Nasr 

Second knock-out 

– Haryanto 

Third knock-out

Palmer

Fourth knock-out 

Magnussen

Fifth knock-out 

– Perez 

Sixth knock-out 

– Ericsson 

Seventh knock-out 

– Wehrlein

Worst qualifying result for Force India this season but the new qualifying format is showing no improvements…. 

Qualifying 2

A surprise in Q1 with Force India out – let’s get going with Qualifying 2!

Kimi Raikkonen on-track first followed by the two Mercedes

Hamilton beats Raikkonen’s time setting a lap of 1:30:039 with Vettel quickly taking second place setting his lap of 1:30:409 followed by Rosberg in third place.  Raikkonen fourth….

First knock-out 

– Kvyat 

Second knock-out 

– Button 

Third knock-out 

– Gutierrez 

Fourth knock-out 

– Vandoorne 

Fifth knock-out 

– Sainz

Sixth knock-out 

– Verstappen

Seventh knock-out

– Grosjean

Qualifying 3

Vettel and Raikkonen on track first followed by the Mercedes team

Rosberg sets the fastest lap of 1:29:897 followed by Vettel, Raikkonen and team-mate Hamilton in fourth who went off-track on the very final corner losing time.

First knock-out
– Hulkenberg

Second knock-out
– Massa

Third knock-out 
– Bottas

Fourth knock-out
– Ricciardo

Fifth knock-out

– Raikkonen 

Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix 2016 – ahead of his team-mate, Rosberg, in second place followed by Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen who will definitely put up a fight for the race!

The Formula 1 Girl 

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Image – Sky Sports F1 

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