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Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying as it happened
Live commentary and updates on Friday practice and qualifying for Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
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And that's all from us this evening - we'll see you tomorrow for second practice and the sprint race!
Here's the report from that qualifying session: https://autosport.com/all/news/brazilian-f1-gp-friday-qualifying/6774686/
Hamilton: "Firstly, I'm so happy to be back in Brazil. Just a big thank you to all the team, they've been working flat-out. Today was a really good qualifying."
Verstappen: "For me it's not a big shock, and I'm happy to be second - it's a good position to start from."
Bottas can't get onto the front row, which will be a crumb of comfort for Red Bull, as Perez pulls alongside and displaces Gasly from fourth.
Leclerc moves up to P5, for the time being, but Sainz vaults up to fourth. Gasly then goes fourth, as Verstappen doesn't improve!
And here's the final flurry of this qualifying session. Can Verstappen snatch pole? Or can Hamilton extend his advantage?
Bottas moves up to P3, shuffling Perez down to fourth, with Gasly continuing his form as best-of-the-rest in fifth.
But that's all change, as Hamilton vaults to the top with a 1m08.107s, which Verstappen can only come within 0.2s of.
Leclerc does a 1m09.403s to get us going, but it's not hugely quick - as Sainz proves by going top briefly with a 1m08.9s.
The two Ferraris now open up the session with 10 minutes on the clock - short laps, so the teams don't need the full time available.
Norris moves up to seventh, shuffling Ocon back into the dropzone. Hamilton does a 1m08.068s to go quickest, Bottas moves up to second.
Leclerc went up to third, Bottas becoming the meat in a Ferrari sandwich as Sainz goes fifth fastest. Ricciardo, Perez, Alonso, Norris and Ocon complete the top 10 after the opening runs.
Bottas can only sit in third for the time being, as Verstappen and Gasly move ahead of the Finnish driver.
Well, we all seem to be waiting for a qualifier to come past, and we don't seem to be getting one...
Latifi then does a lap to lift himself out of the bottom five, fleetingly, before Stroll knocks him out! Giovinazzi then does a lap to go P6, putting Ocon on the bubble, but the Alpine driver sends Stroll back into the basement.
Leclerc's attempt this time, a 1m09.155s, gets him up to third place ahead of Bottas and Verstappen.
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