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00:00Max Verstappen then across the line for his first time on the board a 1.06.054
00:06Let's see what his teammate Sergio Perez who really needs to find a few more tenths this weekend compared to his teammate
00:13Slots into second, he's two tenths down on the first laps as the Alpine of Pierre Gasly rounds the final corner as well
00:22Rather dogged over by his teammate Esteban Ocon in yesterday's qualifying for the Sprint
00:27Pops into third space in his Alpine as Charles Leclerc goes to the top and
00:34Carlos Sainz just behind as well less than half a tenth of a second splitting the two Ferrari drivers and now they are split by
00:40Lando Norris fastest of anybody in the first sector just
00:449,000th of a second slower than Charles Leclerc
00:48What does Oscar Piastri got who seems to have re-found his form this weekend after a tough time out in Barcelona?
00:55There's mere thousands of a second splitting the two McLaren's Norris second Piastri third
01:01Yeah, 40,000 covering the top four at the moment and Sunoda pops himself in the middle of that lot as well
01:08And the track drops away then really heavy on the nose and final the final corner opens up slightly as well
01:15This drops Hamilton also in the one minute five point nines, but p6
01:21Meanwhile his teammate George Russell boat goes right to the very top
01:25Step and fastest through the middle sector almost dipping a wheel on to the gravel kicks up a little bit of dust for good measure
01:32On the approach through the final two corners turn nine approaches there
01:36You can see the added gravel strip behind the exit curb
01:40Self-policing track limits here haven't seen a single track limit violation pop up on our screen so far the step and keeps it nice and tidy
01:48Finds over two and a half tenths to go fastest
01:50What about his teammate though, not quite as quick as we're stopping slots into third
01:55But I tell you what, it's Carlos Sainz who is flying in that Ferrari right now
01:59Finds his way to the top of the times what Charlotte Claire got for us didn't have the best middle sector
02:05He goes into third, but I tell you what
02:08It's the Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll Aston Martin who both need to get some better lap times on the books here
02:15Fernando Alonso from 19 finds six tenths of a second and puts himself up into six spot Lance
02:22Stroll will come across the line shortly before him
02:25It will be Esteban Ocon who displaces Alonso gets his Alpine up into six
02:31What about Stroll with a fresh contract in his back pocket puts himself up into 13 as Oscar Piastri?
02:38Comes to the line second fastest for him a 105 3 he's fastest in the middle sector
02:44His teammate is fastest of anybody in the first sector. And here is Lando Norris now
02:49Yeah, turn nine completely blind. They turn in with blind faith and then edge up to the gravel
02:59The final corner comes up so quickly and he just was skirting the danger there and the gravel trap goes over the line into P4
03:06Yes. Yeah. Well, they're both back in Hamilton. Certainly back in the pits and are we about to see a bit of smoke?
03:14Coming out of the rear is that off the tire? That was earlier on. I noticed it. I know whether that's just residual
03:20Tire rubber smoke that sort of passed underneath but now that's coming off his front brakes that smoke
03:26so
03:28Very very hot on the front brakes there of the Mercedes
03:32But what's Hamilton gonna be over the line with a minute spare pops himself up to six with a 105
03:39Final corner for Nico Hulkenberg who is currently winning the battle when it comes to qualifying head-to-head between himself and Kevin Magnussen and slots
03:47His house up into ninth, but it's K-Mag who's actually been running better of the two houses this weekend around
03:53What's he got over the line?
03:59And Hamilton no reasons just slow Ricciardo next to the line what's he got in the RB eighth fastest
04:07And crucially behind Lewis Hamilton in terms of Hamilton's problems to get through to the next phase
04:17To see how quickly they have to turn in and get on the throttle over the line goes Sunoda up into eight then again
04:23Gives Hamilton a bit of breathing space
04:25Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll need to find time album takes the flag in 15th
04:30Very much at risk Alonso isn't exactly lighting up the times neither is Lance Stroll
04:35They're both improving slightly
04:37But it's might not be enough at the moment the two Aston Martins right on the fringes of being knocked out in q1
04:44It's Sergio Perez as well only in 14th not having a good first sector stroll will not make it through
04:5116th is all he's got has the Canadian can Fernando Alonso find his way through 15th for the moment
04:58But it is risky for him Bottas Joe and Sargent are still on laps that they're not finding time
05:05Alonso should be okay
05:06So too should Sergio Perez round the final corner not a great first sector recovered slightly in the middle
05:13It's still only enough for 12th for the Mexican
05:17Let's listen
05:19Just down a gear
05:21There is the limit and you get in early to that final corner
05:25It looks tidy enough there despite the used tires for Carlos Sainz
05:29across the line for signs third fastest for the Spaniard 105
05:34745 what has teammate Sean Leclerc got to the line for the monogasque fastest half a tenth
05:41Separating himself an estimate and looking to take a sixth win around this track on the end of Sunday afternoon
05:48That would make it his most successful
05:50Circuits the standard ominous almost a second between himself and Charlotte
05:56Let's see what the two Mercedes have got Lewis Hamilton
05:59Displaces Sunoda gets a little bit closer to Max Verstappen
06:03But still over six tenths adrift from the Dutchman can George Russell find anything more?
06:09Yes, he can a 105 it's still just under half a second Daniel
06:16Manages to get his RV up into fourth finding improved pace in both our bees so far this weekend
06:23But it's the two McLaren so far that have been the ones
06:26Consistently taking it to Max Verstappen this weekend
06:28So the line for Lando Norris doesn't have as much that time in the bank as his teammate piastri on that occasion
06:34But not a lot splitting the two McLaren's third and fourth
06:38Yeah, very close on me. That's a very good lap from Russell and Bodes. Well for q3
06:45Perez puts himself up into phase on brand-new tires. You just know you're gonna go faster
06:51You know, you're gonna have more grip more better braking better turning better traction better everything
07:05That was Alonso then on on a quick lap, but then with that little moment still now down in 15
07:13Perez well, no, he would have sent him out again, but that that margin that Verstappen's got there
07:20Is not in the pit lane, not in the fast lane. Yeah, he didn't let me wait. He doesn't follow the regs
07:28Lewis Hamilton down in eighth at the moment hoping for a better day of it
07:32That's a bit more like it from Lewis Hamilton up into third in these final stages of q2
07:39Riccardo Gasly Sonoda Hulkenberg Magnus and Alonso all still to cross the line
07:44We'll see the house drivers first Hulkenberg up into the top nine
07:47But what about Kevin Magnus into the line can he out qualify his teammate?
07:51No, he can't that continues to go the way of Nico Hulkenberg
07:56But there is absolutely nothing in it less than a tenth splitting Magnuson and the top ten
08:01But what about Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin has been struggling all weekend long and will not progress through
08:08Into the top ten. Neither will Daniel Riccardo in the RB both Alonso and Riccardo losing time in the middle sector
08:16Alonso though struggling in that Aston Martin the bigger name out in this session
08:21Gasly will not be able to out qualify his teammate Ocon will not progress through down in 12th
08:27Kevin Magnuson won't get a go and Sonoda will not improve on his time either
08:32Piastry goes fastest to 105 0 for his first flyer
08:36But what is Verstappen got across the line with the aid of DRS?
08:39It's a 1 0 4 4 for the Dutchman
08:43You can hear the roars of the orange army in the grandstands as Norris slots into second
08:48But over three and a half tenths of drift. Yeah, when Verstappen did a 4.5 in a 4.4, you know
08:53He's pretty much near the limit. That's the target
08:57Leclerc to the line the Ferrari man can only do
09:00Around the final corner for Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes to the line fit for Hamilton. Yeah, I can't get into the one-minute pause and
09:10Hamilton then that's on new tires as we know Leclerc on used tires in third place. He's got more to come
09:17George Russell
09:19Continues to show that he's feeling rather quick around this track still half a second adrift of Verstappen
09:24Max Verstappen though still the man to be as he comes across the line and
09:30Cements pole position at the red ball ring Max Verstappen with a 1 0 4 3
09:36Immediately gets out the way of Charles Leclerc who embarks on his lap Hulkenberg crosses the line in eighth
09:41But what is Piastri got? Can he do anything?
09:44His teammate Lando Norris is slower through sector one Piastri will get to the line first
09:49He gets closest Piastri a 1 0 4 7 slots into second
09:54Sides can only make fourth but it's still a slightly better performance from Ferrari at the moment
10:00Lando then and needs to land this lap
10:02He's got two corners to get himself in the car moving around on the way into turn nine
10:09Round the final corner for Lando Norris to the line for the British driver
10:13It's not going to be four tenths off as Charles Leclerc almost losing the rear end of that Ferrari out
10:20Through seven and eight the rear end stepping out of him losing time in that middle sector Perez could only do eight the shot
10:27Leclerc ruins all chances. He's off and out. Will he rejoin in time not to cause a yellow flag for those behind?
10:36Yeah, they got away with that behind him
10:38So this is now Hamilton then crosses the line at P5
10:43He goes back into a head of Russell Russell still on his hot lap though
10:48Here we go through the final turn
10:50Russell has been the faster of the two Mercedes drivers and he remains so up into fourth ahead of both Ferraris and his teammates
11:00That was mighty absolutely mighty Oh fire
11:06Strong guys
11:09Really really good Piastri loses his position track limits
11:14Track limits
11:17Six for Oscar Piastri. Here's what happened to Leclerc. Well, that's where it began
11:22Yeah through turn six, so he just about that would have been tracking his anyway
11:27I suspect but he turns in the back end steps out
11:37So he thinks he broke the car in turn six, oh he means there I imagine yeah
11:42Yeah, the huge bouncing onto the grass, yeah, you don't want to do that before the race
11:46That's a lot of new parts to be fitted. They can do that under Park Ferme conditions providing their
11:53identical parts in in
11:56Dimensions and mass they can repair
12:00bona fide damage
12:03Is that is that pressure on Charlotte?
12:11You
12:41You