17:18
Chequered flag
Ocon goes seventh; Gasly into 11th.
Qualifying top three in parc ferme (L to R): Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari…
How qualifying for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix unfolded
Sergio Perez claimed pole position as teammate Max Verstappen hit trouble in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Here's how it unfolded...
18 Mar 2023
17:20
Out in Q1
Tsunoda, Albon, de Vries, Norris and Sargeant.
17:16
No improvements currently - has the track got slower?
17:15
Into the final three minutes
Norris, Tsunoda, de Vries, gasly and Sargeant are in the pit lane.
17:13
Alonso make amends
The Spaniard moves up to fourth in the Aston Martin, 0.6s down.
17:11
Alonso spins
A rare mistake from Alonso, who spun at Turn 2. No damage done to his Aston Martin though.
17:09
Norris taps the wall
Into the final corner, Norris brushes the wall, damaging the front of his car.
A repair job for McLaren now.
17:09
Current order
Verstappen, Perez, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Russell, Leclerc, Zhou, Piastri, Hamilton and Albon.
17:07
Verstappen wastes no time to restore his advantage over Perez - 0.5s between the two Red Bulls.
17:07
Red Bull back on top
Perez goes 0.6s clear of Hulkenberg at the top of the timesheets.
17:06
Leclerc into second
He's behind the Haas of Hulkenberg though? What is going on at Ferrari.
17:04
Williams on top
Impressive pace from Williams as Sargeant goes quickest with a 1m29.721s, a tenth ahead of Hulkenberg.
17:03
A spin for de Vries
After missing FP3, de Vries has a spin into Turn 1.
17:02
Albon leads the pack
Albon and Sargeant will be the first two drivers to set times in Q1.
Red Bulls, Astons, Mercs and Alpines remain in the pit lane.
17:00
One perfect, physics-bending chain of 27 corners is all that separates us and our second polesitter of 2023...#SaudiArabianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/wkeRbMIjZ1
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 18, 2023
17:00
Q1 is underway
Here we go then!
18 minutes to decide 16th-20th on the grid for tomorrow's race.
16:58
Our prediction
Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc, Alonso, Sainz
16:52
Not long to go until qualifying
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16:19
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16:10
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16:07
The Jeddah circuit
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15:58
Just over one hour to go
Can anyone stop Verstappen? Qualifying is at 5pm UK time.
14:33
FP3 results
Full order from final practice in Jeddah...
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14:31
Leclerc goes sixth in the Ferrari.
