15:26
Things are changing fast
Hulkenberg goes fastest of all.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship,…
How qualifying for the F1 Spanish Grand Prix unfolded
Max Verstappen has claimed pole position for the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.
Follow all of the F1 action this weekend from the Spanish Grand Prix here with the Crash.net live blog.
03 Jun 2023
15:28
Leclerc is out!
Disaster for Leclerc - he's out in Q1.
Knocked out: Bottas, Magnussen, Albon, Leclerc and Sargeant.
15:25
Perez is safe
He's up to fourth now, 0.2s off Verstappen.
15:23
Good lap from Stroll
He moves up to third, a tenth shy of Verstappen.
15:21
In the drop zone currently
Perez, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Albon and Sargeant.
15:19
Perez only 13th
A poor lap from the Mexican - 1.5s down on his teammate.
15:17
Another spin for de Vries
He asks his team: "What am I doing wrong there?"
15:16
In the drop zone currently
Lelcerc, Norris, de Vries, Albon and Sargeant.
15:15
Verstappen takes to the top
It's a 1m13.660s for the reigning world champion, just ahead of Piastri.
15:12
Q1 back underway
Leclerc is told: "A few drops at Turn 1".
15:11
Bad news for Hulk
His fastest time has been deleted for exceeding track limits.
15:10
Is the rain coming?
Looks like there's more rain falling. Good news for those who have laps on the board already.
15:09
Session restart
Q1 will resume in three minutes.
15:08
Red flag
FIA confirm the red flag was due to gravel. Still, quite a quick call given Bottas was able to recover quickly.
15:06
Current order
Hulkenberg, Gasly, Ocon, Stroll, Magnussen, Hamilton, Russell and Alonso.
15:06
A lot of spins
Replays show de Vries and Bottas having spins at Turn 11. Alonso goes off at the final corner.
Albon also has an off.
15:04
Red flag
A spin for Bottas. He's managed to keep his car going so a bit premature from race control.
15:03
Russell radio
“Rain is on the way I think.”
15:02
A spin for Tsunoda
He loses control of his AlphaTauri at Turn 12 but keeps it out of the barrier.
15:00
Russell radio
"It's spitting in the pit lane but only very lightly."
15:00
Qualifying is now underway
Slicks are the choice of tyre for now.
14:57
Can anyone stop this man?
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing with the media. Formula 1 World…
14:53
Risk of rain
30 per cent chance of rain for qualifying.
14:46
15 minutes to go
It looks like qualifying will be dry as it stands.
14:35
The home heroes
Circuit atmosphere - Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari and Fernando Alonso …
