00:03Wow Lando Norris heart will be pounding after that moment it could have been the
00:09end of qualifying on a day where he could be at the front Lando we have
00:12possible front wing damage yeah he ran through the gravel at such high speed you
00:16can see the front wing the floor sparking as he went off there and refound the
00:20asphalt Magnussen's going to improve by how much is the question he is up to
00:25ninth with the fastest final sector of anyone so far there's a drying line at
00:30Stavolo 2 which leads on to the back straight Albin does a good improvement
00:33up to 11th Leclerc shuffled to 12th Norris could be in trouble here he's pitted
00:37from eighth this is going to be a bit of a gauge as we watch the AlphaTauri Yuki
00:41Tsunoda come through the final corner barreling over the curb on the right
00:45hand side straightens it up to the exit where's Tsunoda gonna go fourth the
00:48track is really coming alive so Norris isn't out there but everyone else who's
00:52trying to displace him very much is Hamilton's going rapidly so is Verstappen
00:56over the line to sixth position goes Bottas look at the drop zone at the
01:00moment Joe Strong Ricciardo Sargent who did get across the line to start his
01:04final push lap that's the fastest time by Max Verstappen here's Daniel Ricciardo
01:08who really needs a lap to progress can he get there yes he can to sixth
01:13great lap from Ricciardo he's definitely safe with that one then Hulkeberg is out
01:17he's in the pits Joe is not really improving towards the end of his lap and he's in
01:21big trouble and to tenth position goes Stroll to demote Charles Leclerc
01:26Leclerc is pushing though at this stage on this tire he is on the inters he's
01:32pushing on he needs a lap because he is going to and now he's at risk who's had
01:36their time deleted is Daniel Ricciardo who is out in the first part of
01:40qualifying Alonso needs a time Alonso goes to second it's gonna be good for
01:45Charles Leclerc it should be good enough to get him through into the next part of
01:48qualifying it's good enough to go over the line and go fastest for Charles Leclerc what
01:52a great lap under pressure he's not the only one who needs it though can Alex
01:55Albon get there no so Sargent goes to 18th that's Sargent over the line and Alex
02:01Albon is done as well Williams who came into this weekend with such high hopes
02:06we'll see both cars fall at the first part of qualifying along with Joe Ricciardo who
02:11had his lap deleted and Hulkenberg one of the stars of qualifying this year is in
02:1620th that was frenetic stuff Norris in the end made it by three and a half
02:21tenths of a second
02:24and off the road has gone Esteban Ocon
02:26I hit the wall guys now I think the front wing's gone
02:33so you want to be the last car over the line but can you make the difference if
02:37you're not to show us the improvement Valtteri Bottas goes to third everyone now looking
02:42good everyone in personal best territory everyone's improving but by how much
02:47Piastri is absolutely flying he's about to smash the fastest lap in here
02:51Sonoda goes to the top of the timing page but wait for it because it won't last long
02:55Oscar Piastri by 1.6 seconds seven time world champion next up eight tenths of a second away
03:02from the rookie Piastri coming alive showing us the form that we have seen in Formula 3 and Formula 2
03:09but this is just to get in to the top 10 shootout Stroll goes again Stroll goes to second place
03:14Gasly Leclerc Ocon is out Magnussen is 14th Alonso is 15th at the moment and Perez manages to improve to
03:21fourth so Bottas is going to be in trouble he was the first car across the line he's down in
03:25eight
03:25and loads everyone behind him is still improving Fernando Alonso the two-time world champion across
03:31the line into fifth position George Russell to take that fifth position Max Verstappen currently in
03:36the drop zone Norris goes to P3 here is the world championship leader who's one lock-up away from
03:42going out but he negotiates that final chicane with all of the skill that we've seen so far this year
03:47Verstappen currently in the drop zone with a time that should be good enough as he comes across the
03:51line but it's good enough for ninth hold on a minute Charles Leclerc now will improve across the
03:57line drops him down and there are quicker cars behind Verstappen at risk here for an almighty shock
04:03and he's on the break oh Gasly and Magnussen they're the world champion off the hook we thought we
04:09could be in for a huge shock but Max Verstappen has made it through into the final part of qualifying
04:16through rivage this is the corner where where Ocon hit the wall and is rear in for K-Max so
04:23how did he end
04:24up just in front of Pierre Gasly then because I thought Gasly had enough space to start a flying lap
04:30what the **** I don't know who that guy was the house but uh I hope he gets a final
04:36second
04:37I should have just **** pushed two laps in a row like I said
04:42you are through Max yeah I don't give a **** if I'm through in P10 just **** execution
04:49okay and then when the track was two seconds quicker for your final lap and you didn't have any energy
04:54left
04:54how would that have gone down but you tell me what you want to do in Q3 and we'll do
04:58it let me know
04:58sets fuel front plan 11th for Tsunoda 12th for Gasly Magnussen in 13th Bottas was 14th and Ocon never got
05:08a run
05:09on the soft tyres after damaging the front wing the track getting better all the time Leclerc mighty in
05:16that middle sector but there are others to join him Sainz can't get on his teammates pace through there
05:20but he's up on the benchmark so you must improve if you're going to be at the sharp end
05:25Max Verstappen flying out there in the middle sector again Oscar Piastri is electrically quick
05:31he's absolutely drilled Norris six tenths quicker Piastri in the middle sector he's brought himself to the mix
05:36Charles Leclerc across the line to improve his time will it be enough as everyone tries to knock him off
05:41the top spot
05:42in Formula One the first to try it is Carlos Sainz the Spanish driver at the front here last year
05:48will make it a Ferrari front row at the moment now what can Piastri do Piastri comes across the line
05:54it's third fastest for the McLaren driver what about his experienced teammate Lando Norris is out
05:59qualified for just the second time in Formula One by Oscar Piastri Alonso going quickly behind
06:05Max Verstappen is setting the timing page alight here he is across the line car number one P1 for Max
06:12Verstappen in qualifying he's gone over the line he's got the penalty to come what can Hamilton do
06:17great lap to split the Ferraris and go P3 what about Perez Perez is third Perez can't take it away
06:23from
06:23Charles Leclerc at the moment and it's eighth position for George Russell and after all of that
06:29when it looks so so close Max Verstappen throws down a marker with the fastest timing qualifying
06:36eight tenths of a second faster than Charles Leclerc but when you apply the gearbox penalty
06:41it will be Charles Leclerc at the front of the field for the second time this season
06:46come Grand Prix Sunday
06:47oh at least we had a good key trick and uh sorry to me for uh being uh such a
06:53so on the rent
06:55slowly getting used to it Max
06:58this man was clear of the field and look how close it was from second down to sixth four tenths
07:04separating all of those drivers Leclerc Perez Hamilton Sainz and Piastri around this circuit
07:09one minute 46 that is not very much
07:13so
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