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The one factor standing between Antonelli and changing into the youngest driver to ever go pole in F1 historical past is Russell’s flying lap.
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Verstappen goes P7, pushing his teammate Hadjar down into P8.
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Right here comes Antonelli, setting a 1:32.064! Norris comes by and might’t enhance from P3. Now Leclerc… he goes second! Now Hamilton goes P2! It’s all taking place, with all eyes now on Russell’s one and solely flying lap.
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Norris has set a brand new quickest first sector as he appears to get his McLaren again onto the entrance row.
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Russell is popping out, making his approach out of the storage simply as Antonelli begins one other try at a flying lap.
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So Russell stays within the storage as the remainder of the 9 drivers in Q3 head again out to get at the very least yet one more flying lap in.
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The highest ten because it stands: Antonelli, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Verstappen, Hadjar, Bearman, Gasly, and Russell.
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Each driver has now set a lap in Q3 bar Russell. All eyes on the Mercedes dugout to see if the Championship favorite will be capable of get again on the market.
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Norris has powered across the circuit and moved up onto the entrance row… for all of some seconds as a result of Piastri comes by behind him and units a brand new second-fastest lap!
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Up to date at 03.55 EDT
Russell has made it again to the pits and is now being pushed into the storage.
Hamilton, in the meantime, suffered oversteer on flip ten throughout his first flying lap of Q3, one which prompted him to lose over half a second.
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Up to date at 03.52 EDT
A chance now for somebody to steal a march on our Championship chief.
Antonelli comes by first with a 1:32.322, with Leclerc and Hamilton following by in second and third.
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“I can’t shift gears,” Russell says on the radio. “I’m caught in first.”
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Russell has stopped! He’s on the radio saying he’s obtained no battery! The yellow flags are out however he’s capable of get it going once more. However can he set any sort of time or does he want to drag the pin.
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Up to date at 03.58 EDT
Q3 Begins
The shootout for pole is underway in Shanghai.
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Because the F1’s race round Shanghai, it’s additionally excellent news for China on the Girls’s Asian Cup.
After being taken to extra-time by Taiwan, defending champions China have discovered the 2 targets they’ll must arrange a semi-final assembly with Australia subsequent week: Ziqin Shao – certainly one of my favorite gamers of the event – netting within the 94th minute and an own-goal from Chen Ying-Hui then sealing the sport within the 118.
FT | China seal their spot within the Semi Finals! 🇨🇳
After being pushed to the restrict, the defending champions advance to the #WAC2026 Semis in a gritty 2-0 win over Chinese language Taipei
Watch the highlights from #CHNvTPE on Paramount+ 📺 pic.twitter.com/FQsGCU9t5U
— Paramount+ Australia (@ParamountPlusAU) March 14, 2026
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Up to date at 03.50 EDT
We are saying goodbye to 6 extra drivers on the finish of Q2, with Hulkenberg, Colapinto, Ocon, Lawson, Lindblad and Bortoleto all dropping out.
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Ohh, hiya, Russell is on the radio complaining about ‘main understeer’
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There’s a yellow flag on the ultimate lap! Bortoleto has gone off!
That implies that Lindblad’s final flying try at a flying lap goes to get worn out.
Gasly, in the meantime, goes fifth-fastest. Colapinto comes by subsequent… and like Hulkenberg he can’t overhaul Hadjar! The Purple Bull driver survives.
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Up to date at 03.42 EDT
Now the tenth-fastest, Hadjar has began a flying lap, with Hulkenberg trying to overhaul him and ship him packing within the place of his Audi.
Up the opposite finish, Antonelli has flown by for a brand new quickest time.
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On his new set of sentimental tyres, Piastri has moved as much as sixth and needs to be protected for Q3.
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Leclerc units a brand new quickest time and whereas Hamilton stays down in third and the conclusion of his quickest lap, there’s lower than a tenth-of-a-second between Leclerc, Russell, and Hamilton.
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Up to date at 03.42 EDT
With fewer than 5 minutes remaining, Russell has set the quickest time of Q2, adopted by Hamilton, Leclerc, Antonelli, and Verstappen.
Down the opposite finish, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Colapinto, Lawson, Lindblad, and Bortoleto are within the elimination zone.
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Bearman is getting lots of tempo out of his Haas, recording the sixth-fastest time in Q2 to now.
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Piastri places a brand new set of sentimental tyres on and heads again on the market, with the Australian, presently with the tenth-fastest time and on the elimination bubble, now prone to put loads of house between him and that relegation zone.
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Each driver has now set a time and the elimination zone reads Hulkenberg, Ocon, Colapinto, Lawson, Lindblad, and Bortoleto.
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Verstappen comes round with the fifth quickest time, clearing Norris, Hadjar, and Piastri’s first makes an attempt. Hulkenberg then comes round with the, to this point, slowest lap of Q2.
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The 2 Ferraris of Hamilton and Leclerc full their first flying laps of Q2 and whereas they’re faster than Antonelli’s Mercedes, they’re not quicker than Russell’s.
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Antonelli comes round with a 1:32.950, just for Russell to observe by with a lap practically half a second faster.
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Antonelli will get an early flying lap began.
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Q2 Begins
Our remaining 16 vehicles are again on the market for Q2.
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Up to date at 03.29 EDT
We have now misplaced our first six drivers on the finish of Q1: the Williams of Sainz and Albon, the Aston Martins of Alonso and Stroll, and the Cadillacs of Bottas and Perez all dropping out. Bottas, nonetheless, did go quicker than Stroll – one thing of a milestone for the model new constructor.
We all know the Williams automotive is obese and Albon’s message on the radio is brief and candy: “Horrible.”
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Up to date at 03.26 EDT
Sainz has escaped the underside six, as has Lindblad. Ooops, now Sainz is again within the backside six. Unfortunate.
Verstappen, in the meantime, has gone fourth quickest.
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Up to date at 03.22 EDT
Nope, the Purple Bulls have each put gentle tyres on to ensure their security. Verstappen has begun his first flying lap however the broadcast isn’t too eager on it to date, saying his automotive appears uncomfortable to drive.
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Hadjar and Verstappen have set the 14th and fifteenth quickest instances on their mediums – now the one drivers on the grid rolling round on mediums – in Q1 however each are on out laps
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