18:14
Five minutes from the end of this Q1, Gasly would be eliminated. Ocon, 14th time, would however have the right to play Q2.
18:12
Alonso lost control of his car in a bend. More fear than harm, however, for the Spaniard who resumed his journey.
18:11
Behind the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Perez, the Ferraris of Leclerc and Sainz follow in 3rd and 4th positions.
18:09
Ocon and Gasly still haven’t set a time. Behind Verstappen, Perez lags behind by half a second.
18:08
On his first lap, Verstappen took the lead in 1:28.761.
18:06
Hulkenberg sets a benchmark time of 1:29.875.
18:04
Mechanical problem for De Vries! He left the track but he was able to restart without major damage.
18:04
Mechanical problem for De Vries! He left the track but he was able to restart without major damage.
18:01
Qualifying begins!
17:52
On the Jeddah circuit, the three free practice sessions were dominated by Max Verstappen. The double world champion won in Saudi Arabia last year.
10:14
Hello and welcome to our site to follow live commentary on the qualifying session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second round of the F1 world championship. Q1 will start at 6:00 p.m. French time.
