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F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2023 - Qualifying: As it happened
It's qualifying day for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix. Follow all of the F1 action here with the Crash.net live blog.
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23 Sep 2023
08:23
That's qualifying over
One of Verstappen's best qualifying laps to put him on pole by nearly 0.6s.
Should be a close race for the podium between the McLarens, Leclerc and Perez.
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08:15
Top 10
Verstappen on pole ahead of Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Perez, Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Tsunoda and Alonso.
08:14
Verstappen improves
A 1m28.877s for Verstappen as Leclerc slots into fourth; Sainz fifth.
08:11
All 10 cars on track
Here we go then...
08:10
Russell into fourth
On a new set of tyres, he goes fourth for Mercedes.
Alonso only sixth.
08:06
Big lap from Verstappen
A 1m29.012s for Verstappen.
0.4s ahead of Piastri.
08:03
Q3 underway
New tyres for Verstappen, Norris and Piastri.
Used for the rest.
07:55
Out in Q2
Lawson, Gasly, Albon, Ocon and Magnussen.
07:53
Leclerc goes fastest
A 1m29.940s for the Ferrari driver.
Sainz into third, a tenth off.
07:53
In the bottom five
Lawson, Alonso, Ocon, Gasly and Magnussen.
07:51
Into the final three minutes
Albon into seventh now, 0.573s off Verstappen.
07:47
Order
Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Perez, Tsunoda, Leclerc, Sainz, Russell, Hamilton, Lawson, Alonso, Ocon, Gasly, Albon and Magnussen.
07:45
Red Bull 1-2
Perez slots into second, 0.4s off his teammate.
Current top 10: Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Russell, Hamilton, Lawson, Ocon and Gasly.
07:44
Leclerc into second
A 1m30.456s for Leclerc, 0.5s off Verstappen.
07:42
Verstappen
A 1m29.964s for Verstappen - looks like he was on used tyres as well.
07:39
Q2 underway
Verstappen and Albon take to the track.
07:32
Chequered flag
Bottas, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Zhou and Sargeant are all out in Q1.
07:31
Into the final moment
Bottas, Hulkenberg, Sargeant, Albon and Gasly in the bottom five.
07:29
Traffic
A busy track for the final moments of Q1.
Verstappen, Norris, Leclerc and Sainz still in the pit lane.
07:27
Ferraris
Third and fifth for the two Ferraris. Leclerc is 0.5s off, losing 0.3s in the first sector.
07:23
News from the FIA
Incident involving Leclerc, Zhou and Bottas - failing to follow race director's instructions (maximum lap time).
07:22
Q1 back underway
Leclerc and Sainz are the first cars out there on softs.
07:18
Q1 will resume in four minutes
Bottas, Hulkenberg, Sargeant, Albon and Gasly in the drop-zone.
07:16
No times so far
Leclerc, Sainz, Bottas, Hulkenberg, Sargeant, Albon and Gasly - no times on the board currently.