Q3 results:
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Q3 results:
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Green light is back on. Just under 10 minutes to go in Q3.
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Norris hit it.
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Looks like a piece of Kimi Antonelli's sidepod fell off. He's being investigated now for the car being released in an unsafe condition.
Somebody just hit that part.
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Red flag is out. Can't see why, though.
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Q3 has begun in Melbourne. Sandbags are off.
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Programming note: We won't be covering tomorrow's race live. After tonight, we'll be back next for Sprint Qualifying in Shanghai.
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Lindblad came thiiiiiiiis close to hitting Bortoleto there entering the pits. He's asked the team to check for front wing damage.
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Bortoleto has stalled out entering pit road! He's likely out of qualifying.
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Q2 Results.
Out:
Hulkenberg
Bearman
Ocon
Gasly
Albon
Colapinto
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Time is out.
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Russell is the first driver of the weekend to break into the 78s lap times.
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Hamilton is having engine issues in his Ferrari.
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Hamilton went purple in S2, but was then told by Ferrari to pit.
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7:30 left in Q2:
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Green light is on - Q2 has begun.
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Colapinto completed one more fast lap and knocked Alonso out of Q1.
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Q2 results, barring a late lap time deletion:
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Out:
Colapinto
Perez
Bottas
Verstappen
Sainz
Stroll
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Time has expired.
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Why are Ferrari qualifying on mediums? Actually, it's not a bad idea at all. With how spread out the field is, they don't need a fast lap to advance with their car. Use a set of mediums now and save a set of softs for later today or tomorrow.
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Ferrari is qualifying on mediums in this round.
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Pit lane infringement on Antonelli.
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Green light is on.
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Antonelli is in line to get out to qualify.
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Qualifying will resume in four minutes.
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MAX VERSTAPPEN JUST SPUN AND HIT THE WALL ON HIS FLYING LAP! Red flag, Verstappen is out of Q1!
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Aston Martin with Fernando Alonso have ran a 1:22.555 lap time. That's definitely going to be good enough to at least qualify for the race, in respect to the 107% rule.
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Halfway through Q1. Note that Bortoleto has the fastest middle sector time - that's something to watch here.
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Hulkenberg is the first out, followed by Albon, Ocon, Bearman and Colapinto.
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