Spanish GP
Circuit de Catalunya
Qualifying ended
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What a session! That concludes our coverage of qualifying on the McLaren.com Pitwall. See you back here tomorrow for the race.
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As Lewis gets a lift back to the pits, here's the top 10: 1) Lewis, 2) MAL, 3) ALO, 4) GRO, 5) RAI, 6) PER, 7) ROS, 8) VET, 9) SCHU, 10) KOB
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Pit » HAM: "You are on pole, Lewis. Half a second clear. Great job."
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Pit » HAM: "We need to stop the car. Please stop and switch off."
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Pit » HAM: "Fantastic job, Lewis. Great job. Pole position. A slow in-lap please."
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POLE NUMBER 150!!
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Pit » HAM: "You have VET 11s behind. It's a good gap."
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Here we go: Lewis heads out for his last run of Q3...
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Hamilton: "I was pleasantly surprised by the grip I had then, given the tyres."
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Pit » HAM: "That was an excellent banker on used tyres. We'll prepare your car for the next run."
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Pit » HAM: "Box this lap. You have ROS behind you."
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Lewis does a 1m22.560s. P1 for now.
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Pit » HAM: "All gears are good."
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Pit » HAM: "We need to learn 7th. Make sure you go all the way through the gears on the out-lap."
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Lewis heads out on a used set of options.
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Pit » HAM: "We'll be heading out in about 1 min to do our first run."
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Green flag: Q3 is underway!
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Six cars have a new set of options left for Q3: Lewis, MAL, ROS, GRO, PER, RAI.
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And the fallers in Q2: Jenson, WEB, DIR, HUL, VER, RIC, MAS
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The top 10 in Q2: 1) MAL, 2) Lewis, 3) GRO, 4) PER, 5) RAI, 6) ALO, 7) ROS, 8) VET, 9) KOB, 10) SCHU. Jenson is 11th.
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Pit » HAM: "I'm afraid Jenson hasn't made it through. Nor has WEB. A few of the top teams have had a car knocked out."
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Pit » BUT: "I'm afraid, Jenson, we are P11. Box this lap."
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Hamilton: "I think we should look to do a run on the used option, like we normally do. We're in the privileged position of being able to do so."
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And Jenson heads out for a second run in Q2.
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Lewis looks confident. He's hopped out of the car for a break ahead of Q3!
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Pit » HAM: "Great job. You are the fastest car by 0.5s."
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Both MP4-27s are back in the garage, preparing for a second run.
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Topped by Lewis. A McLaren 1-3 at the moment!
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Jenson goes fastest.
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Pit » HAM: "Car behind is MAS. He's 9s away and he's on an out-lap."
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Pit » BUT: "We beiieve ALO ahead is on prime tyres."
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Pit » HAM: "Track is clear around you."
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Pit » BUT: "Straight out please Jenson."
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Merc V8s reverberate around the pit garage. Jenson and Lewis are on their way.
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The action is underway. KOB is the first car out.
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Great to have Nicolas Hamilton with us this weekend. He's standing in front of Lewis's car at the moment, giving him the big Thumbs Up!
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Green light. Q2 is underway.
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Hamilton: "I know where I can improve on my last lap."
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Pit » BUT: "Two mins until the start of the session. We'll be going out about 3 mins in."
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Pit » HAM: "We expect the cut-off in Q2 to be 1:23.1s. You've just done a 1:22.5s, so it should be well within our capabilities."
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And the fallers at the end of Q1: SEN, PET, KOV, PIC, GLO, DLR, KAR
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The top 10: 1) Lewis, 2) GRO, 3) ALO, 4) ROS, 5) MAL, 6) KOB, 7) RAI, 8) Jenson, 9) WEB, 10) HUL
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Chequered flag. Q1 is over.
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Pit » HAM: "Lewis, yellow flags ahead. SEN has gone off at Turns 11/12."
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Pit » HAM: "Great job, Lewis. Purple in every single sector."
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BAM! Lewis goes P1.
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Pit » HAM: "You have a good gap ahead to complete your lap."
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Pit » BUT: "Box this lap."
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Pit » HAM: "We will definitely have to complete this lap."
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Pit » HAM: "There is a 14s gap behind WEB."
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With just 3 mins to go, Lewis goes out on options too.
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Jenson goes out for his second run, this time on options.
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Pit » HAM: "Judging by the time MAL has done, yes."
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Hamilton: "We definitely have to go again?"
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Pit » HAM: "It looks like everyone is going quicker than we expected. We will have to go again, on the option tyre."
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Pit » HAM: "Great job, Lewis. You're still P1. Box this lap."
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Pit » BUT: "Okay, Jenson. Watch out for cars behind."
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Pit » HAM: "Jenson is 3s behind, he's on a timed lap. Don't get in his way."
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Pit » HAM: "Gap behind is 6s to KOB. You're currently P1 on 1m24.1s."
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20 cars are currently on-track.
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Pit » HAM: "HUL is on a timed lap, he's 6s behind Jenson."
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Pit » BUT: "Lewis has several cars in front of him, he will come back towards you on the straight."
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Pit » HAM: "All of the cars around you are on out-laps."
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Both cars venture onto the racetrack.
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Pit » HAM: "We think it will be a 1m24.0s."
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Hamilton: "Cut-off time in Q1?"
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Pit » BUT: "This being the hard tyre, Jenson, we recommend a hard out-lap."
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The first cars - RAI and GRO - venture onto the racetrack. Time to get busy.
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Pit » HAM: "Loud and clear, Lewis. You okay?"
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Hamilton: "Radio check."
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For the stat fans among you, Jenson is the only driver to have started inside the top 5 at every race this year.
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Pit » BUT: "No-one's moved yet. We'll be going out in about 5 minutes time."
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Pit » BUT: "Radio check Jenson."
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Both drivers are in the garage getting suited and booted. The tension builds...
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We're looking for our 150th pole position this afternoon. Could be key: nine of the last 10 races here have been won from pole.
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