F1 Eifel Grand Prix qualifying LIVE: Bottas ON POLE, Hamilton second on grid – latest updates from Nurburgring

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HULKENBERG IN FOR STROLL</strong></strong></p>

Racing Point have confirmed super sub Nico Hulkenberg will replace Lance Stroll, who is unwell, for the remainder of the Eifel GP this weekend.</p>

https://twitter.com/HulkHulkenberg/status/1314901067533033473</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602332823,”date_formatted”:”10th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”13:27″},”author”:”Daniel Brookes”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/324d214bd6d3c125af45de2b805b04f6?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”353778″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12872901″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-353778″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

FP3 IS DONE</strong></p>n</p>n

Mercedes finally find pace but it is Valtteri Bottas who tops the tree from Hamilton, who is in P2.</p>n</p>n

Leclerc is a shock in P3. That was most unexpected.</p>n</p>n

Verstappen in P4.</p>n</p>n

Vettel in P5 to confirm that Ferrari do indeed have some pace – at last.</p>n</p>n

All set for a decent qualifying.</p>n”,”raw”:”

FP3 IS DONE</strong></p>

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Mercedes finally find pace but it is Valtteri Bottas who tops the tree from Hamilton, who is in P2.</p>

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Leclerc is a shock in P3. That was most unexpected.</p>

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Verstappen in P4.</p>

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Vettel in P5 to confirm that Ferrari do indeed have some pace – at last.</p>

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All set for a decent qualifying.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602327728,”date_formatted”:”10th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”12:02″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”353775″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12872901″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-353775″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

SEVEN MINUTES TO GO IN FINAL PRACTICE</strong></p>n</p>n

Lando Norris, who had earlier asked for gloves because he was so cold – it is eight degrees here – has gone in the P3 with a super time of 1:27.167 and is ahead of Hamilton’s best lap.</p>n”,”raw”:”

SEVEN MINUTES TO GO IN FINAL PRACTICE</strong></p>

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Lando Norris, who had earlier asked for gloves because he was so cold – it is eight degrees here – has gone in the P3 with a super time of 1:27.167 and is ahead of Hamilton’s best lap.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602327217,”date_formatted”:”10th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:53″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”353772″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12872901″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-353772″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

MISTAKE FROM HAMILTON</strong></p>n

The world champ locks up and spoils his flying lap. He is currently P3 behind Bottas (P1) and Verstappen.</p>n

As for Ferrari? Leclerc is in P8. Vettel in P11.</p>n”,”raw”:”

MISTAKE FROM HAMILTON</strong></p>

The world champ locks up and spoils his flying lap. He is currently P3 behind Bottas (P1) and Verstappen.</p>

As for Ferrari? Leclerc is in P8. Vettel in P11.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602326887,”date_formatted”:”10th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:48″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”353770″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12872901″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-353770″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

VERSTAPPEN GOES QUICKEST</strong></p>n</p>n

As the track rubbers up, it is the Red Bull man who sets the quickest time.</p>n</p>n

But now the Merc duo are starting their flying runs. </p>n</p>n

Let’s see what they have got in response.</p>n”,”raw”:”

VERSTAPPEN GOES QUICKEST</strong></p>

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As the track rubbers up, it is the Red Bull man who sets the quickest time.</p>

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But now the Merc duo are starting their flying runs. </p>

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Let’s see what they have got in response.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602326481,”date_formatted”:”10th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:41″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”353769″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12872901″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-353769″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

BIG SLIDE FOR RUSSELL</strong></p>n</p>n

George Russell loses control and goes into a full power slide across the grass. Luckily he keeps his Williams out of the barriers and his car is not damaged.</p>n</p>n

He is down in P18 at the moment.</p>n”,”raw”:”

BIG SLIDE FOR RUSSELL</strong></p>

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George Russell loses control and goes into a full power slide across the grass. Luckily he keeps his Williams out of the barriers and his car is not damaged.</p>

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He is down in P18 at the moment.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602326236,”date_formatted”:”10th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:37″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”353765″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12872901″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-353765″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

30 MINUTES TO GO</strong></p>n

So far, Red Bull, Renault and McLaren can feel pretty satisfied. And even Romain Grosjean is happy.</p>n

But Mercedes and Ferrari have work to do.</p>n”,”raw”:”

30 MINUTES TO GO</strong></p>

So far, Red Bull, Renault and McLaren can feel pretty satisfied. And even Romain Grosjean is happy.</p>

But Mercedes and Ferrari have work to do.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602325937,”date_formatted”:”10th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:32″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”353763″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12872901″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-353763″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

EARLY PACE FROM RED BULL</strong></p>n</p>n

The two drivers sit in P1 and P2 on the timesheets. </p>n</p>n

Hamilton down in 12th and Bottas in P8. </p>n</p>n

Could Merc be in trouble here?</p>n”,”raw”:”

EARLY PACE FROM RED BULL</strong></p>

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The two drivers sit in P1 and P2 on the timesheets. </p>

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Hamilton down in 12th and Bottas in P8. </p>

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Could Merc be in trouble here?</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602325643,”date_formatted”:”10th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:27″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}],”archived”:false},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:12872901,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”sport”,”id”:321,”sectionName”:”sport/motorsport”,”type”:”UNKNOWN”,”theme”:”theme-sport”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“F1″,”Sport Live Blogs”],”renderedArticleId”:12872901,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:”F1 Eifel Grand Prix LIVE: Follow all the latest drama from the Nurburgring”,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/12872901/f1-eifel-grand-prix-live-qualifying-hamilton-bottas/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.e217514010118f44eca7.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:259,”siteId”:5048,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:165581,”baseEndpoint”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”amp”:{“accountId”:259,”propertyHref”:”https://thesun.co.uk.amp”,”propertyId”:7736,”privacyManagerId”:165581,”stageCampaign”:false,”checkConsentHref”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk/wrapper/tcfv2/v1/amp”,”promptUISrc”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk/amp/index.html”,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”pmTab”:”purposes”,”targetingParams”:{“color”:”red”},”policy”:{“default”:{“timeout”:{“seconds”:5,”fallbackAction”:”reject”}}}}},”isProd”:true,”features”:{“enable-newsletter”:false,”dockedPlayer”:true,”podWidgets”:true,”swipe”:false,”swipeOnBoarding”:false,”digitalPersonalisation”:false,”digitalPersonalisationServerSide”:false,”burgerMenu”:false,”galleryAds”:true,”newBrightcove”:false,”redisAMPCacheEnabled”:true,”redisCacheAMPVersion”:31,”stickySocial”:false,”nextBestAction”:false,”redisArticleCacheEnabled”:true,”redisSectionCacheEnabled”:true,”billboardTeaser”:false,”firstScrollAnalytics”:true,”pushlyNotification”:true,”redisBrotliCompressionEnabled”:false,”optimizelySnippetEnabled”:true,”fsStickyWidgets”:true,”liveblogV2Enabled”:false}},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”RACING TRAGEDY”,”headline”:”Spanish rally car co-driver Laura Salvo, 21, dies in crash at Rally Vidreiro”,”lead”:”YOUNG talent reportedly died at the scene after the tragic accident. 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