Brazilian Grand Prix final practice and qualifying

20:22 Thanks for joining us for our live coverage of final free practice and qualifying for the Brazilian GP. We will be back tomorrow for full coverage of the race. Check back on autosport.com for all the reaction and news from qualifying, but in the meantime here's our full report on qualifying

Brazilian GP: Bottas beats Vettel to pole after Hamilton crashes

Valtteri Bottas narrowly claimed pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix, as Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton crashed out in Q1

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A job well done for Alonso, who will start sixth thanks to Ricciardo's grid penalty.

20:19 This is pole position number 170 for a Mercedes engine in the world championship. This is the 975th world championship race.

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Bottas celebrates his third pole position in F1.

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20:15 Raikkonen: "I felt I could have been better but it was a bit tricky sometimes getting the tyres in the right window for the first two corners to be confident under braking."

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Here's why Hamilton wasn't part of the Q3 shootout - he crashed early in Q1.

20:14 Vettel: "I think I chickened out a bit on the brakes on the last lap into Turn 1."

20:13 Bottas: "I feel good. Still a bit shaky, it's a good feeling. It was so close between Sebastian in the qualifying, so got a good lap in the end. It's really good to start on the pole here, we have a good car, it's going to be a close race still with Ferrari."

20:12 Hulkenberg complains of losing time on the flat-out run to the line on his lap.

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20:11 This is the 87th pole position for the Mercedes team in F1.

20:11 Q3 Results
1 Bottas, 1m08.322s
2 Vettel, 1m08.360s
3 Raikkonen, 1m08.538s
4 Verstappen, 1m08.925s
5 Ricciardo, 1m09.330s
6 Perez, 1m09.598s
7 Alonso, 1m09.617s
8 Hulkenberg, 1m09.703s
9 Sainz, 1m09.805s
10 Massa, 1m09.841s.

20:10 "Yes! Yes!" bellows Alonso after hearing he'll be starting sixth tomorrow.

20:09 So Bottas has taken pole position for the Brazilian GP - his third in F1. He was just 0.038s faster than Vettel.

20:09 Raikkonen improves to a 1m08.538s. He's third ahead of Verstappen.

20:08 Bottas takes pole position with a 1m08.322s.

20:08 Vettel fails to improve.

20:08 Chequered flag is out with the final runs under way.

20:08 Bottas very fast in sector one - Vettel not so fast!

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20:06 Force India tells Perez it thinks the rain is falling "slightly more and more".

20:06 The gap between Vettel on provisional pole and Bottas was just 0.082s based on the first runs. If the track stays dry enough, it could be a spectacular battle.

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20:04 Three-and-a-half minutes remaining of Q3. Everyone is in the pits.

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20:03 Hulkenberg reported a loss of power, but he was told "it's just fuel, you'll be ok".

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20:02 Q3 so far: 1 Vettel, 1m08.360s; 2 Bottas, 1m08.442s; 3 Raikkonen, 1m08.767s; 4 Verstappen, 1m09.065s; 5 Ricciardo, 1m09.330s; 6 Perez, 1m09.598s; 7 Hulkenberg, 1m09.829s; 8 Alonso, 1m09.905s; 9 Sainz, 1m09.968s; 10 Massa, no time

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