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Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Duval goes seventh, with Abt going 11th.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Buemi goes up to third on his first flier - 0.138s off the pace. So it's still 1 Trulli; 2 Di Grassi.
WRC - Portugal: And just before that, Sordo was through and hung on to sixth ahead of Ostberg by just three tenths of a second.
WRC - Portugal: Latvala comes in 5s down on Meeke and his lead is down to 6s overall.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Well, sounds like somebody has had a high-speed spin. Heard it but can't see it.
WRC - Portugal: Latvala passes the final split and he's 4s slower than Meeke there!
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Chandhok is first to take to the track from his qualifying group.
WRC - Portugal: In the four-way battle for fifth, indications on the splits are that Sordo (sixth going in) is going to lose a bit of ground and Ostberg (seventh) will make some up.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: The stewards have decided to take no action against Alguersuari. That investigation was probably into him holding up Sarrazin in the second qualifying group. Alguersuari is currently 11th.
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WRC - Portugal: Meeke comes through fastest so far, 3s up on Ogier, 9s better than Mikkelsen. His split times are 2s up on Latvala so far too.
But Meeke predicts drivers behind will go quicker "as the road is cleaning all the time". He has an appreciative nod for Ogier's time given that the champion only has Al Qassimi ahead on the road now.
But Meeke predicts drivers behind will go quicker "as the road is cleaning all the time". He has an appreciative nod for Ogier's time given that the champion only has Al Qassimi ahead on the road now.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Just the final qualifying group to go. It comprises Chandhok, Buemi, Bird, Abt, Duval. Judging from everything we've seen so far today, Buemi is the only one who can potentially knock Trulli off pole position.
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WRC - Portugal: Mikkelsen finishes the stage 6s slower than Ogier, so is now just 3s ahead of his champion team-mate in what will be a battle for third. He'll drop further away from second-placed Meeke too.
Mikkelsen admits running with just soft tyres might not have paid off, but is pretty content.
"It was moving quite a lot, especially towards the end there. It looks like it was fine. It was a different tyre strategy, but Seb has done a really good stage time.
"We'll just keep on going. I'm very happy with the way I'm driving now - it's safe with a good rhythm."
Mikkelsen admits running with just soft tyres might not have paid off, but is pretty content.
"It was moving quite a lot, especially towards the end there. It looks like it was fine. It was a different tyre strategy, but Seb has done a really good stage time.
"We'll just keep on going. I'm very happy with the way I'm driving now - it's safe with a good rhythm."
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: So Trulli is still fastest with only one qualifying group to go. Here's how the qualifying standings look:
1 Trulli, 1m21.547s
2 Di Grassi, 1m21.623s
3 Heidfeld, 1m21.710s
4 D'Ambrosio, 1m21.861s
5 Prost, 1m21.911s
6 Sarrazin, 1m21.978s
7 Vergne, 1m22.015s
8 Liuzzi, 1m22.032s
9 Speed, 1m22.096s
10 Piquet Jr, 1m22.310s
11 Alguersuari, 1m22.395s
12 Salvador Duran, 1m22.444s
13 Pic, 1m22.464s
14 Senna, 1m22.575s
15 Da Costa, 1m22.586s
1 Trulli, 1m21.547s
2 Di Grassi, 1m21.623s
3 Heidfeld, 1m21.710s
4 D'Ambrosio, 1m21.861s
5 Prost, 1m21.911s
6 Sarrazin, 1m21.978s
7 Vergne, 1m22.015s
8 Liuzzi, 1m22.032s
9 Speed, 1m22.096s
10 Piquet Jr, 1m22.310s
11 Alguersuari, 1m22.395s
12 Salvador Duran, 1m22.444s
13 Pic, 1m22.464s
14 Senna, 1m22.575s
15 Da Costa, 1m22.586s
WRC - Portugal: Meeke is a second up on Ogier at the final split, and they're both 5-6s quicker than Mikkelsen, who had all soft tyres for the morning while most others carried at least one or two hards.
Ostberg is through with a time 15s off Ogier.
Ostberg is through with a time 15s off Ogier.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: D'Ambrosio goes fourth fastest with Prost slotting into fifth.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: But di Grassi can't improve - he stays second.
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WRC - Portugal: Ogier reaches the stage finish with a time of 25m42.9s. He hops out to inspect his tyres, though he doesn't give away whether it was a soft/hard mix - describing his choice as "Michelin, black and round".
"We haven't got enough grip to use the tyres!" he laughs.
"It was not the perfect strategy, but no one had that."
Ogier started the day with Rally2 men Evans, Al Qassimi and Bertelli hall road-sweeping for him. Two of them have now crashed, and the champion's not over impressed.
"It's a shame that there's now only one car in front of me," says Ogier.
"We had a little chance when there were two cars in front but now it's not possible."
"We haven't got enough grip to use the tyres!" he laughs.
"It was not the perfect strategy, but no one had that."
Ogier started the day with Rally2 men Evans, Al Qassimi and Bertelli hall road-sweeping for him. Two of them have now crashed, and the champion's not over impressed.
"It's a shame that there's now only one car in front of me," says Ogier.
"We had a little chance when there were two cars in front but now it's not possible."
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Although d'Ambrosio is even faster in sector 1.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Di Grassi fastest of all in sector one. Laying the foundations for a pole position shot.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Group 3 drivers have had their first quick laps. Di Grassi is second, Heidfeld third, d'Ambrosio eighth, Prost ninth and Pic 15th.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Heidfeld goes third, 0.163s slower than pacesetter Trulli.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Di Grassi completes his first lap, and goes second. But he's only 0.076s off Trulli. Di Grassi has another lap to come.
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WRC - Portugal: Bertelli is safely clear of the car and has found his phone to tweet an update on what happened:
"We rolled but we are OK. The car is badly damaged and we will not restart tomorrow."
"We rolled but we are OK. The car is badly damaged and we will not restart tomorrow."
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: While Prost went immediately, the other four in this group opted for another warm-up lap.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Prost's middle sector was the fastest of all, but drivers are struggling to match Trulli's final-sector time.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Prost goes sixth fastest.
WRC - Portugal: If he can keep this up, Meeke looks set to take a bite out of Latvala's lead on this stage. Our rally leader is through split one slightly slower than current second place man Meeke.
Meeke himself is past the halfway point and he's still faster than Mikkelsen and Ogier.
Meeke himself is past the halfway point and he's still faster than Mikkelsen and Ogier.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Alguersuari is under investigation. Presumably that's for holding up Sarrazin during the second group.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Vergne has described Trulli's time as "amazingly quick". Could the Italian be on for his first pole position since the 2004 Monaco GP? Di Grassi might have something to say about that...
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Qualifying group 3 comprises Pic, di Grassi, Prost, d'Ambrosio and Heidfeld.
WRC - Portugal: We've lost Bertelli on this stage, no info as to why yet.
Ogier is the pacesetter at the halfway point, 1.5s up on Mikkelsen. But at the split before that, Meeke is the fastest man - he's a couple of seconds faster than Ogier.
Rally leader Latvala has just set off.
Ogier is the pacesetter at the halfway point, 1.5s up on Mikkelsen. But at the split before that, Meeke is the fastest man - he's a couple of seconds faster than Ogier.
Rally leader Latvala has just set off.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: So Sarrazin doesn't improve, but is still the quickest of the second group. Trulli is currently fastest overall. Here's how the standings are halfway through qualifying:
1 Trulli, 1m21.547s
2 Sarrazin, 1m21.978s
3 Vergne, 1m22.015s
4 Liuzzi, 1m22.032s
5 Speed, 1m22.096s
6 Piquet Jr, 1m22.310s
7 Alguersuari, 1m22.395s
8 Salvador Duran, 1m22.444s
9 Senna, 1m22.575s
10 Da Costa, 1m22.586s
1 Trulli, 1m21.547s
2 Sarrazin, 1m21.978s
3 Vergne, 1m22.015s
4 Liuzzi, 1m22.032s
5 Speed, 1m22.096s
6 Piquet Jr, 1m22.310s
7 Alguersuari, 1m22.395s
8 Salvador Duran, 1m22.444s
9 Senna, 1m22.575s
10 Da Costa, 1m22.586s
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: But traffic has cost Sarrazin - Alguersuari in the way.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Sarrazin is on a potentially faster lap, but needs to make up over four tenths to polesitter Trulli.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Alguersuari improves but goes only seventh, which is disappointing after showing good practice pace.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Vergne goes third-fastest behind Sarrazin and ahead of Liuzzi.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: With Trulli still fastest by over four tenths, the group 2 drivers each have a lap left to go. Vergne is on a fast one.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Alguersuari looked to be on a strong lap, but lost time and goes 10th. Lost a heap of time in the last sector.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Sarrazin goes second fastest, 0.431s off Trulli.
Formula E - Berlin Tempelhof: Vergne and Speed go third and fourth.
By: Matt Beer, Jack Benyon, Mitchell Adam, Mark Glendenning, David Evans, Edd Straw, Peter Mills, Gary Watkins, Glenn Freeman
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