- Updates from Formula One qualification at Suzuka Circuit
- Qualifying starts at 3pm local/7am BST/5pm AEDT
- Any thoughts? Email or tweet @joeylynchy
We’re just under 20 minutes away from the start of qualifying and given that Verstappen has won from pole in the last three races at Suzuka, it could prove decisive.
One of the major things to watch in qualifying is the potential for fires to break out on the course. There’s plenty of dry grass around the track and it’s ignited three times across the various practice sessions staged thus far.