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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Formula 1 | Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit | 12.10.2013
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Mike Hytner

Updated 12/10/2013 at 06:10 GMT


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Make sure you come back and join us for the race on Sunday, it promises to be a good one!
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That's it then! Webber takes a stunning pole late on in the session, ahead of team-mate Vettel, who struggled with KERS issues.
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Sunday's grid top 10: Webber, Vettel, Hamilton, Grosjean, Massa, Rosberg, Hulkenburg, Alonso, Raikkonen and Button.
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That's it! Mark Webber claims pole position!
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Webber improves again and he's still top with 1m30.915s.
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Out comes the flag.... but by no means the end of the session!
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One flying lap left for everyone - game on!
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All cars have fresh medium tyres on now. And all 10 are out there - it's going to a busy end to qualifying!
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Webber on team radio: “KERS is good now”. Unlike Vettel.
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Alonso claims third ahead of Hamilton with Button in fifth ahead of Grosjean.
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Webber quickly trumps his team-mate with a time of 1m30.975s.
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Vettel posts a time of 1m31.312s to kick things off.
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Button and Grosjean jopin the fray but Rosberg is yet to flinch.
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Hamilton, Webber and Alonso are also out and about.
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Vettel comes out first - there's a turn up for the books!
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Here we go! Ten minutes away from knowing how the grid will line up for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix!
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While at the top end, Vettel led Webber, Grosjean, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Massa, Rosberg, Alonso, Button and Hulkenberg. It's those 10 drivers who will now battle it out for pole.
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The men who fall are Perez, Di Resta, Bottas, Gutierrez, Maldonado and Ricciardo
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Massa does it again at the death! He leaps into sixth to assure he makes it into Q3!
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Hulkenburg jumps up to fifth, leaving Massa in a bit of trouble again.