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Welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Qualifying session for the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Circuit.

Formula 1 | Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Street Circuit | 22.09.2012
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Updated 22/09/2012 at 14:10 GMT


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Webber's seventh place is in doubt as he's being investigated by stewards for an incident earlier.
Schumacher and Rosberg opted not to set a time in that last qualifying mini-session, saving tyres for Mercedes and settling for ninth and tenth respectively.
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So Q3 ends and Hamilton has his third pole in four races. The Briton was quickest by 0.442s, ahead of Maldonado, Vettel, Button, Alonso, Di Resta, Webber and Grosjean.
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In the final stages Maldonado puts in a great 1:46.804 time to go second, still almost half a second slower than leader Hamilton who looks like he's going to take pole.
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An untidy lap for Grosjean sees him very close to hitting a wall, but he survives the scare and is in fourth.
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All the remaining drivers are now on track fighting for grid positions on their final or penultimate laps. Hamilton still leads.
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Not long to go now and Alonso has been waiting in his garage, he goes out now and has perhaps just one lap to register a pole time.
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Vettel is into third but is over a second slower than the McLaren pair at the top.
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Button and Hamilton fighting for P1, with Hamilton fastest at the moment with a 1:46.362 time.
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Vettel, Webber, Schumacher, Rosberg and Di Resta looking for space on track, Alonso and Grosjean in the garages waiting.
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Q3 starts and Vettel will be looking to overcome Hamilton, Alonso and co in the final minutes.
Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Vergne and Senna have also missed the cut. Q3 starts shortly.
Massa, Perez and Räikkönen are out.
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Q2 ends with Hamilton leading and Vettel, Webber, Grosjean, and Alonso in the top five. Button and Di Resta are seventh and eighth.
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So Senna is eliminated by his crash, now we'll see if anyone else goes out...
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News filters through that Pic received a penalty for passing under red flags and will have 20s added to his race time tomorrow.
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Di Resta is trying to hold on to 10th place with Schumacher and Hulkenberg trying to challenge him.
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Hamilton still leads, followed by Vettel second, Button third, Alonso fourth, Webber fifth and Raikkonen sixth. Grosjean hit a wall and returned to his garage but his Lotus is ok and he's back out on track.
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Now Hamilton responds with a 1:46.665 flyer top go into the lead. Senna has hit a wall damaging his rear suspension and his session is over.