

With five minutes of Q2 remaining, neither Mercedes (who began Q2 on used softs), neither Alfa Romeo, nor AlphaTauri’s De Vries, were safe. It later emerged that the Mexican hit the wall on the entry of Turn 4 on his second flying effort in Q2. Verstappen continued as he left off, shooting to the top with his first effort of 1m 27.110s while Ferrari’s Sainz made it to second, just 0.038s off the Red Bull, to leave Perez third and 0.218s off his team mate. Q2 – Verstappen and Leclerc lead the standings while Hamilton struggles Knocked out: Norris, Tsunoda, Stroll, Piastri, Sargeant
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Oscar Piastri’s McLaren was 19th while home driver Logan Sargeant was 20th and just 1.214s off the pace in a very close-cut opening segment. Mercedes made it through, but at the expense of two sets of soft tyres apiece, which would put Hamilton and Russell at a disadvantage later on.ĪlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda was out in P17 while Lance Stroll was a surprise elimination in P18. In P15 was AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries as the last driver within a second of Verstappen, leaving McLaren’s Lando Norris out of Q1 in P16. George Russell ended up 11th ahead of Fernando Alonso in P12, while Zhou Guanyu was 13th and Alex Albon 14th. Lewis Hamilton – who tapped the wall in avoidance of Haas’s Magnussen early in the session – was sixth in front of Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas in P7 and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon in P8, while Ocon’s team mate Pierre Gasly finished 10th. Haas showed a stunning turn of pace, Kevin Magnussen taking P5 – 0.446s off the pace – and Nico Hulkenberg P9 and six tenths off the pace despite tapping the wall out of P16 on his first flying lap. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly took P5 ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, leaving Leclerc seventh and Esteban Ocon eighth in the other Alpine.Īs for Verstappen he qualified ninth ahead of Valtteri Bottas – neither driver having set a flying lap in Q3. That left Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso in P2 for the race while Carlos Sainz qualified third for Ferrari and Kevin Magnussen was a surprise fourth for Haas. However, Leclerc lost his car at Turn 4 and spun into the barriers, bringing out a red flag and ending qualifying early. The reigning champion equipped new tyres and emerged with just over three minutes left in an effort to make it up from P10. Perez took provisional pole in Q3 with a time of 1m 26.841s, but there was still time for Verstappen to try again. Conditions were tough in the final session as winds had picked up. The top-10 shootout saw seven teams represented and, while Verstappen had topped the first two qualifying segments, he aborted his first lap with a snap at Turn 5. Charles and Camilla will proceed to the garden for the Royal Salute from members of the armed forces before joining other members of the royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony.ġ330 GMT: There will be a flypast of modern and historic military aircraft after which the royals will gather for an informal family lunch.Sergio Perez took pole position for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix after a dramatic conclusion to Q3, which saw Max Verstappen qualify ninth as Charles Leclerc spun out to bring out a red flag. Other working members of the royal family will follow behind.ġ245 GMT: The Coronation Procession reaches Buckingham Palace. Prince William, Charles' son and heir, along with his wife Kate and their three children, will travel in the first carriage behind Charles. A fanfare will sound and gun salutes will be fired at the Tower of London and across the capital, the nation, in Gibraltar, Bermuda and on ships at sea.ġ200 GMT: The Coronation Procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace begins, with Charles and Camilla travelling in the Gold State Coach. They will pass along The Mall, a grand avenue outside the palace, which will be lined by crowds.Ġ925 GMT: Members of foreign royal families arrive at the abbey.Ġ935-0945 GMT: Members of the British royal family arrive.Ġ953 GMT: The king's procession arrives and the bells of the abbey are rung.ġ000 GMT: The two-hour coronation ceremony begins.ġ100 GMT: Charles will be crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.


Charles and Camilla will be escorted by cavalry divisions and musicians on the route to Westminster Abbey.

Music begins an hour and a half later.Ġ810-0845 GMT: Military personnel will line the ceremonial route in central London.Ġ830-0855 GMT: Heads of state and overseas government representatives arrive at the abbeyĠ920 GMT: The king's procession begins. LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Below is a look at the key timings during the coronation of King Charles on Saturday.Ġ630 GMT: Doors of London's Westminster Abbey open to the congregation.
