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The qualifying session ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix will begin at 17 p.m. French time. Don't miss any events of this session with our live text.

Authors of the best times during the three free practice sessions in Sao Paulo, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) will try to continue their march forward. However, the fight for pole position is likely to include both Ferrari de Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. Discreet on Friday, the Reds gained momentum on Saturday morning and were only five hundredths of a second behind Valtteri Bottas in Free Practice 3.

Entangled in a controversy with its engine manufacturer Renault, Toro Rosso will try to preserve the mechanics before the application of several penalties for its drivers Brendon Hartley et Pierre Gasly.