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# Progression

Drivers progressed through the qualifying session as follows:

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## Q1 into Q2

The following teams did not make it through:

| TEAM       | freq |
| ---------- | ---- |
| Sauber     | 1    |
| Toro Rosso | 1    |
| Williams   | 2    |

* neither Williams made it through from Q1 to Q2
* RIC failed to improve his time from Q1, recording 77.638 compared to 77.623 (0.015s slower)
* LEC failed to improve his time from Q1, recording 78.91 compared to 78.661 (0.249s slower)
* PER failed to improve his time from Q1, recording 79.098 compared to 78.74 (0.358s slower)

## Q2 into Q3

The following teams did not make it through:

| TEAM        | freq |
| ----------- | ---- |
| Force India | 2    |
| McLaren     | 1    |
| Renault     | 1    |
| Sauber      | 1    |
| Toro Rosso  | 1    |

* neither Force India made it through from Q2 to Q3
* both Ferrari cars made it through to Q3
* both Haas F1 Team cars made it through to Q3
* both Mercedes cars made it through to Q3
* both Red Bull cars made it through to Q3
* MAG failed to improve his time from Q2, recording 77.676 compared to 77.618 (0.058s slower)
* GRO failed to improve his time from Q2, recording 77.835 compared to 77.699 (0.136s slower)