Qualifying : The period in which drivers are allowed one flying lap to set the best time they can.

排位赛：车手可以在自由行驶的一圈里设定其最好成绩的一个比赛。

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Alonso said he had made a mistake on his best qualifying lap, forcing him to qualify with a second lap after his tyres were past their best.

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