Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

The fight for pole is going to be so tight. The gaps between the drivers at the sharp end have been milliseconds. It's down to who can get that clean lap, no mistakes, no interruptions with traffic and getting put out on track at the right time.

Charles Leclerc is in his Ferrari and ready to take part in qualifying.

Lights are green and it's time for Q1!

Hello to Jennie Gow, Harry Benjamin, BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson and 1996 world champion Damon Hill - listen to them live at the top of the page.

Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

Let's see if something like the sprint result has put a spring in Lando's step. It might be that confidence is back a bit more.

We saw the tide turn, although a very small one, back towards Lando but these guys are certainly the favourites, I think. But I'm always nervous about saying that because Verstapen is the master at the one lap qualifying.

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Lando Norris won his maiden race in Miami last year and claimed the sprint win earlier today.

“My luck in Miami seems pretty good at the minute, really happy,” said the McLaren driver after the sprint.

He will be hoping for more luck in qualifying. Maybe his disco ball-designed helmet is a lucky charm.

Jennie Gow
F1 pit-lane reporter in Miami

The sun is shining! It looks to be dry and sunny and very hot. When they say Miami heat, now I know what they're talking about.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Miami

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The Cadillac F1 team, which makes its debut next season, says it is "not in a hurry to select a driver". Former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has been linked to the team, but Dan Towriss, the boss of the TWG company that oversees the team alongside partner General Motors, said no decision had been made.

Towriss said the team were "committed to having an American driver" but added: "It's important to all of us to do it the right way.

"It’s not a gimmick to just grab somebody and drop them in the seat because it's important to us that, you know, that they're successful."

The team will use Ferrari engines for the first three years of their existence, before GM’s new engine debuts in 2029. GM president Mark Reuss said the company was committed to the 2026 regulations running their course until 2030, following a debate about the future of F1 engines in recent weeks.

"There was a formal meeting where we all met as PU suppliers as a result of that. (We ageed that) we’re probably going to finish off what we have going as manufacturers and as a series. And so, we came to that agreement."

But he said GM was “very open” to considering other options.

Oscar Piastri continues to lead the drivers' championship, with 106 points, after the sprint race points were dished out.

His McLaren team mate Lando Norris is in second with 97 points and four-time champion Max Verstappen sits in third with a total of 87 points.

A McLaren one-two in the earlier sprint race keeps the team ahead in the constructors' championship, with 203 points.

The papaya team are 88 points clear of second-placed Mercedes and Red Bull make the top three with 90 points.

It looks like the rain clouds from earlier today have gone away.

The temperature is a lovely hot 29C with a gentle breeze.

There's a 13% chance of rain.

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Lando Norris claimed the sprint win earlier today, in a drama filled 18 laps, with the help of the safety car.

His team mate, Oscar Piastri led from lap one after passing pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes at the first corner, it was looking like a comfortable win for the Australian but the safety car cost him the victory.

The safety car was sent out while Norris was pitting for his slick tyres, giving him enough time to re-join the track and claim the win.

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The sprint race was one to forget for Charles Leclerc.

"I felt like a bit like a passenger. I was just cruising until I completely lost control of the car," he told Sky Sports earlier.

His Ferrari suffered from a shunt into the wall, on the way down to the track before the sprint race.

The engineers have been working hard to fix up his car ready for qualifying.

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Well, the sprint earlier today was full of drama, here's a few things that also happened:

• Charles Leclerc's sprint ended before it could begin

• Pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli bumped down to 10th
• Max Verstappen was handed a 10-second penalty after an unsafe release in the pit lane - he finished 17th
• Spanish duo Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso also did not finish the race because of damage

Ollie Bearman has been handed a five-second penalty after an unsafe release in the pit lane during the sprint race.

This means he is out of points and down to 14th. Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda jumps up into the points.

Hello everyone, welcome back to our live text. Qualifying is about 30 minutes away. Who will take pole position?

We will soon find out when Q1 gets under way at 21:15 BST.

Live commentary is available online-only, at the top of this page using the 'listen live' tab.

Jennie Gow, Harry Benjamin, BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson and 1996 world champion Damon Hill will be joining us shortly.

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Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Miami

Lando Norris beat McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to win a chaotic wet-dry Miami Grand Prix sprint race with help from the safety car.

Piastri led from lap one after passing pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes at the first corner of the race but the safety car cost the Australian the race win.

Piastri pitted one lap before Norris as the track dried out but the safety car was sent out while Norris was pitting for his slick tyres.

That slows the cars on track and gave Norris enough time to rejoin in the lead.

Read the full report here

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Now breathe! There was a bit of everything in that race and it was certainly eventful.

McLaren's Lando Norris came out on top, with his team-mate Oscar Piastri in second. Lewis Hamilton managed to put his Ferrari in third.

Piastri still leads the drivers' championship by nine points.

Go and grab some dinner and take a break before joining us for qualifying build-up at 20:45 BST. Because of the delay to the sprint race, Q1 will now go green at 21:15 BST.

See you shortly!

Max Verstappen spoke to Sky Sports about his unsafe release in the pit lane and issues with Red Bull's pit stop lights: "They've all been different incidences, so you can't really compare these things but I think we all don't want that to happen but it happened so this is something we need to investigate.

"I'm just happy that no one got injured. With these cars, if you hit someone, it's not great. It's super clear what happened there so there is not much more for me to add."

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner had a very short response on the unsafe release of Max Verstappen's car in the pit-lane during the sprint race.

He told Sky Sports: "It was human error and we'll learn from it."

Verstappen received a 10-second time penalty as a result and finished the sprint race down in 17th after starting fourth.

Kimi Antonelli started on pole position today but the Italian lost the lead to Oscar Piastri at the first corner. He said: "It was a great opportunity but bit annoyed about lap one with how it went," Antonelli tells Sky Sports.

"I mean, it seems like it's like this, that you can basically do whatever you want - so it's good to know for the future.

"Definitely it's a shame but luckily we have a qualifying to bounce back."