Summary

  • Andrea Kimi Antonelli takes Miami GP sprint qualifying pole

  • Oscar Piastri second, Lando Norris third, Verstappen fourth

  • Russell fifth, Leclerc seventh and Hamilton eighth

  • Listen to BBC radio commentary by selecting audio icon above (UK only)

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Hadjar a 'revelation'

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter in Miami

    Helmut Marko, the adviser at Red Bull, has said that of all the people he has dealt with this season, Isack Hadjar has been "the revelation". That is high praise.

  2. Antonelli goes second

    Teenager Kimi Antonelli makes it a Mercedes one-two at the top of the timesheets. The Italian can't beat team-mate George Russell's best marker but he does go within 0.169 seconds of it on the C4 medium compound.

  3. Max Verstappen has been handed the new floor at Red Bull this weekend but at the moment, the Dutchman is stuck in the garage as the mechanics tinker with the set-up.

  4. Top five

    1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:28.058

    2. Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.253

    3. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.333

    4. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.387

    5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.548

  5. Sainz up to P2

    Carlos Sainz has completed 12 laps in the Williams and his latest push lap on the mediums lifts him to second on the leaderboard, 0.253 seconds behind George Russell's Mercedes.

  6. McLaren's 'extraordinary performance'

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Miami

    Miami last year is the race that turned McLaren around and made them the most competitive team in Formula 1. It's perhaps a moment to pause and reflect on what an incredible job McLaren have done in turning that team around in such a short order of time. It's an extraordinary performance they have created and they deserve every bit of praise they get for that.

  7. Russell goes back top

    George Russell has just had a nervy moment in the Mercedes at Turn 14, but before his close brush with wall, the Mercedes driver jumped above Lando Norris on the timesheets with a 1:28.058 on the mediums.

  8. Norris beats Russell's time

    Lando Norris may have been bumped off the top of the championship by his team-mate Oscar Piastri but he said there is "no reason to be worried" at this early stage in the season.

    His maiden win in Formula 1 was secured on the street-style Miami track last year and now he has five career victories under his belt - but so does Oscar Piastri now.

    Norris' time on the board on the medium tyres is a 1:28.391.

  9. If you're new to the sprint format, teams and drivers only get one practice session during the weekend instead of the usual three. After this one hour is up, we'll be straight into sprint qualifying to set the grid for tomorrow's shorter race.

    This is the second of six sprints this year. Lewis Hamilton took the opening victory at the Chinese Grand Prix in March, but the seven-time world champion doesn't sound too confident about his chances this weekend, answering that he had "no clue" as to what we can expect from Ferrari in Miami.

    Hamilton is eighth at the moment, +0.696 seconds off new leader George Russell's quickest time.

  10. Aston Martin 'not a happy camp'

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    Aston Martin are really struggling this year. Andy Cowell, the team principal and CEO, held a press conference yesterday and I waded in with the first question. I basically said 'Andy, what's gone wrong?' He didn't beat around the bush and said 'We are not a happy camp and we need to work it out.'

  11. The stewards are going to investigate McLaren and their stray tools in Lando Norris' car after the session.

    Meanwhile, the two Williams of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon are on yellow medium tyres and are sitting just behind the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in second and third on the timesheets.

  12. Verstappen goes top

    George Russell is puzzled, telling Mercedes the car feels completely different. He has put a marker down of 1:29.798 on the medium tyres but his time is over a second away from Max Verstappen, who has just gone top with a 1:28.634 on the same compound.

  13. The opening minutes of this only practice session are throwing up some niggling issues for various drivers. Yuki Tsunoda has an uncomfortable seat over at Red Bull, while George Russell calls in to Mercedes to say his steering "is exceptionally heavy".

  14. Shiny disco ball

    Basketball, beach ball and now disco ball. Lando Norris has another special race helmet for the Miami Grand Prix. Now, he won't be wearing the one in the picture - that's way too shiny. But the design is a nod to his first win here last year.

    The Briton is out on track but he needs to come back in to box, as tools have been left in the cockpit. "Everything is falling apart," he adds.

    Lando Norris holds up his disco ball helmetMcLaren X

  15. What are the Miami GP tyres?

    Crew members check tyres in the Miami paddockGetty Images

    Pirelli has selected the same tyres as the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for this week's race in Miami - soft, soft and soft again.

    Teams have the C3 (white, hard), C4 (yellow, medium) and C5 (red, soft) compounds to hand, as well as the green intermediates and blue full wets. This selection, just like in Jeddah, is one step softer than last year's event.

    With it being a sprint weekend, drivers will get two sets of the hards, four sets of the mediums and six sets of soft tyres.

  16. Go! Go! Go!

    It's been a whirlwind 24 hours for new dad Max Verstappen but he's ready to go for three days of action in the United States.

    This is the only practice session of the weekend, so every second counts...

    Max Verstappen in the Red Bull garageGetty Images

  17. Floor upgrade at Red Bull

    Red Bull upgrades for MiamiFIA

    Six teams have decided to bring upgrades for round six at the Miami International Autodrome, the most notable name on the list being Red Bull, who have updated the floor for this weekend's race.

    Aston Martin

    Front wing, rear wing, beam wing.

    Red Bull

    Floor fences, floor edge.

    Alpine

    Front corner, front suspension.

    Mercedes

    Rear wing.

    Williams

    Beam wing.

    Sauber

    Front suspension.

  18. Tune in

    BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Jennie Gow, Harry Benjamin, Autosport editor-in-chief Rebecca Clancy and BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson are in position and ready to take us through Friday in Miami.

    Commentary is available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and at the top of this page by clicking the 'listen live' tab.

    You can also ask BBC Sounds to play Miami Grand Prix practice one via most smart speakers.

  19. Williams on the move

    McLaren are out in front by 77 points from second-placed Mercedes in the constructors' championship, while Red Bull and Ferrari stay put in third and fourth respectively.

    There has been movement below the top four, however, as Williams' double points in Saudi means they jump above Haas by five points and into fifth place.

    Teams standingsGetty Images/BBC Sport

  20. Piastri now leads the way

    The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix two weeks ago saw the lead at the top of the drivers' championship change hands, going from one McLaren driver to the other. Oscar Piastri is 10 points clear of team-mate Lando Norris after his victory in Jeddah, with Max Verstappen is only 12 points adrift in third.

    Drivers top 10Getty Images/BBC Sport