Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Austin

Max Verstappen has had the entire sprint race to assess the set-up of his car and make changes to make it faster for this qualifying session, where as the McLaren drivers have not, because they went out at the first corner of the race.

They're going to be focusing on rebuilding their cars, rather than changing them to make them any better.

And of course, Verstappen was already faster than them in the qualifying yesterday for the sprint.

It looks like the drivers are getting ready to head out on to the track.

Isack Hadjar's car has been removed from the track and we will be back to qualifying in three minutes.

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

Isack Hadjar is very, very cross with himself. We can see him in the car, he's banging his race helmet, as if to punish himself. He's annoyed that's he's made the mistake.

That was a hefty impact into the barrier.

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The red flag is now being waved and the session has stopped. The medical car has been deployed for Isack Hadjar, it looked like quite a shunt.

The rookie lost control of the car before it hit the barriers.

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Oh no! Isack Hadjar has crashed into the wall. He's told the Racing Bulls team he is OK but he is absolutely furious for ending his qualifying so early.

It looks like the McLaren team have got both cars ready for qualifying.

Now, can they make up for the sprint race incident?

The clock is ticking down and our first lot of cars are out on track.

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

I've just about caught my breath. There was a lot of excitment because there was so much happening and everything that I predicted to happen, didn't happen, and everything I didn't predict, did. That just shows you how much I know!

Crucially, both McLarens knocked themselves out of the race and there's a bit of a discussion as to who's to blame. Sometimes it's just a pure racing incident but we've been reviewing it, and we've got our own ideas...

Hats off and helmets on, it's time for Q1.

Fans at the circuit have their umbrellas out, not for rain but to keep them in the shade at Austin, Texas.

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Hello to Jennie Gow, Harry Benjamin, Andrew Benson and 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Austin

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Ferrari chairman John Elkann says the company has "full confidence" in team principal Frederic Vasseur.

The Italian team have had a difficult season and are in danger of slipping to fourth in the constructors' championship after being as high as second earlier in the year.

Elkann's comments come in the wake of a report claiming that Ferrari had been talking to former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner about taking over from Vasseur.

He said: "I want to express our full confidence in our team principal, Fred Vasseur, and in the work he is carrying out together with all our colleagues at Scuderia Ferrari — the mechanics, engineers, and drivers competing this weekend in Austin.

"I also want to reaffirm the importance of teamwork by everyone to maintain focus on the only goal that matters: always giving our very best on the track."

McLaren have already secured the constructors' championship but the other teams will be fighting hard to put their teams at the top of the standings.

Mercedes are comfortable in second spot but Ferrari are just 26 points behind in third. Can they catch up?

It is a tight title fight between the two McLarens, just 22 points separate Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Also on the radar is Max Verstappen who is slowly but surely narrowing the gap at the top of the table.

Gary: McLaren’s take on the Piastri/Lando incident is farcical. If Piastri doesn’t try the cutback on the first corner then he doesn’t take Lando out. His manoeuvre caused the collision.

Lindsay: That was not Oscar’s fault. Hulkenberg was trying to make a move that was never going to come off in a million years. Oscar had nowhere to go and unfortunately Lando got caught in the crossfire. A stupid move ruined three drivers' races.

The TV camera has been showing the action in the garages.

Engineers are hard at work getting the two McLaren cars ready for qualifying after the collision during the sprint race.

Will they be done in time? There's just eight minutes to go before lights go green for qualifying.

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Max Verstappen cruised his way from pole position to a race win in the sprint race and crucially cut down the points between his third spot in the championship and the McLarens.

The Red Bull driver is now 33 points behind Lando Norris and 55 points behind title leader Oscar Piastri.

Can he challenge the McLaren duo this weekend? We will have to wait and see.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Austin

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McLaren Formula 1 bosses Zak Brown and Andrea Stella blamed rival drivers for the crash between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the start of the United States Grand Prix sprint race.

Piastri bounced into his team-mate after colliding with Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg at the first corner. The crash took both McLaren drivers out of the race, along with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who was on the inside of Hulkenberg.

Brown, McLaren Racing's chief executive officer, told Sky Sports some of the driving at the front was "amateur hour", adding: "Clearly Nico drove into Oscar and he had no business being where he was."

McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella added: "The reaction is that we are disappointed that we didn't have the possibility to race.

"It's surprising that some drivers with a lot of experience don't act with justful prudence. Go to the first corner, make sure you don't damage competitors and carry on."

McLaren indicated that Stella was referring to both Hulkenberg and Alonso.

McLaren will review the incident with their drivers but not until after the race weekend. Both cars needed significant repairs before grand prix qualifying.

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During the break, Lando Norris was taking questions from the media and the McLaren driver had an interesting exchange with a reporter from Sky Sports Italy. The Briton was asked if he expects repercussions for his team-mate Oscar Piastri for the first-lap collision:

Norris: "Why?"

Reporter: "You don't see that it's his fault?"

Norris: "He got hit, no?"

Reporter: "Sorry?"

Norris: "He got hit, right?"

Reporter: "Yeah."

Norris: "Yeah, so why is it his fault? Oscar got hit by another car."

Reporter: "No, he..."

Norris: "Oscar got hit."

Reporter: "So you don't consider it..."

Norris: "Oscar got hit. It can't be his fault."

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We have heard the words 'papaya rules' over the course of the season, but what does it actually mean?

Simply, it's a code of conduct for drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

The word 'papaya' refers to the colour of the fruit that bears a resemblance to the iconic orange colour of McLaren.

It essentially reminds the drivers that they are free to race, but they must keep the battle fair, clean and avoid colliding.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said both Piastri and Norris have been involved in creating the code.

It also ensures equality and fairness between the two drivers as McLaren do not have a designated 'number one' driver.

The guidelines have caused growing tension between the two drivers as they fight for the drivers' championship.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Austin

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CEO Zak Brown and McLaren have refused to detail exactly what “consequences” Lando Norris has suffered as a result of his collision with Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix, but it has emerged in recent days that is likely to do with running order in qualifying.

Brown told BBC Sport earlier today: “It's definitely sporting, it's quite minor, but if we're going to make a commitment with the two drivers and Andrea [Stella] and I and the team of 'here's how we're going to do things’, then we need to be consistent, so you're definitely in the right ballpark from a sporting point of view.

“I don't think it's going to be anything that's visible, where fans should be watching the race and going, ‘Aha, there it is.’

"If we happen to be on different tyres, that'll have nothing to do with it. If one guy passes another guy, that's going to have nothing to do with it, so it's pretty minor, it's very minor.”

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McLaren do not have the data from the sprint race to help them in Sunday's race after both their drivers, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, went out of the sprint.

There is no time for a lunch break as the engineers will be busy fixing both cars in time for the main race qualifying session.

The constructors' champions have been the main talking point after the small touch between the two drivers in Singapore two weeks ago, when Norris bounced into Piastri after clipping Verstappen.

Norris received "consequences" for that, and we will have to wait to see how McLaren will handle the sprint race incident.