Summary

  • Oscar Piastri takes pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix

  • McLaren team-mate Lando Norris second, Max Verstappen third

  • Carlos Sainz knocked out in Q1 at his home grand prix

  • Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda also fails to make Q2

  • F1 introduces stiffer tests on front wing flexibility this weekend

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Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Rain isn't forecast but there are indeed some dark clouds looming in the distance.

  2. Team radio - Russell

    "Dark clouds in the distance over Turn 13."

  3. 'McLaren looking strong'

    Olli Caldwell
    Former F2, F3 and Alpine development driver on Sports Extra 2

    McLaren are looking very strong here in all the sessions so far.

    They certainly don't seem to be sweating too much with any regulations that are going on.

  4. Getting to the end of the first runs and in the elimination zone at the moment are:

    11) Bortoleto

    12) Lawson

    13) Albon

    14) Stroll

    15) Bearman

  5. Olli Caldwell
    Former F2, F3 and Alpine development driver on Sports Extra 2

    You might see Alex Albon and Ollie Bearman do some lap times on what look to be used tyres because the teams and engineers have made some very minor adjudgments between Q1 and Q2.

    They want the drivers to do a lap so that they can see on the data exactly what that has changed, and whether they think it would be good to keep on the car for another new set of softs or whether they should go back to the original setup.

  6. But Oscar Piastri continues his strong form as he crosses the line in 1:11.988 to fastest of all.

  7. Strong lap by Lewis Hamilton as he goes third quickest, four tenths off Lando Norris' time.

  8. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Fernando Alonso during qualifyingGetty Images

    Fernando Alonso's last race win came at this circuit back in 2013. It's a track he has been pole at before back in 2006. I'm not sure if he's in the running for pole position this afternoon, but could he get another top six starting position? He has started fifth and sixth in the last two consecutive races.

  9. And Lando Norris goes three tenths of a second quicker than Max Verstappen.

  10. Max Verstappen goes fastest with 1:12.358. Lando Norris is on his way round now and is fastest of all through the second sector.

  11. Oliver Bearman goes second quickest, half a second down on Alex Albon's time.

    Max Verstappen is heading out now for a flying lap.

  12. Alex Albon kicks things off in Q2 with 1:13.113s.

  13. Olli Caldwell
    Former F2, F3 and Alpine development driver on Sports Extra 2

    Franco Colapinto did a great job there. He has been struggling this weekend, but to get a great first lap in and quicker than his team-mate Pierre Gasly.

    Heartbreak to have it taken away from a technical issue. We could hear his engine was on but when he seemed to rev it there was just no drive.

  14. Team radio - Albon

    Albon: "I don't understand why we're going so early."

    Engineer: "It's better for this set of tyres. It's the same ones you just aborted the lap on."

  15. Second qualifying starts

    No time to digest Q1 for too long as Q2 is under way!

  16. So what on earth happened to Yuki Tsunoda to be so far off his team-mate? Did he have some damage?

  17. IN

    1) Piastri

    2) Verstappen

    3) Norris

    4) Russell

    5) Antonelli

    6) Leclerc

    7) Stroll

    8) Lawson

    9) Albon

    10) Bortoleto

    11) Hamilton

    12) Bearman

    13) Gasly

    14) Alonso

    15) Hadjar

  18. OUT

    16) Hulkenberg

    17) Ocon

    18) Sainz

    19) Colapinto

    20) Tsunoda

  19. Oh its a nightmare for Carlos Sainz as he fails to get through to the second part of qualifying for his home race!

  20. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    What on earth happened there to Yuki Tsunoda? He was looking good on time and he will start 20th and last.