Summary

  • Verstappen on pole, Norris 2nd, Russell 3rd

  • Albon out in Q1

  • Alonso out in Q2

  • Verstappen wins sprint race, Piastri 2nd, Norris 3rd

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Go! Go! Go!

    Big thumbs up from the crowds. Q2 is ready for some cars.

  2. 'Painful for Aston Martin at the moment'

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    As temperatures have risen it puts some people out of play and I think Aston Martin might be those victims as well.

    If you think how well they start a season, they just fall away and it’s painful for the team at the moment.

  3. Team radio - Albon to Williams

    "We did a good job with the car; we just don't quite have the pace."

  4. 'Perez struggling every weekend'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What is going on with Checo Perez?

    He is struggling every single weekend. It is almost spiralling out of control.

  5. Carlos Sainz topped Q1 with a time of 1:05.263 followed by Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.

    The other Red Bull of Sergio Perez was down in 12th place, with George Russell finishing one spot higher in 11th.

  6. Out in Q1

    16. Alex Albon (Williams)

    17. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    18. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)

    19. Logan Sargeant (Williams)

    20. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)

  7. Is this another knockout for Aston Martin? Both drivers are in the relegation zone and are in big trouble of heading out the door. Stroll can only make P17 but Spaniard Alonso just about makes it to safety in 15th spot.

  8. Valtteri Bottas and Yuki Tsunoda drop into the bottom five, as Lewis Hamilton is on the Mercedes team radio to say the car is just slow.

  9. 'Hamilton will have to find some clear air'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Mercedes are having to use new tyres and Hamilton will have to find a bit of clear air. If he stumbles across traffic this one shot that he’s got here will be gone.

  10. Two minutes to go

    The Williams of Alex Albon moves safely to the side to allow Lewis Hamilton to motor through. Can the seven-time world champion haul himself out of danger? Sixth spot for Hamilton.

  11. The clock is ticking down, so Lewis Hamilton heads back out to try and save his skin on the soft tyres. RB's Yuki Tsunoda is the driver just dangling over the cliff edge in P15.

  12. 'No-one can be safe, no-one can relax'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Things are getting quicker and quicker – no-one can be safe, no-one can sit and relax, they’ve all got to be ready to go again.

    I think we are going to see every come out for another run.

  13. Lando Norris is being informed on the team radio that he "needs to do another one". The Briton is in fourth place with a time of 1:05.450.

  14. Joining Lewis Hamilton in peril is Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg, Logan Sargeant and Zhou Guanyu.

  15. That Mercedes fruit might not be as fresh as we first thought, as Lewis Hamilton tumbles down the order and into the bottom five in P16.

  16. 'Starting to see fruits of Mercedes devlopment'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A real sign of intent from Russell and bit more like what we thought we would see from Mercedes this weekend.

    They have been developing that car over the last couple of rounds, they really unlocked some performance and a new direction they can develop in and we’re starting to see the fruits of that now.

  17. Nico Hulkenberg, carrying a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points after the sprint, is down in the danger zone along with Haas team-mate Kevin Magnussen.

    The Dane is able to pull himself to safety, which pushes Pierre Gasly into trouble.

  18. Max Verstappen beats the time put down by George Russell and goes to the top of the pile, but the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz is looking rapid. A purple opening sector helps the Spaniard on his way to a new best time of 1:15.263.

  19. Drop zone

    16. Valtteri Bottas

    17. Logan Sargeant

    18. Fernando Alonso

    19. Pierre Gasly

    20. Lance Stroll

  20. 'Mercedes use gao for clear run'

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    It is interesting to see Mercedes come out later, and use that gap to get a clear run.