Summary

  • US Grand Prix qualifying in Austin

  • Out in Q1: Albon, Colapinto, Bottas, Hamilton, Zhou

  • Max Verstappen won sprint race earlier with Lando Norris third

  • Verstappen extended championship lead over Norris to 54 points

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary at top of page (UK only)

Live Reporting

Alicia Turner and Lorraine McKenna

  1. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Fantastic battling, with points NOT up for grabs for this bunch!

  2. Lap 14/19

    The duel between Yuki Tsunoda and Sergio Perez is continuing to the delight of the fans in the grandstands. As the Red Bull and RB squabble, Oscar Piastri in the McLaren is waiting in the wings.

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    Nulla Pax: So good to see the lower teams getting into the fight. Both Haas plus Tsunoda and Colapinto doing great work

  4. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A big picture fight here [between Perez and Tsunoda], a fight for careers, not just for this sprint race. There are two people battling for their Formula One futures and they are not willing to give anything up.

  5. Lap 13/19

    Round two for Sergio Perez and Yuki Tsunoda. Will this be the perfect audition for the Red Bull seat for the Japanese driver? Not this time. Stay where you are.

  6. Lap 12/19

    Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg are still clinging on to the point places while other drivers fight it out behind. Sergio Perez takes his eye off the ball and Yuki Tsunoda sees his opportunity to pounce. The RB driver goes in too hot, however, and runs wide. Perez stays in P9 and Tsunoda in ninth.

  7. Haas looking strong

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The top eight consists of two Haas cars, a really strong performance so far. If Hulkenberg and Magnussen can hang on to that, it will be really strong points for the team.

  8. Lap 11/19

    Oscar Piastri has climbed to 12th place after disappointment in sprint qualifying yesterday. But the Australian has now been hit with a five-second time penalty after an earlier tussle with the Alpine of Pierre Gasly.

  9. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Off the track goes George Russell, as Charles Leclerc muscles his way through.

    It's the two red cars in third and fourth. Russell has been shoved down to fifth!

  10. Team radio - Russell

    "My front left is toast."

  11. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There's now going to be real pressure on George Russell from the other Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, they've both got DRS.

  12. Lap 10/19

    George Russell says his front left is "toast" to the Mercedes pit wall and a few moments later, he loses another points place as Charles Leclerc spies the chance to inflict more wounds. Russell is now down to fifth place.

  13. 'A man on a mission'

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Nothing was stopping the Spaniard!

    Sainz is a man on a mission this afternoon in Texas and he's making it work.

    The Ferrari up to third with 10 laps to go.

  14. Every point is absolutely crucial!

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    If it does end like this with Verstappen winning the sprint ahead of Lando Norris, he will increase his gap, Verstappen, by one point. The gap goes up to 53.

    Fine margins, every point is absolutely crucial!

  15. Lap 9/19

    There is drama all over the track in this sprint race. Carlos Sainz needs feeding again and picks off George Russell for third place! The Mercedes is struggling on his medium tyres and is now in danger of being hunted down by the second Scuderia of Charles Leclerc.

    Max Verstappen is over a second clear of rival Lando Norris, but the McLaren is catching up with the Red Bull...

  16. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The [Ferrari cars] are fractions away from disaster at almost every single corner, it's great to watch but difficult to sit and watch though if you're a Ferrari person.

  17. Lap 8/19

    Charles Leclerc has DRS - but so does his team-mate Carlos Sainz, so the two cancel each other out and stay in the same positions.

    Fernando Alonso is on the radio to his Aston Martin crew to say "the Alpha Tauri is such an idiot". He means Liam Lawson... in the RB!

  18. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Sainz is hungry this afternoon!

    He is having a good run right now, but he needs to catch up to Russell who is all over Norris.

  19. Lap 7/19

    Lewis Hamilton has gained one place in this sprint, swapping places with the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg. In fact, the German has also lost out to his team-mate Kevin Magnussen and is now running in the final points spot in P8.

  20. 'Hamilton waiting to pick up the pieces'

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The man who will be sitting there looking at this Ferrari battle, probably sitting there rubbing his hands, is Lewis Hamilton in the other Mercedes.

    He knows as this race unfolds that Ferrari can't continue to battle their way through the sprint as it will hurt them. Hamilton is waiting to pick up the pieces.