Summary

  • Lando Norris on pole as part of McLaren one-two, Max Verstappen only seventh

  • George Russell third for Mercedes, ahead of Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton sixth

  • Verstappen leads drivers’ championship by 70 points but past five races won by McLaren or Mercedes

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Lewis Hamilton is in sixth but the seat troubles are still persisting. It's hot, hot, hot still for the seven-time world champion.

    Meanwhile, Kevin Magnussen is in 14th and having a torrid time before running across the gravel.

    Sergio Perez, meanwhile, in up to ninth.

  2. Team radio - Verstappen

    "Mate we almost crashed."

  3. 'Williams desperate for points'

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    It feels like this race track is an opportunity for Williams to try and score some points, they are desperate to get some which is why they've taken the decision to bring in Franco Colapinto to just try and get something.

  4. Race control have noted Oscar Piastri for an unsafe release. Max Verstappen was trundling along down the pit lane when the Australian popped out unexpectedly to the side of him.

  5. 'Track temperature is 51 degrees'

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    Alex Albon now saying he's got smoke on the front brakes as well, it is hot out there at the moment, track temperature is 51 degrees, no wonder they've got some degradation on those tyres and the air temperature is 33 degrees.

  6. Franco Colapinto is taking part in his first F1 qualifying session, so being in the bottom five isn't a huge surprise.

    But Sergio Perez? The Red Bull driver needs to up the pace to avoid another Q1 knockout this season. The Mexican has just left the garage on a new set of soft tyres.

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    Nulla Pax: Carlos Sainz for pole... well... that would be the Hollywood version.

    Carlos SainzReuters

  8. Drop zone

    Sergio PerezReuters

    16. Franco Colapinto (Williams)

    17. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)

    18. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)

    19. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

    20. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)

  9. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    It's important for Piastri to be on form, McLaren desperately want a one-two, they want to challenge for that Constructors' Championship and they need both of their drivers to be on form and at the front of this race.

  10. George Russell says his "tyres are nowhere" and adds he's "sliding massively".

  11. The Mercedes have been released by from the garage but a repeat of the third practice one-two isn't on the cards just yet. George Russell is fourth fastest while Lewis Hamilton is fifth on the board.

  12. New power unit for Sainz

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    Carlos Sainz has taken an all new power unit, there's no penalty because it's within the allowance but interesting timing for the Ferrari team to take that new engine and give him everything they've got.

  13. 10 minutes to go

    Oscar PiastriReuters

    Oscar Piastri is told there's a tailwind at Turn One after he suffers a big lock-up. The Australian goes again but can only manage a time good enough for fourth on the timesheets.

  14. Norris beats Leclerc's time

    Max Verstappen is two-tenths off the best marker set by Charles Leclerc and goes into second spot, but the McLaren of Lando Norris can beat the Ferrari. The Briton drops us into the 1:19s on the soft compound.

  15. Team radio - Gasly

    "I have smoke coming out of my front brakes."

  16. The tow is a valuable commodity at the Temple of Speed, so benefiting from a slipstream on the long straight from the car ahead could hand you a few tenths.

    Charles Leclerc goes for a flyer and crosses the line with a time of 1:20.072 to put his Ferrari top. His team-mate Carlos Sainz, meanwhile, finds his opening attempt more on the scruffy side and takes to the gravel.

  17. Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy championship leader on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    [On traffic control for Q3] It's super busy [on track] and it's hard for the drivers. That is where the engineers come in, giving them the cues and telling them how far behind the cars are.

  18. FerrarisReuters

    The Ferrari fans get to see their heroes straight out of the gate in Q1.

    Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have headed out early, along with the Haas boys and the Alpines, on the soft tyre.

  19. 'Four-team fight for the front row'

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Formula 1 is in a really good place right now, this weekend has been a tricky one to get a good read on. We've got a mix of teams bringing different levels of upgrades and the track has been entirely resurfaced.

    I think we've got a four-team fight for the front row right now.

  20. Go! Go! Go!

    The fans are ready. Q1 is green, the crowds are very much red.

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