Summary

  • Max Verstappen wins sprint race to extend title lead

  • Leclerc P2, Sainz P3, Russell P4

  • Perez climbs from 13th to P5, Hamilton P8 after early collision with Gasly

  • Verstappen will start on pole for Sunday's Grand Prix

  • Listen to 5 live commentary using audio tab at top of page

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

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  2. Some drama before the lights have even gone out on this 100km race.

  3. Start has been aborted and we will now have an extra formation lap.

  4. Zhou has a problem too! "The engine has switched off guys," says the Alfa Romeo driver.

  5. Second practice was a solid session for Fernando Alonso. Shame his sprint race is not going to start the same way.

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  7. Formation lap is underway but things could change for Fernando Alonso's start. The Spaniard has gone back to the pit lane.

  8. An issues for one of the Alpines. It's Fernando Alonso, who still has his tyre blankets on.

  9. Verstapen heads title fight

    With points on offer to the top eight in today's sprint race, where you finish at the end of the 24-lap event means more than just a decent sport on the grid.

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  10. Red Bull in control

    Red Bull are 63 points ahead of Ferrari in the constructors' championship, while Mercedes are third on 204 points.

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  11. The top 10 are all starting on the medium tyres.

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  13. Tune in

    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Jack Nicholls, two-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick and BBC Sport's chief F1 writer Andrew Benson are ready to take you through this sprint race.

    Commentary is online-online for this session, so click the audio icon at the top of the page to listen.

  14. The T-shirts Cannons are back out and being fired towards the raucous crowd. Keep Maude Flanders in mind and stay safe. Not long to go for the sprint to go green.

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  15. Do you what to know Lando Norris' sprint race strategy? The McLaren driver has told Sky Sports his secret weapon for today: "I’ve got a rope, I’m attaching it to the Red Bull of Perez ahead of me, and just following him all the way through!"

  16. Tough times at McLaren

    Jamie Chadwick
    Williams F1 development driver and W Series champion

    It's a strange one over at McLaren. A bit like at Mercedes, they just don't seem to know the reason why - it's not a direct fix to the problems they are having.

    Yesterday was the first time I have heard Lando Norris talking about braking being a limitation for him. I know Daniel Ricciardo struggles with that, but Lando I've rarely heard speak about that.

    A track like this, that's going to cause big problems but not be so nice.

  17. Rewind: Verstappen passes Leclerc to win sprint race

    Max Verstappen and Charles LeclercGetty Images

    Only a short trip back to the past in order for us to find out what happened at the last sprint event.

    After losing the lead at the start of the race, Max Verstappen caught and passed Charles Leclerc with two laps to go to win the short dash at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in April.

    Sergio Perez fought up from seventh on the grid to finish third, while Carlos Sainz moved up from 10th to take fourth.

  18. Tsunoda working to improve in the car

    Andrew Benson
    BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

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    Yuki Tsunoda admitted on Thursday that he suffers from what he described as an "overheated" brain in grands prix. Tsunoda says he was already working with "a psychologist/trainer" since his Formula 2 days, and now Alpha Tauri have hired a new psychologist to help him better deal with the pressures out on track.

    "I don't know [if] currently it’s working well or not," he said. "If it's working well, I think maybe I didn't have the crash (with team-mate Pierre Gasly at Silverstone) but I have to take a bit more time because he has to understand more about myself, and also we have to understand what direction we have to take.

    "Definitely one of the limitations is that I start to get quite overheated… overheated, especially my brain, in the car. But I was in some situation that makes it slightly better. But I know that I have to improve myself, those parts, to have more consistency. So hopefully the new trainer will work well and we can work well for the future."

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  20. Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who starts on pole position for today's sprint, speaking to Sky Sports: "It will be close between ourselves and Ferrari - and with Mercedes, to be honest, hopefully it's going to be a good fight."

    On the thousands of fans at the Red Bull Ring: "It seems like they're having a lot of fun also outside of the track! So that's always good to see."