Summary

  • Verstappen on pole for Sunday's race

  • Perez out in Q2; Verstappen fastest in practice

  • Sprint race format returns: qualifying for Sunday's on Friday, with sprint 'shoot out' and sprint race on Saturday

  • Max Verstappen leads teammate Sergio Perez in the drivers championship by 78 points

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Final qualifying starts

    Right then, away we go with the top-10 shootout.

  2. Just going to save "lap time deleted" in my draft.

  3. IN

    1) Verstappen

    2) Sainz

    3) Norris

    4) Leclerc

    5) Stroll

    6) Alonso

    7) Hamilton

    8) Gasly

    9) Hulkenberg

    10) Albon

  4. Sergio Perez, understandably, is frustrated that he once again has a time deleted. He criticises the track limits but he had enough warning to make sure he got that banker in.

  5. OUT

    11) Russell

    12) Ocon

    13) Piastri

    14) Bottas

    15) Perez

  6. Second qualifying ends

    Max Verstappen finishes fastest in the second part of qualifying.

    Failing to make it through are...

  7. George Russell also has his time deleted and he, along with Sergio Perez, is OUT of qualifying.

  8. But wait, it looks like Sergio Perez's time has been deleted again!

  9. Sergio Perez leaps off the bottom of the timesheet and into P2, just 0.039s slower than Max Verstappen, who has stayed in his garage.

  10. "Just need to get that banker in," Sergio Perez is told. Pressure is on now to get a good time on the board and not put all four wheels of his Red Bull beyond track limits.

    Two minutes to go.

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    Jeremiah Kariuki: McLaren look suited for the track. A Podium position looks likely for them

  12. Lewis Hamilton was briefly in the danger zone but climbs up to fifth with his latest lap.

    Sergio Perez has another time deleted and he drops to the bottom of the pile, bumping George Russell out of trouble, but only just.

  13. Everyone has now got a time on the board and that means with five minutes to go the drivers in the danger zone are:

    11) Russell

    12) Ocon

    13) Stroll

    14) Piastri

    15) Bottas

  14. Max Verstappen puts his frustrations to one side and does finally go quickest with 1:04.951.

    Carlos Sainz goes second quickest, 0.085s slower than Verstappen.

  15. Max Verstappen has another time deleted and now he is getting frustrated.

    "It is a joke with these track limits," he complains.

  16. With both Red Bulls having their times deleted we only have eight times counting as representative.

    With eight minutes remaining, everyone is preparing for another go.

  17. Jack Aitken
    Former Williams reserve driver

    It always seems to be Turn 9 and 10 - the high speed corners. A few falling foul there.

  18. It means Lando Norris is the quickest so far with a time of 1:05.038. Nico Hulkenberg is second quickest with Fernando Alonso third, Carlos Sainz fourth and Lewis Hamilton fifth.

  19. Max Verstappen has his time deleted for exceeding the track limits at Turn 10, so Sergio Perez is elevated into P1... but only briefly! He too has his time deleted.

  20. Max Verstappen goes purple through all three sectors and sets the pace with a 1:04.955.

    Sergio Perez was also looking quick but a slower final sector than his team-mate sees him go second.