Summary

  • Leclerc tops delayed second practice after track issues

  • Session 90 minutes long after first practice ended early with cars damaged by track's drain covers

  • Ocon and Sainz's chassis to be changed for drain cover damage

  • Sainz receives grid drop for using new battery after damage

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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Verstappen wins from Norris in Sao Paulo

    Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso celebrate on the Brazil podiumReuters

    The outcome was the same - Max Verstappen taking another victory - but there was drama all around at Interlagos as the three-time world champion extended his all-time wins record in a single season to 17.

    Lando Norris picked up his sixth second-placed finish of the campaign, Fernando Alonso showed his defensive skills are still razor sharp with a stunning display to pip Sergio Perez to third spot and Mercedes had their worst race of 2023, with Lewis Hamilton finishing fifth and George Russell retiring when running 11th.

    Russell was joined by Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu, Kevin Magnussen and Alex Albon retirement home, while Charles Leclerc, who qualified second, spun off on the formation lap with what he said was a hydraulic failure.

  2. Good morning

    Hello, folks. Who loves an eight-hour time difference? It's 8:15pm local time on the Las Vegas Strip but the alarm clock has been set early for us here in the UK.

    First practice gets going at 04:30 GMT.

    Second practice goes green at 08:00 GMT - which is midnight in Vegas!

    Live commentary of both sessions will be available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, the BBC Sounds app and at the top of this page using the audio icon.

    Our high rollers in the commentary box are Rosanna Tennant, Jolyon Palmer, Alice Powell and Andrew Benson.

  3. Viva Las Vegas

    Fireworks go off over the Las Vegas Strip for Formula 1Getty Images

    Formula 1 is taking a huge gamble on Sin City providing maximum entertainment as the penultimate race of the 2023 season.

    But with a track layout that looks like a hog roast and chilly temperatures that will not be kind on those delicate Pirelli tyres, will the razzmatazz of the Las Vegas Grand Prix live up to the hype?

    The stakes are high, the lights are bright, so let's go burn some cold rubber...