Summary

  • Leclerc on pole; Piastri 2nd; Sainz 3rd; Verstappen 6th

  • Perez and Alonso out in first session

  • Gasly through to shootout in uncompetitive Alpine

  • Leclerc tops final practice, Verstappen 2nd, Hamilton 3rd

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

  1. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Gasly across the line in the Alpine who hasn't made a top ten appearance all year through and up into fifth.

  2. Out in Q2

    11. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

    12. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

    13. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)

    14. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

  3. Good job by Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman goes P5 and pushes his Alpine team-mate Esteban Ocon into the elimination group.

  4. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    [On Piastri] It can't be anything too serious because he's made his way back to the pits, we haven't seen a replay.

  5. Max Verstappen is in fifth spot on the timesheets, while the likes of Pierre Gasly, Nico Hulkenberg, Lance Stroll, Kevin Magnussen and Daniel Ricciardo are the men in trouble.

    Lewis Hamilton can now move into sixth place as Verstappen shoots to P2.

  6. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's been Verstappen who has lit the timing sheets up purple in that first sector.

  7. Norris goes quickest

    Lando Norris tells his team-mate Oscar Piastri to budge up, as he has just banked a 1:10.732 and wants that top spot.

  8. George Russell is now third fastest after Charles Leclerc crosses the line to move up into second place. The McLaren of Oscar Piastri, who is now in the pits, is still leading the pack.

  9. Team radio - Piastri

    "I've hit the wall."

  10. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You do get track evolution here because remember these are streets that you can drive around in your road car even in the evenings of a grand prix weekend, the moment you start putting race cars on them on a race weekend and laying rubber down, you get track evolution.

  11. Drop zone

    11. Lance Stroll

    12. Alex Albon

    13. Kevin Magnussen

    14. Nico Hulkenberg

    15. Daniel Ricciardo

  12. The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton goes up to third on the timesheets. He's quickly pushed down the order as Oscar Piastri takes us into the 1:10s in the Senna-inspired McLaren livery.

  13. Can Mercedes make it through to the pole shootout? Lewis Hamilton is ninth and pushing his car to the limit, while team-mate George Russell is sitting in peril in 10th spot.

  14. Pierre Gasly gives Alpine some much-needed cheer by lifting his car into P6 in Q2. Meanwhile, his old buddy Yuki Tsunoda is third fastest in the RB.

  15. Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's important to get an early banker lap in because what you don't know here is that there are going to be yellow flags, when one of those comes along, the rules state you have to ease off and show that you've backed off.

  16. Max Verstappen beats Carlos Sainz's marker with a 1:11.019.

  17. Impeding incidents between Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon in Q1, and Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg a few moments ago, are going to be investigated after the session.

  18. Drop zone

    11. Alex Albon

    12. Kevin Magnussen

    13. Nico Hulkenberg

    14. Daniel Ricciardo

    15. Pierre Gasly

  19. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    A reminder that Max Verstappen has had every pole position so far this year when it comes to the grand prix on a Sunday.

  20. The Haas of Nico Hulkenberg's taps a rear tyre on the barriers but thankfully, the kiss isn't enough to ruin the German's lap. Carlos Sainz is quickest so far with a 1:11.177.