18:35
Start
Piastri leads into Turn 1 ahead of Russell.
Norris has dropped down to sixth on the opening lap.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 celebrates winning his third…
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07 Oct 2023
18:33
Lights out in Qatar
Will Verstappen win the title tonight? We're underway...
18:30
Formation lap underway
19 laps of racing ahead of us.
18:28
Tyres
Mediums for Piastri, Norris, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Perez, Hamilton, Bottas, Lawson, Zhou, Albon, Tsunoda, Magnussen.
Softs for Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Alonso, Ocon, Gasly, Stroll and Sargeant.
18:20
Ten minutes to go
Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
18:14
Qatar shots
Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar…
18:08
The grid
Piastri, Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Perez, Alonso, Ocon, Gasly, Hamilton, Bottas, Lawson, Zhou, Stroll, Albon, Tsunoda, Magnussen and Sargeant.
18:07
This man will be on pole for the sprint
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL60 celebrates being fastest in Sprint…
18:05
We're building up to the sprint
25 minutes until lights out in Qatar.
15:14
Results
Full sprint shootout order can be found here
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18,…
15:09
Alonso lap deleted
He will start ninth - not fifth now.
15:06
Piastri fastest!
Piastri will start the sprint from pole.
Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Alonso, Sainz, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Perez and Ocon complete the order.
15:04
Russell into third
Waiting to see what Verstappen can do.
15:03
Into the final minute
No times from Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell, Hulkenbeer, Ocon or Alonso just yet.
15:01
McLaren 1-2
Norris on top with a 1m24.536s, less than a tenth ahead of Piastri.
Leclerc has his third-best time deleted for track limits.
14:59
Lap deleted
Verstappen's best time has been deleted for track limits at Turn 5.
14:59
Verstappen
A 1m24.543s for Verstappen - 0.4s quicker than Norris' time for SQ2.
14:58
SQ3 underway
Verstappen, Sainz, Perez and Leclerc are out on track.
14:50
Hamilton is out!
Gasly, Hamilton, Lawson, Bottas and Zhou have all failed to make it into Q3.
14:49
Chequered flag
Sainz needs a big lap here to get through to Q3.
14:48
In the drop-zone
Bottas, Gasly, Lawson, Sainz and Zhou.
14:46
Piastri into third
More improvements - Piastri into third; Leclerc fourth.
Sainz only manages 10th overall.
14:46
Current order
Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Piastri, Ocon, Perez, Alonso, Hamilton, Hulkenberg and Gasly.
14:43
Big lap from Norris
A 1m24.947s to take top spot off Verstappen - 0.2s between the pair.
Hamilton and Leclerc have their best laps deleted.
14:40
SQ2 underway
The next session is underway.
All cars on track except Gasly, Alonso, Ocon, Bottas and Zhou.