F1 Miami GP live commentary and updates

Antonelli: "This weekend is going well so far! A bit disappointing this morning, but it's good to bounce back. I didn't have a clean run like I did yesterday, and I got a bit greedy in Turn 1. But the gaps are super tight, and if you can gain just a few hundredths you can make up so many positions."

Norris: "Congrats to Max, especially being a dad now! I hoped it would slow him down a bit but it hasn't. Max did a Max lap, but I'm happy. I locked up into Turn 17, but it's all shoulda-coulda-woulda-stuff. I've not put it together, but it is what it is, and looking forward to what I can do in Turn 1."

Q3 order

1. Verstappen
2. Norris
3. Antonelli
4. Piastri
5. Russell
6. Sainz
7. Albon
8. Leclerc
9. Ocon
10. Tsunoda

Verstappen has a slight moment in the opening sector but he's still 0.022s up in the first sector. He's found more time in the second sector - and does a 1m26.204s. Norris does a purple middle sector, but misses out on pole by just 0.065s!

Piastri also lost a bit of time in the second sector, with a wiggle and a bounce through the kerbs as he got slightly airborne.

Albon's fifth after a lap on used tyres, so the Williams driver looks like he's in the shop window for a decent lap if he can press a set of new softs into action.

Antonelli goes fourth fastest, 0.24s off Verstappen's opening gambit. Russell locked up at Turn 17, as did Norris - which suggests there's more time in that McLaren.

Lawson was heard to complain about his battery, with his engineer telling him that he was managing an issue. Presumably it was struggling to discharge, limiting what he could do with his ERS deployment.

Ocon finds a better middle sector after a difficult opening split, and he's up to ninth place. Hadjar goes 10th, but that keeps him on the bubble as Hamilton and Russell are the big hitters looking to get into Q3.

The second runs begin, and everyone's going out at the same time - pretty much on the dot of five minutes remaining. And so, we get another queue to leave the pitlane...

Bortoleto's in 10th as it stands, following the opening set of runs - just 0.009s ahead of Russell. The Sauber driver is finding some form here!

Antonelli then gets among the cut and thrust of the front-guard action, splitting Norris and Verstappen to grab third. Russell only goes 11th fastest, albeit on used tyres.

"No grip, no idea what's going on," Russell says. 

I pity those poor suckers in the Q1 pitlane queue. Gas, brake, honk. Gas, brake, honk. Honk, honk, punch. 

Even F1 drivers aren't above the commute in rush hour...

Gasly reckoned "traffic from a Ferrari" contributed to his Q1 exit, as the Frenchman will line up 18th tomorrow. Alpine was struggling for pace enough this weekend, and this won't help the French squad.

Good lap from Doohan to outqualify Gasly, as the Australian scarcely looked anywhere near falling out at the first hurdle. Bortoleto was 11th in that session to put a qualifying head-to-head tally mark alongside his name versus Hulkenberg. 

Hadjar climbs to sixth, before Norris shuffles up to second place.

Meanwhile, Ocon escapes the drop zone!

Russell moves up to third, which should secure his passage into Q2. Bearman only goes 19th, so he's out of the reckoning. Leclerc improves to ninth, but he's still short of Bortoleto's lap. Great effort from the Sauber driver on his previous run.

More pitlane kerfuffling - Bortoleto needs a pull-back to properly get out of the garage to delay Hulkenberg slightly. Verstappen's the only one who hasn't taken to the track for a final run.

Bortoleto's up to fifth, dropping just under Albon - as Russell and Hulkenberg split the two Racing Bulls drivers as Lawson had just got ahead of Hadjar for what is now sixth.

Albon will be investigated after the session for pushing in front of Hadjar in the queue. The Frenchman now does a lap to set his first time of Q1 - and he immediately hits second with the fresh soft tyres.

Mercedes didn't much fancy setting a lap on the used softs, so both Russell and Antonelli retreated to the garage. Antonelli gets a quick service and collects fresh rubber for another attempt, as does Russell.

Tsunoda didn't seem too happy on his tyres, and is currently only 15th. Neither Racing Bulls driver has set a time either.