00:00A lot of damage for what was a slow-speed accident.
00:03He crosses the line, Bestapo De Solonzo,
00:05goes nearly two-tenths faster than Jack Doohan,
00:08and Carlos Sainz arrives here just a few days after the birth of his first child, Lily.
00:15Congratulations to Max and to Kelly Piquet as well,
00:18Kelly's second child, and Max was saying,
00:21you know, I've had a bit of training as a father,
00:23I've been a stepfather for the last few years,
00:26and now I've got one of my own,
00:29and it's gorgeous to see the photos that the couple have shared of themselves and Lily.
00:33Verstappen fastest, here comes the McLaren of Piastri,
00:36crosses the line, two and a bit tenths ahead of Max Verstappen.
00:40Lando Norris, meanwhile, very keen in the middle sector,
00:44goes third fastest.
00:45The lowest weight they can get them, the most power, the most grip,
00:49you can really go for it, and this is what they were talking about.
00:52Sainz or Alba is not allowed to go in front of me, right?
00:56You have priority, he will have to let you, but if you have priority,
01:00he doesn't have a way in the fast lane, that's confirmed.
01:03So which white line were you talking about, Martin?
01:06The one nearest to the garages or furthest away?
01:08Here comes Isaac Hadja now, the Putty Prost,
01:12as he has been nicknamed, second fastest overall.
01:16You might think it's about his driving style,
01:17but as he told Rachel Brooks,
01:19it's his helmet Marco saw him biting his finger.
01:21Threw away any progression into the top ten.
01:24Williams looking competitive here, first and third,
01:27as Antonelli crosses the line and goes fastest overall,
01:30but by only two 100s from Carlos Sainz.
01:33Gabriel Bortoleto is the next driver to cross the line,
01:36he goes fifth fastest.
01:38That's a decent time for Bortoleto,
01:39the reigning F2 champion with a 1.27.3.
01:43Liam Lawson slots in behind him and ahead of his teammate,
01:47Isaac George Russell.
01:48Towards the line, take that shortest line that you can,
01:53only seven faster.
01:54To the end of the lap.
01:56Nip it a little bit to the right-hand side,
01:58save a metre or two.
01:59There we go, we're into the 26s.
02:02Hamilton down in 15th, this might explain why.
02:06Big lock-up into that hairpin.
02:09The turn 17 is so tricky.
02:13After such a long straight, pick your breaking spot.
02:16As he tries to get out of the bottom five,
02:18Bortoleto goes ninth fastest overall.
02:20Great lap from him.
02:22Eighth fastest for Lewis Hamilton.
02:23Should do him nicely as he gets out of that bottom five.
02:27Yuki Tsunoda goes ninth fastest,
02:29pushes Alonso back into the bottom five.
02:32Mikael Hülkenberg into the bottom five.
02:34Gasly and Behrman and Lance Stroll will also be going.
02:39He's the world champion.
02:40To the final couple of corners,
02:42the Marshalls watching on.
02:44As Verstappen winds his way around the final turn,
02:471.26.
02:48Just as we were talking about Ferrari's worrying lack of pace,
02:51here comes Leclerc.
02:52Second faster.
02:53Kimi Antonelli.
02:54Where's he going to stack up in this first flying lap in Q2?
02:59Puts his Mercedes ahead of the rebel of Verstappen.
03:02Never qualified in the top five here before this weekend.
03:07Mercedes George Russell, though, down in 11th fast.
03:11That's so quick.
03:12Okay, so this quickest lap,
03:14it's already quicker than Antonelli's pole of yesterday.
03:17Yeah.
03:17Was it 26.6?
03:19Is it not?
03:20Yeah.
03:21And the quickest lap time in Q1 was a 26.8?
03:26Yes, from Verstappen.
03:27Slightly quick, cool preparation lap.
03:30That could be it for Lewis Hamilton.
03:32George Russell crosses the line, goes third fastest.
03:35That's much more like it for George Russell.
03:37Jack Doohan is putting in personal bests.
03:40He tries to get into Q3 for what would be the first time in his Formula 1 career.
03:44Crosses the line, can't do that.
03:46Stays down to the bottom five.
03:48Liam Lawson will be next to cross the line,
03:50but he's been slower than Jack Doohan on this lap so far.
03:53By about a couple of tenths, and as he crosses the line,
03:56he stays in 15th.
03:58And Lewis Hamilton is out of qualifying.
04:01The Ferrari only P12 on the grid.
04:05It's not by much.
04:06Just a few one hundredths of a second is another lock-up.
04:10Yes.
04:11Into turn 17.
04:13Charles Leclerc has gone out for an exploratory lap
04:17and then come into the pits without completing it.
04:19Verstappen crosses the line and puts his car on provisional pole.
04:23Max still finding time.
04:24Piastri crosses the line and only goes second.
04:28And once again, the margins are slender.
04:3017 milliseconds between Verstappen and Piastri.
04:34Here comes Lando Norris to cross the line.
04:37And he is also on the front row, but not on board.
04:40George Russell, Antonelli, no time on the board yet.
04:44Antonelli goes fourth fastest.
04:45A couple of tenths off the pace, but that's not bad for him at all.
04:48George Russell will be next to cross the line
04:50and we'll see who stacks up where after the first flying lap.
04:54And it was all in the first sector for Max Verstappen.
04:57Piastri lost a couple of tenths there.
04:59This is George going very wide in turn 17.
05:02So actually that wasn't too shabby a lap time in the end
05:05considering the adventure he had there.
05:08And a lock-up then for Lando Norris as well down there.
05:13So it looks like they've...
05:15Yeah, and that's a proper off, isn't it?
05:17Tsunoda finishes his final flying lap, goes fifth fastest.
05:22Antonelli out on the track now starting his flying lap
05:25as Max Verstappen crosses the line
05:27and puts three tenths between himself and Lando Norris.
05:30He's had a very ordinary first sector.
05:33This is looking ever so good now for Max Verstappen
05:36as Norris round the final couple of corners.
05:39Can he make it to pole position?
05:41Last year's winner, the grid for the Grand Prix,
05:44sees Norris only on the front row.
05:47It's Max Verstappen's pole to lose still
05:50as Oscar Piastri, the only other driver to score multiple points this season,
05:54crosses the line, and he's down in...
05:56He's put his Williams onto the second row.
05:59Fourth fastest for him.
06:00Antonelli goes third fastest ahead of Oscar Piastri.
06:05So the challenge is there from Antonelli again,
06:07the man who was on pole for the sprint race,
06:10now into the top three for the Grand Prix.
06:12And George Russell goes into the top five
06:14and will probably be satisfied
06:17with the way that qualifying has finished
06:19given some of the problems that he's been experiencing
06:22throughout that session.
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