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Tasnim Chowdhury and Lorraine McKenna

  1. Team Radio - Piastri to McLaren

    Race Engineer: "We are safely through."

    Piastri: "Safely is an ambitious word in that situation I think."

  2. It looks like work needs to be done for Aston Martin and Cadillac.

    Arvid Lindblad is also out in Q1, he didn't participate in the sprint earlier today because of a technical fault.

  3. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Miami

    I was talking to Fernando Alonso this morning and he really does not like these new cars.

    My question was, fundamentally, can you do a great qualifying lap any more, and he said no, because of the nature of the cars, and the battery charging.

  4. Team Radio - Bortoleto to Audi

    "My brakes are on fire, man."

  5. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    I think Oscar Piastri can count himself as a very lucky boy there, because that was a bit too close for comfort.

  6. Oscar Piastri, in 16th, gets himself into Q2. Phew.

    Gabriel Bortoleto managed to get himself out on track for the final few minutes but did not set a lap time and is out of Q1.

    There's smoke coming from his car, his left rear brake has caught fire. Not a good day for Audi.

  7. Out in Q1

    17. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)

    18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    19. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    20. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

    21. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

    22. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

  8. 'Used tyres for Russell and Piastri?'

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Miami

    George Russell and Oscar Pastry after qualifying at the 2026 Japan Grand PrixGetty Images

    Interestingly, according to the timing screens, both George Russell and Oscar Piastri went out on used tyres for these runs, which I don't understand, because you've got a lot of other drivers out on new tyres, including Antonelli, Russell's team-mate.

    Unless the timing screens are wrong, which sometimes they are, that's a strange decision in my mind.

  9. George Russell crosses the line and gets himself into the seventh spot for Mercedes. He's not very fond of this track.

    His team-mate and current championship leader, Kimi Antonelli pops himself top.

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    Stephen: Aston Martin should be in F2. There used to be a set time limit. Aston Martin would get more competition in F2.

  11. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    Things are definitely hotting up. The track will have had a lot of usage in between the race this morning and them going out now, with the support races, but the track itself has come in.

  12. Audi have managed to get Gabriel Bortoleto out on track. He's got to give it his all to set a lap time and get himself into Q2.

    Meanwhile, Max Verstappen remains the fastest car.

  13. Drop zone

    17. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)

    18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    19. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    20. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

    21. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

    22. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

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    Andy: Hamilton should retire at the end of this season. I understand that he still has 40-50 million reasons to continue every year, but he is completely destroying his legacy. Millions of his fans will be pleased if he retires before destroying his name completely.

  15. The TV cameras have shown Gabriel Bortoleto getting into his car. Will he join the pack for the rest of Q1? There's just over five minutes to go.

  16. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    Just to explain what the gaps are like between team-mates: If you're two tenths of a second slower than another driver, he's better than you, but it's not the end of the world. But if they're three tenths of a second faster than you, then it's starting to get worrying.

    Half a second, that's a big worry and nine tenths... you're toast!

  17. Top 5

    1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 1:29.099

    2. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    3. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    4. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

    5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

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    Elizabeth: I want Ferrari to do better.

  19. Speaking of Nico Hulkenberg, he's the only driver out on track with a set of mediums bolted on. Everyone else has the soft tyres for qualifying.

    10 minutes to go for Q1 as Kimi Antonelli puts his car in second spot now.

    Alex Albon locks up going into Turn 11 but gets his car going again.

  20. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    Marshals assist Nico Hulkenberg of Germany on trackGetty Images

    Nice Hulkenberg is out on track but when we last saw his car it was in bits in the garage - it totally caught fire on the parade lap to the sprint. Audi lost loads of time trying to recover the car and repair it from the fire damage.