F1 Brazilian GP Live Commentary and Updates - Sprint qualifying

So, what will McLaren do with its title fighter Norris starting behind his team-mate Piastri on the front row of the grid? And what can Verstappen do from fourth on the grid?

That is Piastri's second sprint race pole of his career, his previous one was last year's Qatar race, but he still doesn't have a grand prix pole to his name.

Leclerc goes second for Ferrari... but there goes Piastri on to provisional pole by beating Norris!

Bearman rides the Senna Esses exit kerbs and lost a lot of time, so he only goes fourth quickest, but then loses his lap time for track limits! He'll be 10th whatever happens.

Out come the rest of the top 10 runners, so they each know exactly what they need to beat.

Albon goes third but his 1m10.078s is slower than his SQ2 time on medium tyres. There's definitely more lap time out there.

Albon has joined the McLarens for the early laps. There is only six minutes left in the session, so everyone will be out shortly anyway.

Piastri leads out McLaren team-mate Norris as the early takers. Everyone on softs for this session, so they are opting to go early to avoid the threat of rain, traffic or yellow flags wrecking this session.

Super-sub Bearman makes it into the top 10 shootout, along with both McLarens, both Ferraris and then Verstappen, Gasly, Russell, Lawson and Albon. Eight teams in the top 10.

Hamilton is also out! The Mercedes driver is only 11th fastest on his final lap as he is beaten by Albon.

Lawson goes ninth so that pushes Hulkenberg out in 11th. Perez is also out as he cannot get around in time to start his final lap so he pits. He's out in 12th at best.

Bearman puts himself fifth! What a lap! Hulkenberg is 10th so he is clinging on to make SQ3.

Albon goes eighth and Colapinto is 11th, as both Haas and Lawson head out for their one-and-done runs.

Verstappen goes second but cannot get within four-tenths of his title rival. Further back, still no times from both Williams, both Haas and RB's Lawson so they make up the drop zone.

Nobody can get near Norris with that lap, as Sainz goes second but 0.437s off his former team-mate.

Russell leads the early takers, aiming for two runs in this session, and it looks like an even split of eight drivers on track while the other seven are waiting in the pits.

Colapinto saves himself with the final lap of the entire grid to go ninth, which pushes Alonso out in SQ1!

But both Alpine drivers respond to climb the order, so we swap around all over again.

But here they come, as Alonso goes 11th to put Gasly into the drop, and then Stroll goes 15th and pushes Ocon down.

Lots of drivers are crawling out of the pitlane trying to make a gap on the track for their final push lap of the session. Will anyone get caught out and miss the cut-off before the chequered flag?

Leclerc has also gone second, 0.188s off Piastri, so both the Ferraris look safely into the next stage of qualifying with three minutes to go.

Sainz pushes himself from the drop spots and up to fourth place, which puts Alonso into the relegation zone.

Colapinto has had his lap time deleted for track limits at Turn 4, the end of the back straight, but it matters little as it was the lap that left him in last place.

Piastri leads from Hulkenberg, Lawson, Verstappen and Norris, as all 20 drivers have set a lap time. In the drop zone is Bottas, Stroll, Sainz, Zhou and Colapinto.