F1 British GP Live Commentary and Updates – FP3 & Qualifying

After going second in Q1, can Russell pull himself out of danger here as the final runs of Q2 begin? He's only 12th fastest currently which is not enough to secure a Q3 berth.

An improvement for Leclerc puts him into the top 10, but only in ninth spot, just ahead of Hulkenberg. Those in the drop zone currently are Sargeant, Russell, Tsunoda, Zhou and Ricciardo.

Verstappen is only seventh so far, as Hamilton surges up to third.

Normal grip conditions have been declared by the FIA, which means drivers can now use DRS.

We've just seen a replay of the incident raised earlier concerning Stroll blowing through a red light at the pit exit. He'd just been in for a change from intermediates to slicks and does indeed transgress the red light, brought out when Perez went off to cause the red flags. In mitigation, Aston's pitbox is the last one on the pitlane and there wasn't long between the light changing and Stroll arriving on the scene.

Hulkenberg just squeezed through by the skin of his teeth in 15th. Going early, it turns out, was not the best ploy for Bottas. Both Williams drivers evade the drop, as does Zhou Guanyu in a creditable eighth spot.

Bottas is 16th, ahead of Magnussen and Ocon. So they are elminated along with Perez, who ended up still quicker than Gasly, the Alpine man always due to start last anyway with his power unit penalty.

Hamilton is fastest at the end of the session, a 1m29.547s, ahead of Russell in a reverse of the FP3 times. But more pertinently, we have the five drivers who will miss out on Q2.

Verstappen's moment was almost a mirror image of what happened to Perez, albeit without the rotation on the run-off. He was lucky to get away with that one.

"We need this lap," Ferrari's engineer tells Sainz. It's enough to get him out of the top 10. Verstappen is now the man on the bubble in P15, with Perez knocked out.

Bottas is the first man to attempt a flying lap as the Finn was at the head of the pit exit queue. Can the 2019 British GP polesitter secure safe passage to Q2?

An intriguing one here. Stroll has been noted by the stewards for leaving the pit exit on a red light. Usually a slam dunk penalty, this will be investigated after the session.

It is headed by the two Haas drivers - Magnussen is currently safe in sixth, but Hulkenberg didn't manage to complete a lap before the stoppage and is in 20th. Also in the drop zone as things stand are Bottas, Gasly (who will drop to the back anyway), Sargeant and Ricciardo, who followed Perez into the run-off at Copse but managed to gather it back up again.

The session will resume at 15:19 local time, and there's already a queue of cars at the pit exit.

Replays show Perez had a mid-corner wobble at Copse which he gathered together, but it put him wide onto the damp run-off where his slicks had no bite and around he went.

Perez had just put on a set of softs when he went off and got himself stuck. He'll be anxiously watching on now and hoping for rain which will prevent drivers from improving and knocking him out at the first hurdle. But whatever happens, he won't be participating further in qualifying.

Norris has also 'done a Leclerc' and run wide at Village. They're starting to come into the pits in their droves now. 

Bottas also takes on softs as those who continue to pound around drag the benchmark lower. Hamilton is quickest thus far on a 1m37.134s, from Russell and Piastri. How long will it take the slick runners to get their tyres into the window? 

Leclerc is fifth in the times, but more significantly is first to go for slicks. He's bolted on the softs after gliding off the road at Village and abandoning his lap. How good is it, by the way, using proper corner names instead of bland, soul-less Turn 1?

Norris has a big snap of opposite lock around Luffield and dips his left-rear into the gravel, but it still puts him second behind Verstappen. All but the two Haas drivers have set a lap so far, and it's Sainz who is the slowest of those who have set a time.

"There's a small dry line forming already," reports Bottas. That much is visible just from the colour of the asphalt.

There's still a bit of spray on-line, but a clear dry line is also emerging. You'd imagine it may not be too long before slicks are considered - perhaps even within this Q1 session, which could make for a thrilling climax...

Drivers are in their cars ready to go for Q1. One minute to go.

It was revealed earlier today that Liam Lawson will get a post-event test at Silverstone in a current spec Red Bull as speculation continues to loom over the future of Sergio Perez. What can the Mexican do today?