F1 Spanish GP: Follow FP3 in Madrid with live timing

Antonelli goes marginally faster than Piastri, he's 0.297s down on Leclerc. Russell is more than half a second adrift of the Ferrari.

Piastri laps 0.325s slower than the Monegasque but still takes P2.

Everyone is on track but Hulkenberg, Albon and (obviously) Hamilton.

The session will resume at 1:32pm local time.

This writer actually had a look at the old Valencia infrastructure in person over the summer. You wouldn't think it used to be the site of an F1 grand prix. The kerb and starting grid markings are faint, but still visible. What was used as a pit building is empty. The permanent sections of the track are a bit of a wasteland.

That's also why we had two races in Spain from 2008 to 2012, with the Valencia round. Plus this year, but it won't last consistently, as Barcelona will next host F1 in 2028, 2030 and 2032.

Obviously, lots of Spaniards in attendance. Let's not forget Alonso put Formula 1 on the radar in a country that's always been more about motorcycles. Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, there was virtually no interest in F1. Until Alonso became a frontrunner.

F1 TV has turned to grandstand interviews. A Spanish man says he still has hope for a third Alonso title; meanwhile, a Maryland man explains he's visiting his daughter in Madrid, but neither she nor his wife have joined him at the grand prix.

You might not think such a low-speed crash would cause damage that would require half an hour to fix, but that's how it is. You can't predict those things.

Race control has stopped the timer with 15 minutes and 30 seconds remaining.

How about a tyre round-up? Everyone has been using softs so far today, except the Audis (mediums), Lawson (hards) and Lindblad (no laps completed).

Lindblad is in his car, so he should be able to venture out on track by the end of the session.

The Tecpro barrier is still being repaired, so we have a little while longer to wait before the green flag is waved.

The seven-time world champion finally stops trackside. He may avoid any trouble with the stewards, who will have noticed his insistence on driving back to the pits and may have thought, "Such shenanigans!"

Hamilton locked up and went straight into the Tecpro barrier at the last corner and damaged at least his front wing and front tyres.

He got going again but is being asked to stop the car. He's got a full lap to do with his ailing Ferrari.

Max Verstappen takes to the track, the 21st driver to do so today, 20 minutes into the session. Arvid Lindblad, however, isn't about to: his team is still working on his car following a chassis change due to his hefty Friday crash.

Lance Stroll goes wide and takes to the run-off, but no harm done.

Carlos Sainz locks up and manages to stop his FW48 ever so close to the Tecpro barrier. 

Lando Norris cuts the chicane, a common sight so far this weekend.

As Alexander Albon slightly hits the wall on corner entry, Hulkenberg improves his lap time by one second.

Several cars have made it to the track, with Gabriel Bortoleto the first to start a flying lap.

As is customary at the beginning of FP3, nobody rushes out on track.

Hello and welcome to Autosport and Motorsport.com as we follow Free Practice 3 live at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix!