Max Verstappen out on the track just for an out lap. You can see how much it means to the fans. He gets a standing round of applause as he makes his way on to the track.
Just under 10 minutes remaining and here come the Ferarris.
Charles Leclerc goes fastest with a 1:11.910 with Lewis Hamilton a tenth behind. Meanwhile Lando Norris goes fastest and is then bumped off top spot by Oscar Piastri's 1:11.834.
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George Russell is going very quickly straight out the blocks. He's the quicker of the two Mercedes' at this point. That was a very fast lap. He means business.
George Russell sets a 1:11.959, a whopping four tenths faster than the time that his Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli had set just moments before.
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It doesn't look good on paper for Red Bull with Racing Bulls in seventh and eighth. Red Bull are struggling to match the front runners. In the hands of Max Verstappen, they're in the top six but they're not as comfortable here as other cars.
Oliver Bearman in 20th couldn't get that improvement that he needed. For Alex Albon he can wipe the sweat off his brow for now as he'll head onto Q2 with a chance to push on forward.
So that's Carlos Sainz out in Q1 with Alex Albon managing to scrape through a place and a matter of hundredths between himself and his Williams team-mate.
Likewise Fernando Alonso will be disappointed with that showing and how that session ended.