Philip is about to begin to take you through today's sprint race (14:00 GMT) and grid-setting session (18:00 GMT).
The starting lap has started.
We have nineteen laps of the longest circuit in F1, David Croft points out.
The countdown is on.
An advantage in Max Verstappen's favour: his fellow driver Yuki Tsunoda is ahead of him by one place. He is unlikely to challenge Red Bull's lead driver.
Sky interviewing Sky now: the analyst is at the Mercedes team.
Karun Chandhok is looking forward to 2026, speaking with the engineer about his promotion to Aston Martin lead role.
Just 16 cars on the grid. It was another bad qualifying for the driver: after coming 20th and last in the previous race, leading to an eighth-place finish in the main race, he did not manage to advance of Q1 again on Friday. Ferrari have consequently made changes to his car configuration and so he will start from the pit lane.
The team's Stroll and the Alpine pair of Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto are all doing likewise.
"We take the learning for tomorrow," says Isack Hadjar, 11th on the grid. There will be a lot of that.
It's not all about the drivers' title: The team have run away with the team championship but the team, with a 40-point lead over Red Bull, are aiming to secure the runner-up position during this event. George Russell can assist in this goal from second place, and Kimi Antonelli will begin immediately after the leader.
Piastri won that day – as he managed last year, too. The driver from McLaren is attempting a third consecutive win.
Alright, approximately 20 minutes to go till the short race begins. Barring disaster, it's greatest value is as an indication of future events, rather than highly important in its own right, with only eight points available to the victor. Mind you, second place here was sufficient for the driver to become champion two years ago.
The driver claimed the championship following Pérez crashes out of the short race.
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