Summary

  • Final practice under way

  • Qualifying at 09:00

  • Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia held at Sepang circuit near Kulala Lumpur

  • Race rescheduled from April because of Middle East unrest

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  1. Top 5published at 06:14 BST

    1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    2. George Russell (Mercedes)

    3. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

  2. Team radio - Hamilton to Ferraripublished at 06:13 BST

    Hamilton: "Something is wrong with my right mirror. It's moved."

  3. Postpublished at 06:11 BST

    From the live timings, it seems like Lance Stoll is the only driver to not set a lap time yet.

    There is just under 20 minutes to go.

  4. Team radio - Hadjar to Red Bullpublished at 06:10 BST

    "The car is so unpredictable in Turn 9, Turn 1. You don't know when the rear is going to step out."

  5. Postpublished at 06:09 BST

    The C2 hard tyres, C3 medium tyres and C4 soft tyres have been selected for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

    Everyone has the soft tyres bolted on apart from the McLarens and Red Bulls that are on the medium compound and Charles Leclerc still has the hard tyres bolted on.

  6. 'Mercedes and Verstappen looking strong'published at 06:07 BST

    Sam Bird
    Former Formula E driver on 5 Sports Extra

    The Mercedes cars are looking fast, but Max Verstappen has just gone the best part of half a second faster than Lando Norris in sector one alone on a set of mediums.

    OK, it's a new set of mediums and the track is ramping up, but the two Mercedes are looking strong, as well as Verstappen, at this stage.

  7. Antonelli fastestpublished at 06:05 BST

    Kimi Antonelli has completed a fast lap and tops the leaderboard. The Mercedes driver is on a time of 1:36.924.

    He is followed by team-mate George Russell in second.

    Isack Hadjar has been on the radio to say his Red Bull is unpredictable.

  8. Postpublished at 06:04 BST

    Sam Bird
    Former Formula E driver on 5 Sports Extra

    We're halfway through the session and we've learnt... erm... nothing, really.

  9. Postpublished at 06:03 BST

    All 22 cars are out on track now for the final practice session.

    The top three are currently McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on the mediums and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on the hard tyres.

    Oscar PiastriImage source, Getty Images
  10. Team radio: Bearman to Haaspublished at 06:02 BST

    Bearman: "I didn't know what that was."

    Engineer: "Yeah we've seen that on the front right."

    Bearman: "First I thought that was the tyre but it wasn't."

  11. Postpublished at 06:00 BST

    And we are back. Session has resumed after the debris is cleared off.

    There is just 30 minutes left of the session.

    SErgio PerezImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 05:58 BST

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain in Malaysia at Sepang CircuitImage source, Getty Images

    It tends to be in the afternoon when it rains; the humidity builds up, the clouds build, and we saw that happen on Friday. At the beginning of second practice, it was a 90% prediction of rain before the session started. But it all kind of broke up, and it does sometimes to that.

    One of the striking things is how few wet races there have been in Malaysia, and in Singapore, despite that fact it couldn't be more tropical. But when it does rain, it really, really chucks it down, but then it dries up really quickly because the sun is so powerful.

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 05:58 BST

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    I’m willing to eat my words here but I don’t think Mercedes get podium this weekend. Red Bull look strong and Ferrari look good too

    Jacob, Cardiff

  14. red flag

    Red flagpublished at 05:55 BST

    The red flag has been waved. There is a bit of debris out on Turn 10.

    The session has been stopped and the drivers head back to the pits.

    It looks like the debris came off Oliver Bearman's Haas.

  15. Top 5published at 05:53 BST

    1. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

    3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    4. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

    5. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

  16. Postpublished at 05:52 BST

    Yet to join the pack on the track are Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes duo Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.

  17. Norris fastestpublished at 05:51 BST

    Lando Norris has gone fastest now on the medium tyres.

    The McLaren driver has set a time of 1:37.161.

    Oscar Piastri is a close second, three tenths behind Norris.

    Oscar PiastriImage source, Getty Images
  18. What is the weather like in Sepang?published at 05:50 BST

    Thundery showers and light winds are forecast for both Saturday's sessions, with temperatures reaching a high of 31C.

  19. Postpublished at 05:48 BST

    Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren Mastercard F1 Team in action during friday free practice of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images

    The two McLarens are now out on the circuit and both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are the only two to have the yellow medium tyres bolted on.

    Everyone else, apart from Charles Leclerc, has the red soft tyres on for the final practice session.

  20. Postpublished at 05:47 BST

    Sam Bird
    Former Formula E driver on 5 Sports Extra

    Charles Leclerc is out on track and he's the first driver we've seen on the hard compound this weekend.