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After a drive in the daylight in Practice 1, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and co will be back out under the lights shortly for Practice 2 in Jeddah. Conditions here will be more representative of what they will face in qualifying on Saturday and then the race on Sunday. Practice 2 gets under...

Also speaking in the team principals' press conference in between sessions was AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost. He did not hold back at all when talking about his disappointment at the work of the team's engineers. "We struggled in Bahrain. It looks a little bit different here. I hope that at...

"I think that the important thing to remember is that this is going to set up 2024. "The initial concept for the 2024 car will be locked in in the next couple of months, so Toto's point about that direction isn't so much about this year. "They've kind of resigned themselves to the fact that...

Here's a look at the three tyre compounds we'll see in use throughout the weekend. It will be the soft C4 tyre that we'll see qualifying simulations on during this session.

Having sat out the first 20 minutes of Practice 1, Max Verstappen is not wasting any time this evening. The reigning world champion is straight out on track.

Wow - this is exciting! Look at the view from the drivers' eyes as they look to take on the mad streets of Saudi Arabia under the lights. Remember, you can ride onboard with any of the 20 drivers on the Sky Sports app throughout the weekend.

This may be practice, but Max Verstappen is already pushing hard - he nearly hits the wall on the final corner! It's better to find the limit now than go over it as he did in the same place during qualifying in 2021 while on THAT LAP.

Our current top three is Verstappen, Perez and Alonso - it's got a familiar feel to it. It was the same in Bahrain and the same in P1 earlier on today. Verstappen goes fastest in Jeddah with a 1:29:952, nearly five tenths clear of team-mate Perez. But he's perhaps got more to come - the world...

32 minutes to go: Alonso comes ever so close to clipping Sainz! Alonso is still third at the moment, just behind the two Red Bulls, with Nico Hulkenberg and his Haas in fourth. Verstappen's second-fastest time was done on the medium tyres so goodness knows how speedy he will be on the softs...

The Mercedes duo have set some quick laps, but they don't seem as quick as their rivals. Russell is fifth, but Hamilton can only manage 11th - the car looks unstable at the rear, and Russell calls on the radio for a change in setup.

18 minutes to go: The Ferraris of Leclerc and Sainz are ninth and 10th respectively, some eight tenths off Verstappen in Leclerc’s case and nearly a second in Sainz’s. Ocon and Russell make up the top five, behind our customary top three of Verstappen, Perez and Alonso.

Leclerc is going to take a 10-place grid penalty on Sunday due to new engine components being taken on, so the last thing he needs is more reliability woes. But the Ferrari driver reports problems with the clutch as he leaves the pit lane...

Martin Brundle is at Turn 22, a place where he have seen a few skids today, such is the pace with which the drivers race through that corner. Bravery can earn you some crucial time, just don't make a mistake.

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc have both been struggling. Verstappen has not been complimentary about the car through his least favourite corner - the last one. Meanwhile, Leclerc has had a huge snap on a flying lap and has since being complaining about his power unit...

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez almost came to blows after they'd passed the chequered flag. Another close one but they can go back to the garages in one piece.

"Off the back of Bahrain, it is no longer a surprise. "I think Ferrari were holding back the car with their reliability issues but I expect them to be in the fight for pole position. "I expect two Red Bulls, two Ferraris and Alonso."

"Having Fernando as your reference, knowing every time he gets in the car that is it not just about the lap time but the experience he brings, the information he provides and the feeling he is able to communicate, Aston have a driver for all seasons."

Red Bull's Sergio Perez: "It was learning the conditions, getting a good read was essential. "We had a bit of an issue with the car mechanically which hopefully we are able to sort out. That will bring us a bit more pace hopefully. "Overall we seem to be strong but the competition is there as...

ed Bull's Max Verstappen: "It's just fine-tuning things with the down shifts - we do that all the time. I think we had a positive day but there are still things that we can do better. In the long run, I think we all seemed quite close to each other. "It's all just managing the tyres because...

Mercedes' George Russell: "I am not sure what power modes everybody was running. For sure, Red Bull are out in front but we are learning lots of things, things that will help in the medium and short term. "We need to look overnight to see what we can do. You just need to get the set-up in the...