F1 British GP live commentary and updates - FP3

See you soon

We will be back with our live blog to see who grabs pole for the 2025 British Grand Prix.

Action resumes at 15:00 BST (10:00 EST - 16:00 CET).

Hopefully that will be cracker. Until then!

Meanwhile Oliver Bearman did actually hit the wall! He spins after locking the rear tyres under braking into the pitlane and pushes the tyre barrier. He did manage to limp back to his pit stall.

Session will resume at :31 for four more minutes. Some fans are already calling it quits, but we should be getting a bit more running.

There's a broken winglet on the entry to Stowe, which is being removed by the marshals.

His team-mate Yuki Tsunoda is clearly still fighting that Red Bull with lots of small corrections, but he just moved up to fifth which is encouraging to see, albeit half a second off.

Norris and Piastri have received fresh soft tyres, so we might be getting a better picture of what McLaren is all about today.

Leclerc is two tenths slower than his own benchmark, while Russell vaults over Verstappen to second.

Well, Verstappen just likened his brake bias setting to pulling a handbrake on the Red bull team radio, so it's not like it's all perfect either.

Meanwhile, those few drops of rain haven't deterred Leclerc from embarking on another qualifying simulation run.

Albon has also had a bit of a moment with an Aston Martin stuck in the middle of the track through Copse. Expletives follow.

Verstappen stays second after a purple first sector, before he gets very loose in the dirty air of Pierre Gasly through Becketts. He gives the Alpine driver a sarcastic thumbs up on the hangar Straight.

The four-time champ was not best pleased with the balance and lack of grip on his Red Bull yesterday. But as is often the case, Red Bull seems to have found a few solutions overnight for the understeer he suffered in the slower corners.

Ollie Berman has gone sixth ahead of the two McLarens, meanwhile. Good lap for the British rookie.

Both Norris and Piastri go quicker, but it's only good for fifth and sixth for now. Are the cooler conditions making it harder for them to switch on that McLaren?

A quiet start for McLaren thus far, but Piastri is just launching himself for another push lap.

Action picks up

Norris is followed out the pitlane by about a dozen cars, including all the frontrunners. We are finally getting a bit more action.

The Briton gives a friendly wave to his own Lando Norris grandstand, which is a sea of fans sporting neon green hats and shirts.

Lando Norris has joined what has been a very quiet opening stage of this session.

There's Lewis Hamilton, who had a hugely encouraging Friday with Ferrari.

Max Verstappen was just seen nattering away with a guest of his, so he doesn't seem to be in a hurry to head out.

Alpine has had a pretty glum Friday as Gasly and Colapinto were languishing down in 18th and 20th respectively. They are back out early to see if their setup changes have worked.

They have no upgrades, mind you, so they are up against it aginst the improved cars fielded by their midfield competitors.

Four drivers have headed out straight away: The two Alpines of Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly, and the two Astons driven by Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.

Welcome

Hello and welcome for the Saturday running at the 2025 British Grand Prix!