Very rarely do you see what just happened.

To summarise, the rain allowed hardly even one lap in the final session and Max Verstappen reaped the rewards of getting out early.

'In my career I have never seen anything like that', Leclerc has just said on Sky.

Anyone got a boat?

Our report is below.

It is absolutely leathering it down around the track. If we didn't have a delayed session we would have missed it all. It's basically thunderstorming now.

Verstappen's time looked beatable but it was just about doable. He had it right getting out first.

Here's the top 10:

1. VER

2. LEC

3. STR

4. ALO

5. HAM

6. RUS

7. NOR

8. SAI

9. PER

10. PIA

They've red flagged the session. We have our grid.

It's going to rain any second. Literally.

Here we go. Verstappen's time is going to be enough.

You needed to be on the track early.

1. NOR

2. VER

3. PER

4. ALO

5. SAI

6. HAM

7. LEC

8. RUS

9. PIA

10. STR

ELIMINATED

11. HUL

12. OCO

13. GAS

14. MAG

15. ALB

That's all from us today. Thanks for your company.

Keep an eye on the site for reaction and we'll be here all weekend to cover the rest of the action.

Cheers all! Bye!

It's almost pitch black out there!

Anyway, Verstappen gets us underway. It's a 1:10.7. That's interesting.

Russell fifth with a 1:11.5.

Yellow flag! Piastri is off! We carry on.

Here we go then. You'd do well to predict who will be on pole here - but In reckon it's between Norris and Verstappen.

Everyone's queueing up. No chances taken. Skies are black.

Albon was a bit better but had a lap time deleted for the smallest infirngement.

Magnussen isn't happy with a Ferrari, and seems to be blaming that for his exit.

Anyway, time for the shootout.

Leclerc and Ferrari have reported Russell for being too slow on the out lap.

Anyway, the last runs coming. Alonso goes second but many more are coming.

Norris beats Verstappen with a 1:10.0.

Perez goes third.

Verstappen is out but his pace isn't great. He's slower than last time.

The Aston Martins are in the pits and Stroll in 10th coiuld be on the verge of getting knocked out.

Nope, he's fine!

Hamilton is quick but he then sticks a slide in. He's complaining about track temperatures dropping on the radio.

He goes fourth. Russell goes second, .15 down on Verstappen.

Leclerc is out of danger into fifth. Sainz from bottom to second, less than a tenth down on Verstappen.