The first F1 live action of the Chinese Grand Prix sees the drivers take in the one and only practice session of the weekend.

We will have you covered the entire way through the session, so stick with PlanetF1.com and we’ll keep you up to date with all the action.

F1 LIVE: Updates from FP1 at the Chinese Grand Prix

It is the first outing of the Sprint format this season, meaning the usual three free practice sessions drop to one.

This is likely to lead to a scramble among the teams and drivers to gather as much data as possible to be able to set their cars up in time for Sprint qualifying later on Friday.

Keep up with all of what is likely to be a busy hour of free practice on our live blog: