Overview

• Ferrari introduced a fully revamped floor, diffuser and bodywork but reported only fine gains across different cornering speeds.
• Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton ended Friday practice at the Red Bull Ring roughly six and nine tenths off Lando Norris, underscoring persistent ride-height challenges.
• Max Verstappen identified understeer in medium-speed Turns 6 and 7 as a priority for Red Bull to address after minor floor-edge updates delivered small speed boosts.
• McLaren’s Lando Norris continued to set the benchmark thanks to front suspension geometry tweaks paired with aerodynamic revisions.
• Teams are chasing incremental performance improvements under their development programmes ahead of the season’s second half and next year’s regulation overhaul.