Overview

• The FIA fined Ferrari €10,000 for an unsafe release that caused Charles Leclerc to clip Lando Norris in the pit lane, issuing no grid penalty after finding Leclerc’s view was blocked and team instructions were unclear.
• Oscar Piastri led FP2 in 1:30.714 ahead of Isack Hadjar and Max Verstappen, with Lando Norris fifth and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton ninth and tenth.
• FP2 was interrupted by two red flags following separate crashes for George Russell and Liam Lawson, leaving limited time for qualifying simulations late on.
• Fernando Alonso set the pace in FP1, with Leclerc second and Hamilton fourth, before Ferrari fell back in the evening session.
• The FIA declared heat‑risk conditions for the event, allowing cooling vests for drivers, as McLaren arrived with a huge constructors’ points lead and the opportunity to clinch the title in Asia.