Overview
- Second practice was twice red-flagged near Turn 17 to check a possibly loose cover, with FIA personnel later reporting movement and ending the session early.
- Lando Norris set the FP2 benchmark at 1:33.602, edging Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by 0.029 seconds as the disrupted running skewed the timesheet.
- Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen, both Ferraris and George Russell missed meaningful soft-tyre runs before the stoppages, limiting clear read-through to qualifying pace.
- Charles Leclerc topped FP1 on a dusty, low-grip track, then stopped in FP2 with a suspected gearbox issue after leaving the pits.
- The title picture remains unchanged with three rounds left: Norris leads Piastri by 24 points, with Verstappen 49 points behind Norris.