Overview
- Lando Norris led second practice with a 1:33.602, edging Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli by 0.029 seconds, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third.
- Nico Hülkenberg took fourth for Sauber, Racing Bulls duo Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson were fifth and sixth, George Russell was seventh, Max Verstappen ninth, and Lewis Hamilton tenth.
- Title contender Oscar Piastri placed 14th and was nearly a second off his McLaren teammate, adding pressure to cut his deficit.
- Running was halted twice to inspect a loose drain cover, recalling last year’s incident that damaged Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari.
- Rivals remain poised to influence the weekend, with Mercedes featuring last year’s Vegas winner George Russell, Ferrari chasing a constructors rebound, and Verstappen 49 points back pledging to keep pushing.