Overview

• Lando Norris topped the day with a 1:09.890 in FP2 as Oscar Piastri finished third just 0.089s back, with Fernando Alonso splitting the McLarens for Aston Martin.
• Aston Martin’s strong pace was offset by Lance Stroll’s heavy FP2 crash at the banked Hugenholtzbocht; he was uninjured but the car was heavily damaged.
• Max Verstappen placed sixth and fifth in the two sessions and ended FP1 stuck in the Turn 1 gravel after a post‑session start practice.
• Ferrari struggled through both sessions as Lewis Hamilton spun twice and Charles Leclerc described the gap to the front as “meilenweit weg.”
• Stewards will review contact between Piastri and George Russell in the fast lane during FP2 after a day shaped by compressed run plans under rain warnings.