Overview

• Lando Norris topped the first free practice session at Barcelona with a 1:13.718 lap.
• Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton secured second and third as competitors assessed the impact of the new front wing regulations.
• FIA’s updated load tests cap front wing deflection at 10 mm, down from 15 mm, to curb aerodynamic flex.
• Oscar Piastri finished fifth, logging a time more than half a second behind his Monaco-winning teammate.
• Carlos Sainz will preview the forthcoming Madrid street circuit in a June 7 show run ahead of its planned addition to the F1 calendar.