Overview

• Fernando Alonso set the FP1 benchmark with a 1:31.116, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, as McLaren placed fifth and sixth.
• Oscar Piastri led FP2 with a 1:30.714, with the session repeatedly stopped after crashes for George Russell and Liam Lawson.
• Franco Colapinto finished 19th in FP1 and again 19th in FP2, trailing Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly by about seven tenths in the evening session.
• Stewards will investigate a pit-lane incident flagged as an unsafe release involving Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris after FP2.
• Williams confirmed Alex Albon’s FP1 stoppage was caused by a rear-brake hardware failure that led to a fire, as the FIA allowed driver cooling systems for the hot weekend.