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Lewis Hamilton
2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 practice at the Spanish Grand Prix
30 May 2025
17:01
Chequered flag
Piastri fastest in FP1 with a 1m12.760s, 0.2s ahead of Russell. Verstappen, Norris and Leclerc complete the top five.
16:55
Fastest in FP2 heading into the final five minutes
Oscar Piastri
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16:50
Into the final 10 minutes
Piastri, Russell, Verstappen, Norris, Leclerc, Antonelli, Alonso, Gasly, Hadjar and Lawson.
16:48
Another impressive lap from Norris
1m20.1s for Norris on the last lap. Comfortably quicker than anyone else.
16:45
Race pace currently
Piastri - 1m20.6s
Russell - 1m20.6s
Verstappen - 1m20.4s
Norris - 1m20.2s
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16:42
Into the final 20 minutes
Attention has now turned to the race simulations in Barcelona.
16:34
Order with 25 minutes to go
Piastri, Russell, Verstappen, Norris, Leclerc, Antonelli, Alonso, Gasly, Hadjar and Lawson.
16:33
Poor time from Hamilton
He only goes 11th in the Ferrari, 0.7s off Piastri's top time. Worrying.
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16:29
Strong time from Piastri
He lowers the benchmark to a 1m12.760s.
16:29
Leclerc
Leclerc moves up to fourth in the lead Ferrari, 0.2s off Russell.
16:25
Russell remains on top
Verstappen and Norris set identical times as they slot in behind Russell to complete the top three.
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16:25
Soft tyre runs
Russell goes quicker with a 1m13.046s, 0.2s ahead of Antonelli.
Norris has just gone fastest in the first sector.
16:21
Leclerc improves
He's into fifth - 0.6s off Russell's pace.
16:20
The order after 20 minutes
Russell, Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Antonelli, Alonsi, Lawson, Leclerc, Hadjar and Gasly.
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16:16
Good lap from Russell
He goes fastest for Mercedes on a 1m13.501s, 0.1s ahead of Norris.
16:14
Alonso radio
"We have the hero of the day ahead of us," Alonso says over team radio in reference to Hamilton.
16:11
A spin for Bearman
Bearman loses control of his Haas at Turn 3. He manages to get back out of the gravel trap.
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16:11
Current top 10
Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Antonelli, Alonso, Russell, Leclerc, Gasly, Lawson and Hulkenberg.
16:07
Verstappen
Verstappen goes second in the Red Bull with a 1m13.910s, 0.3s behind Norris.
Piastri has slotted into third in the other McLaren.
16:05
First times on the board
A 1m13.656s for Norris, 0.6s ahead of Alonso.
Top five: Norris, Alonso, Leclerc, Antonelli and Gasly.
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16:01
FP2 is underway
The second practice session of the weekend is now underway.
15:52
Is Lando back?
Since the start of the Monaco weekend, Norris has looked back to his best. After a slow start to the year, the British driver is looking more and more comfortable behind the wheel of the MCL39.
Let's not forget. Norris out-qualified Piastri 20-4 last year. After eight races in 2025, it's 4-4. Is the tide turning in his favour?
This weekend will be telling.
Lando Norris
15:35
We're building up to FP2
FP2 kick off in just under 30 minutes' time.
The first session was a dominant one for Lando Norris as he set the pace by over 0.3s. Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a better session for Ferrari, ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc.
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