Friday practice recap
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Lando Norris headlined the first of the two Friday sessions, as a lengthy red flag cut around 25 minutes from the overall running following a kerb issue at Turn 16.
Oscar Piastri, who had suffered with a powertrain issue, was able to collect a fix during that time to minimise his lost track time.
FP2
Lewis Hamilton went quickest, citing a breakthrough in his braking set-up. Leclerc helped his team-mate test out the effect of a tow at the start of the lap, leading to a 0.074s difference.
McLaren faced difficulties as Lando Norris’ rear end clouted the Turn 4 wall and broke his suspension, while Oscar Piastri was lucky not to do similar as the softer Tecpro at Turn 15 absorbed the impact.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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