Lando Norris continued his strong performance by topping the timesheets in both Friday practice sessions at the British Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri following closely behind as his McLaren teammate.
The day’s track action at Silverstone was complicated by changing weather conditions, with rain predicted to disrupt the final minutes of FP2. This led teams to adjust their usual Friday evening programs, resulting in different strategies being employed during the session.
Despite the rain arriving late in the session, Norris had already set the pace with a time of 1m26.549s on soft-compound tires. Piastri was just 0.331s behind, showing promising performance for McLaren on the high-speed circuit.
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Surprisingly, Sergio Perez managed to secure fourth place for Red Bull Racing, ahead of Max Verstappen. Nico Hulkenberg also impressed by finishing in fourth for Haas, despite the team’s recent upgrades.
Charles Leclerc narrowly missed out on a top-four finish due to a mistake exiting a corner, while Lewis Hamilton led the way for Mercedes in sixth place.
Other notable performances included Carlos Sainz in eighth for Ferrari and Fernando Alonso in 11th. Pierre Gasly, who will start from the back of the grid, suspected floor damage after running off track.
The day ended with Yuki Tsunoda leading the Red Bull juniors in 16th place, with the rest of the field closely matched behind.
