McLaren driver Lando Norris tops red-flagged Barcelona opening practice with a 1m14.228 time on soft tyres
Lando Norris drew first blood in Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix weekend, taking the fastest lap in FP1 over championship leader Max Verstappen. The Briton slotted in ahead of Verstappen prior to a red flag in the second half of the opening practice session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and longer runs ensured the Miami winner stayed on top of the order. George Russell had set the first representative time on hard tyres, breaking into the 1m15s first on the first Friday F1 session.
3s shy of team-mate Russell in seventh, as Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso, and Alex Albon completed the top 10. Haas reserve Ollie Bearman took Nico Hulkenberg's seat for FP1 and ended the session 19th fastest, just over 0.2s shy of team-mate Kevin Magnussen. Spanish GP - FP1 results: Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info 1 - 4 Main Information Additional Data 1 - 2 Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 4 McLaren Mercedes 27 1'14.
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