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Lando Norris topped a drizzly first practice at the British Grand Prix from Lance Stroll. Norris set the benchmark at 1m27.420s with a late lap on soft tires, pipping Aston Martin’s Stroll to top s…
Lando Norris set the fastest time in a damp first practice at the British Grand Prix, narrowly edging out Lance Stroll by 0.134s. However, it wasn’t all smooth sailing for McLaren as Oscar Piastri suffered a hydraulics failure and had to retire. McLaren introduced upgrades for the race weekend at Silverstone, with Norris using a mix of old and new-specification parts during the session. Max Verstappen, with a new floor for his Red Bull, finished fourth but didn’t use the soft tire for his fastest time. Fernando Alonso impressed with the upgraded Aston Martin, finishing sixth ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, and Carlos Sainz. Formula 2 race winner Franco Colapinto substituted for Logan Sargeant at Williams, and Isack Hadjar had a challenging outing filling in for Sergio Perez at Red Bull Racing.
