P1racenews AI automatic summary:
McLaren’s Lando Norris set the fastest time during the sole practice session for Formula 1’s São Paulo Grand Prix.
In the one-hour session at Interlagos, under sunny conditions, Norris set the fastest time of 1:10.610s, beating George Russell by 0.181s. George Russell had led for most of the session but was ultimately surpassed by Norris. Ollie Bearman took the unexpected third position after stepping in for Kevin Magnussen at Haas. Despite a challenging start, Oscar Piastri clinched the fourth spot, followed by Alex Albon from Williams and the Ferrari duo Leclerc and Sainz in sixth and seventh. The top 10 also included Hulkenberg, Alonso, and Gasly. Verstappen and Perez struggled, Verstappen finishing 15th with a grid penalty, while Perez was in 19th place. Hamilton had a tough FP1, coming in 16th with complaints of pain towards the end of the session.
