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Lando Norris led the way in the opening Formula 1 practice session of the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona
Lando Norris set the pace in the first Formula 1 practice session of the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, topping the timesheets for McLaren. Despite concerns about the FIA’s flexi-wing compliance testing changes, Norris was quick on both hard and soft compounds. His 1m13.718s lap was 0.367 seconds faster than Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. McLaren’s championship leader Oscar Piastri lagged behind, as did the Mercedes cars, with George Russell in 11th place. Ryo Hirakawa had a brief off-track moment, but recovered to finish 17th for Haas. Overall, it was a incident-free session with promising performances from Racing Bulls and notable debut for Victor Martins in 19th for Williams.
