Lewis Hamilton sets the pace in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull look closely matched.
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull looked closely matched.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, complaining of a lack of front grip, was fifth ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Mercedes’ George Russell.The race-simulation times later in the second session also suggested that the top teams were closely matched, with Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren all setting similar pace.
The eight-time champions have been adding a series of upgrades to their car and were looking to this weekend’s race at Barcelona hoping that it would prove they were finally on the right track with development. Norris said: "A pretty good day. Never easy in the hot conditions. It never feels amazing - the tyres overheat very quickly so it is difficult to get everything in the perfect window.
Red Bull and Ferrari both have significant upgrades on their cars for the start of a run of races in the European heartland of Formula 1.
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