Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

2025 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened

A recap of what happened in Friday practice at the Austrian Grand Prix

27 Jun 2025
17:01
Top 10

Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Stroll, Leclerc, Russell, Tsunoda, Bortoleto, Alonso and Hamilton.

17:00
Chequered flag

Norris fastest in FP2 ahead of Piastri, Verstappen, Stroll and Leclerc.

16:55
Into the final five minutes

Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Stroll, Leclerc, Russell, Tsunoda, Bortoleto, Alonso and Hamilton is the top 10. 

16:51
Time for the race runs

The McLarens are setting the pace with Norris and Piastri in the 1m09.4s-1m09.5s. 

Hamilton is running three tenths off McLaren's pace currently. 

16:45
McLaren on top in FP2
16:43
Verstappen improves

He slots into third ahead of Stroll. There's a 0.3s deficit to Norris, though. 

16:38
20 minutes on the clock

Norris, Piastri, Stroll, Russell, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Verstappen, Bortoleto, Alonso and Hamilton.

16:36
Good time from Stroll

He slots into third for Aston Martin, 0.4s off Norris' time.

16:35
Leclerc

Leclerc moves into fifth in the Ferrari, 0.6s off Norris. 

16:33
Current top 10

Norris, Piastri, Stroll, Russell, Tsunoda, Hamilton, Antonelli, Hadjar, Alonso and Verstappen.

16:29
Norris goes clear

A strong start to the weekend from Norris as he moves 0.157s ahead of Piastri at the top of the order. 

16:28
Piastri lowers the benchmark

A 1m04.737s for Piastri to move 0.492s ahead of Russell. A strong lap. 

16:26
Russell

Russell goes fastest on the softs, 0.208s ahead of Norris. 

16:24
Hadjar

Hadjar was on course to go fastest for Racing Bulls but backs out of his fast lap.

16:22
Current top 10

Norris, Russell, Verstappen, Piastri, Antonelli, Leclerc, Hamilton, Sainz, Hadjar and Albon.

16:19
Ferrari

Hamilton and Leclerc improve their lap times. Hamilton goes fourth on the hards, just ahead of teammate Leclerc. 

Still, they're 0.4s off Norris' pace. 

16:19
Hamilton blocks Antonelli

Hamilton has been noted for impeding Antonelli at Turn 4. As it's practice, don't expect a grid penalty. 

16:16
Hamilton

Hamilton reports on team radio: "I got no pace mate"

He's currently eighth-fastest on the hard tyres, 0.6s off Norris' top time. 

16:14
Piastri goes second

Piastri improves to second-fastest on the hard tyre, a tenth off Norris' time on the mediums. 

16:12
Norris improves

Norris continues to show great pace, going 0.4s ahead of Russell at the top of the timesheets. 

16:11
Current order after 10 minutes

Top 10: Norris, Russell, Piastri, Antonelli, Leclerc, Alonso, Hadjar, Stroll, Tsunoda and Stroll.

16:10
Norris goes fastest

Norris makes up for lost time in FP1 and goes quickest with a 1m05.905s on the mediums. Less than a tenth ahead of Piastri. 

16:07
Piastri takes to the top now

Piastri goes fastest now with a 1m06.129s, 0.073s ahead of Antonelli.

16:06
Mercedes 1-2

Russell slots into second behind Antonelli, 0.2s between those two.