13:32
Chequered flag
Norris fastest ahead of Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc, Piastri, Lawson, Bearman, Hadjar, Tsunoda and Gasly.
Lewis Hamilton
2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 practice at the Spanish Grand Prix
30 May 2025
13:28
A decent session for Hamilton
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13:23
Alonso not happy
"I just need the engine going normal on the straights," he reports.
13:21
10 minutes to go
Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc, Piastri, Lawson, Bearman, Hadjar, Tsunoda and Gasly.
13:19
Into the race runs
With teams completing their laps on the softs earlier on, they're now focused on heavy fuel running.
13:09
20 minutes on the clock
Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc, Piastri, Bearman, Hadjar, Tsunoda, Russell and Hulkenberg.
13:06
Poor time from Piastri
He's fifth, 0.5s down on teammate Norris. A slow start to the weekend for the championship leader.
13:04
Norris lowers the benchmark
A 1m13.718s, 0.3s ahead of Verstappen.
13:03
Good lap from Hamilton
He goes into second ahead of teammate Leclerc.
13:03
Verstappen on top now
A 1m14.085s for Verstappen, a tenth ahead of Leclerc.
13:02
Leclerc
Leclerc goes fastest on the softs in the Ferrari with a 1m14.238s, 0.5s ahead of Russell's medium time.
13:00
Hulkenberg on the softs
He slots into second, 0.1s off Russell.
12:59
Russell goes fastest
A 1m14.751s for Russell on the mediums, 0.5s ahead of Norris.
12:53
Order with 20 minutes gone
Norris, Alonso, Verstappen, Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Stroll, Lawson, Hamilton and Hadjar.
12:46
Leclerc improves
He moves into fourth in the Ferrari, 0.5s down on Norris.
12:42
Norris goes fastest
A 1m15.259s for Norris now, 0.2s ahead of Alonso.
12:40
10 minutes gone in FP1
Alonso, Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, Russell, Stroll, Gasly and Antonelli.
12:38
Alonso tops the order
Alonso is fastest with a 1m15.480s 0.153s ahead of Norris.
12:37
A trip through the gravel
Hirakawa takes a trip through the gravel trap. He's in Ocon's car for FP1.
12:36
Times on the board
Norris on top with a 1m16.095s, less than a tenth ahead of Piastri. Alonso is in third.
12:30
FP1 is underway
The first practice session of the weekend is underway in Barcelona.
12:17
An intriguing weekend
The big change going into this weekend is the FIA's flexi wing clampdown. Stricter tests have been introduced.
As a result, seven of the 10 teams have new front wings for this weekend. Will it impact the pecking order? Time will tell.
12:05
Two driver swaps for FP1
Ryo Hirakawa at Haas, replacing Esteban Ocon.
Victor Martins is at Williams, stepping in for Alex Albon.
12:02
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for Friday practice in Barcelona
FP1 gets underway in just under 30 minutes' time.
