Oscar Piastri made it two McLarens in the top four positions, from the lead Williams of Alex Albon and Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Sainz, while the other Haas of Nico Hulkenberg, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly completed the top 10.
RB pair Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda only posted times on medium rubber en route to P11 and P12 respectively, ahead of the aforementioned Colapinto, Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas and Verstappen, who bailed out of a soft-shod lap late in the session.
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Hamilton was another driver to set their best time on mediums, as Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez and Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber) completed the FP1 order.
Drivers and their teams will now regroup in the paddock and dig through the data before heading straight into Sprint Qualifying, which is scheduled to get under way at 1530 local time.
