Overview

• Lando Norris set the fastest lap in FP1 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with a 1:13.718, edging Max Verstappen by 0.367 seconds and Lewis Hamilton by 0.378 seconds.
• Under the FIA’s new front-wing stiffness tests, most teams introduced revised wing designs while McLaren ran its existing specification and expects minimal performance change.
• Oscar Piastri posted the fifth-fastest time, 0.576 seconds behind his teammate, retaining a three-point lead in the drivers’ standings after eight of 24 races.
• Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur predicted the tougher flex tests could narrow performance gaps and position his team to benefit from reduced wing flexibility.
• The Spanish Grand Prix this weekend may be one of the last at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya before the event moves to a Madrid street circuit in 2026.