Norris tops British GP first practice

McLaren’s Lando Norris group nan gait successful first believe astatine nan British Grand Prix.

Norris, seeking his first triumph successful his location race, was 0.134 seconds clear of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll successful a convention that provided small penetration into competitory form.

Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri was third, pinch Max Verstappen’s Red Bull fourth.

The world champion was nan quickest driver to group his champion thigh connected medium-compound tyres, while nan 3 drivers successful beforehand utilized softs.

Mercedes’ George Russell was 5th fastest, besides connected nan mean tyres and conscionable 0.009secs slower than Verstappen.

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was sixth fastest, up of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and nan Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

Alpine’s Esteban Ocon completed nan apical 10 from Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg and Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas.

Piastri suffered a reliability problem precocious successful nan convention erstwhile he stopped successful nan pit introduction pinch a hydraulics failure.

Briton Olivier Bearman, announced connected Thursday arsenic a Haas driver for 2025, was 14th fastest successful a believe outing for his caller team.

At nan backmost of nan field, Alpine reserve Jack Doohan was 17th fastest successful his believe outing successful nan car of Pierre Gasly, who will person a grid punishment for excessive motor usage this weekend.

Argentine Franco Colapinto was 18th successful Logan Sargeant’s Williams and Isack Hadjar 19th successful Sergio Perez’s Red Bull.

Yuki Tsunoda was slowest of each aft an early rotation astatine Luffield successful nan RB, which brought retired a reddish emblem to extremity nan convention for his car to beryllium recovered from nan gravel trap.