Overview
- Lando Norris secured pole in wet, changeable conditions, with Max Verstappen second and Carlos Sainz third pending review of an alleged unsafe rejoin, as Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q1.
- George Russell set the pace in a wet-to-dry FP3, while a telemetry failure sidelined both McLarens late and left Norris and Oscar Piastri P19 and P20 in that session.
- FP2 was stopped twice over a suspected loose manhole cover; the FIA later identified a locking fault, welded the cover, reinspected the track and welded 14 additional covers.
- Stewards opened investigations into Sainz’s Q1 incident, Mercedes’ failure to submit setup declarations at the start of qualifying, and Alpine’s handling of a Colapinto tyre set, with decisions pending.
- In a separate legal development, London’s High Court allowed Felipe Massa to proceed with his 2008 ‘Crashgate’ claim against the FIA, Formula One Management and Bernie Ecclestone.