Overview
- Stewards are investigating Kimi Antonelli for allegedly impeding Lando Norris in SQ2, a ruling that could drop the rookie and promote Norris to the front row.
- McLaren led the pursuit with Norris qualifying third and Oscar Piastri fifth, while Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton took fourth ahead of Charles Leclerc in sixth.
- Ferrari abandoned its experimental rotating rear wing after practice and switched to a conventional rear wing for qualifying.
- Cadillac’s Sergio Perez missed sprint qualifying due to a fuel system fault identified in FP1, leaving team-mate Valtteri Bottas as the squad’s only runner in the session.
- Red Bull’s struggles persisted as Max Verstappen qualified eighth after complaining about drivability, with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly impressing in seventh.