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Formula 1 British GP
F1 British GP: Lando Norris tops windy FP2 session ahead of Ferrari duo
The McLaren driver finished the second Silverstone practice session ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton
Jake Boxall-Legge
Edited: Jul 4, 2025, 5:58 PM
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Lando Norris went fastest in a gusty British Grand Prix FP2 session, with the McLaren driver eclipsing the two Ferraris with a healthy margin to close out Friday practice.
Ambient temperatures rose marginally in the break between FP1 and FP2, increasing by around 2C, although the track remained stable at around 38C. As such, the Ferraris demonstrated a continuation of their FP1 pace in the early phases of the second session.
Lewis Hamilton had led the way amid the opening runs on mediums, setting a 1m26.592s on the C3 tyres to conclude the first 20 minutes of the session on top.
But the order changed when the qualifying simulation laps began to trickle in on the C4 soft tyre, kicked off by the two Mercedes drivers. George Russell opened the flying laps but found less than a tenth on Hamilton's lap, before Andrea Kimi Antonelli put almost 0.2s on his team-mate – despite losing time with a snap through Club.
Charles Leclerc then turned up the wick with a 1m26.202s, although reported an issue with the front-left that he felt had cost him time. This opened the gates for Norris to post a 1m25.816s to fly to the top of the order with four-tenths in hand over Leclerc.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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Lewis Hamilton had backed out of his initial soft-tyre run, but went again to set a time 0.3s short of Norris; Leclerc responded to close the gap, but was unable to join Norris amid the 1m25s.
Oscar Piastri was fourth, 0.47s down on his team-mate, just under 0.03s quicker than a late effort from Max Verstappen – who reported that his front end was struggling to bite in the high-speed turns.
Antonelli was sixth ahead of Lance Stroll, while Russell's earlier soft-tyre effort washed out in eighth place, just 0.001s clear of Isack Hadjar and 0.101s better than Liam Lawson as the Racing Bulls completed the top 10.
Carlos Sainz suffered a spin after the opening 15 minutes of FP2, which was put down to a 20km/h (12mph) gust on the exit of Luffield. In that moment, he came close the rear of Hamilton's car, then was placed under investigation for rejoining unsafely in front of Nico Hulkenberg.
F1 British GP – FP2 results
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval Tyres km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 26
1'25.816
S 247.128 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 29
+0.222
1'26.038
0.222 S 246.491 3 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari 29
+0.301
1'26.117
0.079 S 246.264 4 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 27
+0.470
1'26.286
0.169 S 245.782 5 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 23
+0.498
1'26.314
0.028 S 245.702 6
A. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
12 
Mercedes Mercedes 28
+0.567
1'26.383
0.069 S 245.506 7 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 24
+0.614
1'26.430
0.047 S 245.373 8 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 27
+0.707
1'26.523
0.093 S 245.109 9 I. Hadjar Racing Bulls 6
RB Honda 27
+0.708
1'26.524
0.001 S 245.106 10 L. Lawson Racing Bulls 30
RB Honda 28
+0.808
1'26.624
0.100 S 244.823 11 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 30
+1.024
1'26.840
0.216 S 244.214 12 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 24
+1.060
1'26.876
0.036 S 244.113 13 G. Bortoleto Sauber 5
Sauber Ferrari 27
+1.088
1'26.904
0.028 S 244.034 14 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31
Haas Ferrari 26
+1.125
1'26.941
0.037 S 243.930 15 Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 22
Red Bull Red Bull 25
+1.164
1'26.980
0.039 S 243.821 16 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes 27
+1.343
1'27.159
0.179 S 243.320 17 N. Hulkenberg Sauber 27
Sauber Ferrari 29
+1.349
1'27.165
0.006 S 243.304 18 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 24
+1.358
1'27.174
0.009 S 243.278 19 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari 27
+1.410
1'27.226
0.052 S 243.133 20 F. Colapinto Alpine 43
Alpine Renault 29
+1.473
1'27.289
0.063 S 242.958 View full results
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