Lando Norris led the second practice session for the British Grand Prix while the Ferrari drivers again performed strongly.
Charles Leclerc ended Friday’s running two tenths of a second off Norris’s pace and convinced there was more time Ferrari could unlock from its SF-25.
“Guys there’s something wrong with the front-left,” he said after his first run on the soft tyres. “There’s really something wrong. We need to solve that by tomorrow. There’s so much lap time in it.”
First practice pace-setter Lewis Hamilton backed his team mate up in third place, less than a tenth of a second behind. Oscar Piastri was fourth in the other McLaren.
Max Verstappen crept into the top five after his second run on soft tyres but was almost half a second behind Norris. Yuki Tsunoda, back in the RB21 which Arvid Lindblad drove earlier in the day, was a further six tenths of a second behind which left him 15th.
The session began with track temperatures at around 41C, which cooled as the session went on. Mercedes, who have tended to perform less well in warmer conditions, could manage no better than sixth place for Andrea Kimi Antonelli. George Russell was eighth, the two W16s split by Lance Stroll, who had his first taste of Aston Martin’s upgrade.
The two Racing Bulls drivers completed the top 10, Isack Hadjar just one thousandth of a second slower than Russell.
The Williams drivers were unable to crack the top 10. Alexander Albon was the quickest of the pair, two tenths away from the Racing Bulls. Carlos Sainz Jnr faces an investigation for rejoining the track unsafely in front of Nico Hulkenberg at the exit of Luffield following a spin.
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2025 British Grand Prix Grand Prix second practice result
| P. | # | Driver | Team | Model | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | MCL39 | 1’25.816 | 26 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | SF-25 | 1’26.038 | 0.222 | 29 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | SF-25 | 1’26.117 | 0.301 | 29 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | MCL39 | 1’26.286 | 0.470 | 27 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | RB21 | 1’26.314 | 0.498 | 23 |
| 6 | 12 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | W16 | 1’26.383 | 0.567 | 28 |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | AMR25 | 1’26.430 | 0.614 | 24 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | W16 | 1’26.523 | 0.707 | 27 |
| 9 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 02 | 1’26.524 | 0.708 | 27 |
| 10 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 02 | 1’26.624 | 0.808 | 28 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | FW47 | 1’26.840 | 1.024 | 30 |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | AMR25 | 1’26.876 | 1.060 | 24 |
| 13 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber-Ferrari | C45 | 1’26.904 | 1.088 | 27 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas-Ferrari | VF-25 | 1’26.941 | 1.125 | 26 |
| 15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | RB21 | 1’26.980 | 1.164 | 25 |
| 16 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Williams-Mercedes | FW47 | 1’27.159 | 1.343 | 27 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | C45 | 1’27.165 | 1.349 | 29 |
| 18 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | A525 | 1’27.174 | 1.358 | 24 |
| 19 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas-Ferrari | VF-25 | 1’27.226 | 1.410 | 27 |
| 20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine-Renault | A525 | 1’27.289 | 1.473 | 29 |
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2025 British Grand Prix
- Ferrari impress on Friday but ‘Mercedes weather’ is forecast: Practice data
- Hamilton believes “strong weekend” is possible for Ferrari after practice
- Red Bull had a “bad day” says Verstappen but Horner believes they can be “very competitive”
- McLaren drivers surprised by “very, very quick” Ferraris at Silverstone
- Norris ends Friday practice at Silverstone quickest ahead of the Ferraris
