Max Verstappen dominated Friday practice ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix topping both sessions to continue his recent fine form.
The double world champion, who won in Monaco last time out, was fastest by over seven tenths in FP1 from team-mate Sergio Perez, although his advantage was largely cut in FP2 by home favourite Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin, with Nico Hulkenberg taking a surprise third for Haas.
An interesting development from practice though saw the return of porpoising, with plenty of drivers complaining of the issue.
Here are the timesheets from Friday in Catalunya:
Spanish Grand Prix 2023, FP2
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 1:13.907
2. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.768
3. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas): +0.270
4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull): +0.312
5. Esteban Ocon (Alpine): +0.335
6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +0.339
7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): +0.367
8. George Russell (Mercedes): +0.485
9. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo): +0.541
10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +0.550
11. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): +0.642
12. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +0.676
13. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo): +0.678
14. Lando Norris (McLaren): +0.787
15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas): +0.806
16. Nyck De Vries (AlphaTauri): +0.878
17. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tarui): +0.933
18. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): +1.103
19. Alex Albon (Williams): +1.149
20. Logan Sargeant (Williams): +1.508
Spanish Grand Prix 2023, FP1
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 1:14.606
2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull): +0.768
3. Esteban Ocon (Alpine): +0.812
4. Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri): +0.898
5. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +0.939
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.941
7. Kevin Magnussen (Haas): +1.083
8. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +1.088
9. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): +1.120
10. George Russell (Mercedes): +1.147
11. Lando Norris (McLaren): +1.177
12. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): +1.239
13. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo): +1.300
14. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri): +1.309
15. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): +1.333
16. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo): +1.372
17. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +1.747
18. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas): +1.855
19. Logan Sargeant (Williams): +1.900
20. Alex Albon (Williams): +2.024
Is there Formula 1 today?
There were two sessions in Spain on Friday. FP1 got underway at 1.30pm local time (12.30pm UK, 1.30pm CET, 7.30am ET and 4.30am PT), with FP2 ran at 5pm local time. That's 4pm UK, 5pm CET, 11am ET and 8am PT
Who is the current F1 world champion?
Dutchman Max Verstappen of Red Bull is the defending two-time F1 world champion after taking the title in 2021 and 2022.
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