Lando Norris, representing Britain, drove the McLaren MCL38 car during the Spanish Grand Prix of the Formula 1 World Championship in Barcelona, Spain, on June 21, 2024.
During the free practice session, Norris achieved the fastest time, using soft tires and completing a lap in 1:14.228. This put him just 0.024 seconds ahead of world champion Max Verstappen, who also used the red compound tires for his best lap.
Verstappen, who previously won at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2016, is currently leading the championship with a 56-point advantage.
Carlos Sainz, driving for Ferrari, had a good start to his home race weekend by securing third place, with a lap time three tenths slower than Norris’. Sainz achieved this time using medium tires.
George Russell, in fourth place, also opted for the yellow-banded tire for his timed lap. Sergio Perez and Oscar Piastri followed in fifth and sixth place, respectively, both using soft tires.
Lewis Hamilton, representing Mercedes, finished in seventh place, while Esteban Ocon gave Alpine some encouragement by securing eighth place.
Fernando Alonso, driving for Aston Martin, had the only notable incident during the session. He went off track at turn 9, causing a small part of his AMR24 car to come loose after hitting the curb. Race control briefly suspended the session to remove the debris from the track. Alonso was able to resume his program without any major issues.
Alex Albon, from Williams, completed the top 10, followed by Charles Leclerc from Ferrari and Valtteri Bottas from Sauber.
Ollie Bearman retornó al coche VF-24 de Haas para su segunda de seis sesiones de entrenamiento planeadas, como parte de su audición para un puesto de piloto en 2025. Terminó en el 19º lugar, dos décimas de segundo detrás de su compañero de equipo de Haas, Kevin Magnussen.
