Oscar Piastri leads George Russell in FP2 at F1 Spanish GP.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri went quickest in the second free practice session ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, ahead of George Russell.
30 May 2025
Jack Oliver Smith
Motorsport Week

The Australian’s 1.12.760s was enough to see him top the time sheets, with the Mercedes in second, just under three tenths behind. Max Verstappen was third, just over two hundredths slower than the Mercedes, with the second McLaren of Lando Norris fourth, setting the exact same time as the Red Bull man.

Charles Leclerc was fifth for Ferrari, setting a 1:13.260s, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli a morale-boosting sixth, just under four hundredths off. The Aston Martin of home favourite, Fernando Alonso was seventh, with Pierre Gasly’s Alpine eighth, and the Racing Bulls of Isack Hadjar in ninth.

Hadjar’s team-mate Liam Lawson rounded up the top 10, with a 1:13.494s, ensuring the first half of the order was separated by almost eight tenths. Lewis Hamilton suffered a dismal session, ending the day in 11th, telling his team over radio that his Ferrari was “not driveable,” a disappointment surely exacerbated by the fact the Brit finished FP1 in third place.

‘Oscar Piastri leads George Russell’;

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F1 2025 Spanish Grand Prix – FP2 Results
30 May 2025
Motorsport Week

Position Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:12.760 28
2 George Russell Mercedes 1:13.046 0.286 32
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:13.070 0.310 30
4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:13.070 0.310 31
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:13.260 0.500 32
6 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:13.298 0.538 31
7 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:13.301 0.541 28
8 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:13.385 0.625 30
9 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:13.400 0.640 29
10 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:13.494 0.734 29

‘FP2 Results’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...x-fp2-results/


Spanish GP: Piastri tops FP2 as Lewis Hamilton crowned ‘hero of the day’
30 May 2025
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com

McLaren continued to take the new Technical Directive in their stride as Oscar Piastri topped FP2 at the Spanish Grand Prix. Piastri‘s closest challenger, Mercedes’ George Russell, was almost three-tenths back as Max Verstappen in the Red Bull completed the Red Bull. But “hero of the day” went to Lewis Hamilton, sarcastically bestowed upon him by Fernando Alonso.

Piastri quipped that he would “drift” the McLaren “more often” when told he had the early purple Sector 1 time. But, it was McLaren team-mate Lando Norris out front after the first 10 minutes of the session with a 1:13.636, the medium tyres in high demand, as Oliver Bearman took his for a drive through the gravel after a spin coming out of Turn 3.

As we approached the halfway mark in FP2, the leaderboard made for fantastic reading in the Mercedes camp as Russell led the way from Antonelli, Russell’s 1:13.046 putting him a quarter of a second up on Antonelli as the soft tyre runs began. Verstappen soon broke up that Mercedes one-two, as he and Norris set an identical 1:13.070. Piastri wanted top spot and took it on the softs, clearing Russell by just shy of three-tenths.

‘Piastri tops FP2’;

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2025 Spanish GP FP2: ‘Looks like we've got the hero of the day’ – Alonso frustrated with traffic
30 May 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Fernando Alonso was heard complaining over the radio after he felt he was hampered by Lewis Hamilton in second practice in Barcelona.

‘Frustrated’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...61289535705387


What went on in second Spanish GP F1 practice
May 30, 2025
Samarth Kanal
The Race

Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap in second practice for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, with George Russell and Max Verstappen rounding out the top three. All of the fastest times were set on softs, with Piastri’s clocking in at 1m12.760s for McLaren - with Russell under three tenths off. Meanwhile, third-placed Verstappen and fourth-placed Lando Norris were 0.310s off Piastri, having set identical times.

After setting the session benchmark, Piastri spent 14 laps on medium tyres, averaging 1m20.897s. Team-mate Norris logged 10 laps on soft tyres to average 1m20.221s, before switching to mediums for a five-lap stint that averaged 1m18.766s. Mercedes’ duo of Antonelli and Russell also conducted race runs on softs, with Russell’s 17-lap stint half a second faster on average than Antonelli’s 15-lap stint. Of course, fuel loads and set-ups will have varied.

Red Bull split its long runs between mediums and softs. Over each nine-lap stint, Verstappen was quicker than Tsunoda, who finished 13th on the leaderboard with a fastest time six tenths slower than the Dutchman’s. At Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton described his car as “undrivable” on his way to 11th. Both Hamilton and Leclerc conducted longer stints on mediums before switching to softs.

‘What went on’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/s...actice-report/


Spanish GP: Oscar Piastri tops Practice Two for McLaren as Ferrari struggle amid introduction of new wing rules
Oscar Piastri ensures McLaren top both Friday practice sessions in Barcelona; championship-leading squad and driver impress despite new flexi-wing regulations.
30 May 2025
Sky Sports

Oscar Piastri comfortably topped second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix as McLaren continued to impress despite a clampdown on flexi front wings. After his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris topped the opening session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya earlier on Friday, world championship leader Piastri improved the weekend's benchmark time by just over a second as he delivered a 1:12.760 in the scorching hot conditions.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen took third ahead of Norris, with the pair setting identical times to finish just over three tenths off the pace. Charles Leclerc was exactly half a second off the leading time in fifth as Ferrari struggled to balance their car, with Lewis Hamilton experiencing even more difficultly as he described the SF-25 as "undriveable" on his way to finishing 11th.

‘McLaren continued to impress’;

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...new-wing-rules