To follow: FP3 and qualifying tomorrow, ahead of Sunday’s race (9am ET). And that’s the end of the first free practice session in Barcelona. Lando Norris is quickest with a 1:13.718 set on soft tyres. He’s followed by Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri.

McLaren's Lando Norris has topped first practice at Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, heading Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in Barcelona.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, the four-time world champion, has won twice but is third and 25 points behind Piastri. "It's a great feeling to be in the lead of the championship and to have more points than everyone, but it's not something I look at," Norris told reporters at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday.