Fred Vesti-Toto Wolff on radio:
TW: “Fred, that was an excellent job.”
FV: “Thank you Toto. Thank you for the opportunity once again.”
Vesti 18th-fastest in FP1 for Mercedes.
Kieran Jackson11 April 2025 13:48
Norris fastest; Hamilton 3rd
Kieran Jackson11 April 2025 13:40
Lando Norris quickest in FP1!
Norris, like last week, quickest in FP1 with a 1:33:204 – two-tenths quicker than Pierre Gasly in second.
Lewis Hamilton is third-fastest, five-tenths off, with Alex Albon in fourth and Esteban Ocon in fifth.
6-10: Hulkenberg, Doohan, Lawson, Tsunoda, Piastri
Best out of the FP1 rookies? Williams’ Luke Browning in 13th.
Kieran Jackson11 April 2025 13:31
Lewis Hamilton goes third-fastest
Hamilton is five-tenths behind Norris… not great.
Obviously, not a representative session. Let’s see later in FP2.
Kieran Jackson11 April 2025 13:26
Tsunoda-Albon pit-lane incident
FIA are looking at an unsafe release between Yuki Tsunoda and Alex Albon, with the Williams released before Tsunoda.
Tsunoda overtook to the side…
Albon: “Oops, sorry.”
Let’s see what the stewards say…
Kieran Jackson11 April 2025 13:11
TOP-10 AFTER FIRST 30 MINS OF FP1
Kieran Jackson11 April 2025 13:03
Williams boss James Vowles:
On Carlos Sainz’s start: “He was only a tenth off Alex in Japan, his race-pace was matching Alex.
“It’s more about the deficiency of the Williams compared to the Ferrari.”
Kieran Jackson11 April 2025 12:59
Lewis Hamilton not happy with balance of Ferrari car:
“It feels horrendous mate.”
Kieran Jackson11 April 2025 12:53