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For anyone wanting to see some more progress for #free try this youtuber:

https://www.youtube.com/live/yVHiVEGpcnM?si=jM3mHtfKZbtRBA2v

Alonso goes 1:15.480!!! on hards!

And now Norris did a 1:15.259, so .221 of a second faster! Still on hards.

Interesting the McLaren's are still strong... even with the wing changes!

Big surprise.

Barcelona track is quite beautiful!

Max with 3rd fastest... with 1:15.516 so still under.

Kimi on 9th fastest on free practice... and Russel on 6th!... not bad, but still not enough for a great recovery from Mercedes.

Hadjar just took Kimi from 9th place!

Why Piastri has not yet caught up to Norris.... might be reflecting the new wing changes I am guessing.

36 minutes for the free practice to finish.

Lots of pitting... for tire changes...

Most of everyone was on hards with exception of Russel and Stroll... and Colapinto

Still lots of people pitted... I guess everyone is trying to assess..

Incredible how X does not update things on FP events..

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Russel outperforming Norris with a 1:14.751 lap on mediums... so we might be looking at further more on these.

Straight after Hülkenberg on second fastest... softs... 1:14.865

Max and Lec aiming for faster laps on softs...

Leclerc does 1:14.238

Max does quicker with 1:14.085

And Norris does 1:13.718 Bumping everyone out...

Still less than 50% of drivers with soft tires.

Piastri recovered to 5th place!

5 top places!

  1. Norris
  2. Max
  3. Hamilton
  4. Leclerc
  5. Piastri

19 minutes left

Now more than 70% using softs!

WOW Lawson on 6th position!

Looks like redbull has some work to do... but MCs are still fast!

Stroll LAST LOL

Stroll almost F...ed....

Lots of drivers trying back the hards again...

Kimi struggling...

1 minute left for FP to finish.

And all done!

That's it... I won't be around for FP2... but enjoy if you are on that part of the world.

I’m not. I hear f1 is where it’s at though. I need to start exploring.