2026 Formula 1 Spanish GP
F1 Spanish GP: Follow FP2 in Madrid with live timing
Follow along for all the action at Formula 1's second practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring
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Soft tyres are on! Most runners are back on track with the red-walled compound. Let's see what they can do laptime-wise.
Interestingly, Audi has been the only team to give hard tyres any kind of consideration. Gabriel Bortoleto ran them over the first half of FP1, and so has Nico Hulkenberg done now in FP2.
Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi
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While I was rambling, Antonelli set the first sub-1m34s lap of the weekend. That's a 1m33.926s, still on mediums. That's 0.099s faster than Russell.
But it can be slightly frustrating having track limits enforced at Madring, especially when it comes to the inside line, where it would be so easy for drivers to just drive as close to the walls as possible.
Obviously, you need run-off on the outside of corners.
Looking back at Verstappen's error, he did ever so slightly put all four wheels beyond the white line.
Bad news for reigning world champion Norris. "We identified an issue on Lando's car, which requires a gearbox change. We are working to try and get Lando back out before the end of the session, although time is very tight," McLaren states.
Max Verstappen went fastest in 1m34.378s, half a tenth ahead of his rivals, but his lap has been deleted over track limits at Turn 17.
A big lock-up for Hamilton in Turn 17, but he avoids hitting the wall.
Meanwhile, Russell improved again, but he's still 0.090s adrift of his team-mate.
Antonelli has been impeded by what looked like Sergio Perez's Cadillac. "Always the same guy," he complained.
One-thousandth of a second. That's what separates Antonelli from Leclerc at the top of the classification, following the Monegasque's latest lap. Russell is two tenths in arrears.
Oliver Bearman has brushed the wall, but his Haas car is seemingly unscathed.
Hamilton laps within four tenths of Antonelli. Arvid Lindblad is seven tenths down on the leader.
Kimi Antonelli goes top, and by some margin. 1m34.428s, that's over a second faster than the Ferraris. Piastri is now in P2.
Oscar Piastri cuts the chicane after locking up. No harm done, though he did jump over the kerbs.
That's a full second quicker than the Ferraris went with the same compound in FP1, and they were fastest too.
Charles Leclerc goes fastest with a 1m35.557s on medium tyres, 0.035s quicker than team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
All cars are have made it to the track but the Aston Martins and the Williams of Alexander Albon.
The light goes green at the end of the pitlane.
Going back to Tsunoda, he hasn't had the easiest of interim stints, as he got to grips with the intricacies of 2026 F1 machinery in Monza. "I f*cked up quite a lot," he admitted.
“Fernando will not make the start of FP2 due to a clutch issue he suffered following his practice starts in FP1,” Aston Martin announces.
This will be an important session for Yuki Tsunoda, who's taking part in his third F1 grand prix of the year and missed nearly half of FP1 because of a power steering issue.
FP1 was rather uneventful, but F2's 30-minute qualifying session featured no fewer than four major crashes.
‘Four? That’s insane,’ you might be thinking – and you wouldn’t be wrong. Such attrition is quite rare and highlights the challenge Madring poses to drivers.
We are at Formula 1's 78th circuit since the inception of the world championship, Madrid's new street track, named Madring.
Hello and welcome to Autosport and Motorsport.com to follow Free Practice 2 at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix!
By: Autosport Staff
