Hulkenberg marked his return to Sauber in fourth, from Antonelli and RB tester Ayumu Iwasa, who spent 2024 racing in Tremendous System, as McLaren reserve Pato O’Ward – of IndyCar fame – pipped newly-promoted Alpine driver Jack Doohan to seventh place.
F2’s Aron was just some thousandths down on Doohan in ninth through a composed rookie show, with former Alpine man Ocon, Williams teen Luke Browning and Toyota-backed Haas take a look at driver Ryo Hirakawa filling positions 10 to 12 on the timesheets.
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Liam Lawson was probably the most lively driver of the day as he racked up a whopping 159 laps of the venue, which got here shut to a few race distances – the New Zealander slotting into thirteenth over Ferrari improvement driver Arthur Leclerc and Pink Bull junior Isack Hadjar.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix winner Lando Norris positioned sixteenth after his morning run within the automobile, three positions up on group mate Oscar Piastri, who took over for the afternoon, with Tsunoda and Bortoleto slotting between them after their maiden runs for Pink Bull and Sauber.
Jak Crawford, a part of Aston Martin’s improvement programme, added to his F1 mileage in twentieth, forward of the group’s reserve Felipe Drugovich, Mercedes’ personal reserve in Frederik Vesti and Ferrari improvement driver Antonio Fuoco – the latter two additionally solely driving within the morning.
