We had Frederik Vesti and Ayumu Iwasa lining the top five during FP1, certainly not their first rodeos in a practice session.

Of the first timers, Nikola Tsolov was just over a tenth behind Arvid Lindblad at Racing Bulls, Gabriele Mini was 14th for Alpine, and Freddie Slater spent most of his session in the garage with an issue - but set a late lap on the hard tyre to sit 21st in the standings.

Ryo Hirakawa, Leo Fornaroli, Jak Crawford, and Luke Browning were in for Haas, McLaren, Aston Martin, and Williams respectively, while Colton Herta did enough laps to claim the final point needed to apply for an FIA Superlicence. 

Gabriele Mini, Alpine, Nikola Tsolov, Racing Bulls

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