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George Russell has problems with his car's 'turbo'

“It’s making a noise like a steam train, I don’t know exactly what it is.”

Accompanied with the sound of train. Classic FP1 radio calls early on...

Lando Norris now P1, with Max Verstappen seven-tenths off in second and Charles Leclerc third.

Kieran Jackson 1 May 2026 17:18

Gasly's Alpine has an issue

“There’s a strange smell on the car,” says Gasly.

Interesting...

Kieran Jackson 1 May 2026 17:13

Lewis Hamilton locks up

Early scare for the seven-time world champion, who locks up and goes off-track in sector one. All fine, though.

His Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc is P1 early on here - with every driver bar the Aston Martin duo on track.

What is up with Aston this season, eh?

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Kieran Jackson 1 May 2026 17:09

FP1 underway

The clock - starting at 90 minutes - starts to tick down and we are green in the pit-lane outside the Hard Rock Stadium.

F1 is back.…