World championship leader Oscar Piastri was third fastest, with McLaren team-mate Lando Norris watching on from the pitwall as Irishman Alex Dunne participated in his first F1 FP1 session. Dunne sits top of the F2 driver standings and impressed on his F1 debut, ending the session in fourth and just 0.069s behind Piastri.

Ferrari also ran a rookie in FP1, with Dino Beganovic taking over Charles Leclerc’s car. However, it wasn’t an ideal session for the Swedish driver, who spent most of FP1 in the garage as Ferrari addressed an undisclosed issue. He managed only the 18th-best time.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri was third fastest, ahead of an impressive performance from Irishman Alex Dunne in the other McLaren. Dunne, leading the Formula 2 championship this season, is a member of the McLaren young driver programme and was having his first outing at a grand prix in Lando Norris' car.