FP1: Perez edges out Leclerc and Verstappen in ultra-close first ... - F1

As the sole practice session of the weekend, teams had to rapidly cycle through different tire compounds—hard, medium, and soft—to gather data for both the Sprint and Sunday’s main race. Interlagos’s technical layout and high track temperatures led to several lock-ups, most notably from Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc , as drivers pushed to find the limit. The DAZN F1 Broadcast

– Set the benchmark with a time of 1:11.853 .