Lando Norris was fastest from McLaren team-mate Oscar Pisatri and Max Verstappen in second practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The session was disrupted towards the end when Yuki Tsunoda crashed in his Red Bull at the final corner with nine minutes remaining.
Tsunoda finished sixth fastest behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Williams’ Carlos Sainz, but left his mechanics with lots of work to do on the front-right corner of the car overnight.
McLaren remain the team to beat in Jeddah as Norris beat Piastri by 0.163s and looked more comfortable throughout the session, with the Australian one of several drivers who clipped the wall.
Verstappen was 0.280s off championship leader Norris but Red Bull are more competitive compared to Bahrain on a track where the drivers can make a big difference.
Leclerc finished half a second adrift and was a long way clear of Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who ended up in 13th and 1.1 seconds behind Norris.
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Highlights from Friday’s practice sessions at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Norris leads the Drivers’ Championship by three points over Piastri, with Verstappen eight points back, while George Russell is 14 points behind.
Russell could only manage seventh as Mercedes struggled to switch on the soft tyre, while first-practice pace-setter Pierre Gasly was eighth ahead of Nico Hulkenberg and Alex Albon.
Sky Sports F1’s Saudi Arabian GP Schedule
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Look back at some of the most dramatic moments to have taken place at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Saturday April 19
- 1.15pm: F1 Academy Race 1
- 2.05pm: Saudi Arabian GP Practice Three (session starts at 2.30pm)*
- 4.10pm: F2 Sprint
- 5.10pm: Saudi Arabian GP Qualifying build-up
- 6pm: SAUDI ARABIAN GP QUALIFYING
Sunday April 20
- 1pm: F1 Academy Race 2
- 2.20pm: F2 Feature Race
- 4.30pm: Saudi Arabian GP build-up: Grand Prix Sunday
- 6pm: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX*
- 8pm: Saudi Arabian GP reaction: Chequered flag
*Also live on Sky Sports Main Event
Formula 1 completes its first triple-header of 2025 in Jeddah with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend, live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW – No contract, cancel anytime
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