Antonelli tops São Paulo FP2 as Norris and Verstappen finish close behind

Kimi Antonelli topped Friday’s second practice at Interlagos with a 1:10.763 lap. Lando Norris was 0.253 seconds behind, with Max Verstappen 0.259 back; only six thousandths separated second and third. George Russell was fourth, 0.273 seconds off the pace, and Oscar Piastri fifth at 0.321.

With 35 minutes remaining, George Russell led the pack back onto the track, then improved his lap by nearly eight-tenths to take P1 with a 1:11.036. Norris and Verstappen soon pushed him to third on the timesheets, with just 0.020 seconds separating the trio at that stage. Antonelli then became the first driver into the 1:10s and remained at the top as the session moved to long runs.