Summary

  • Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli tops Friday practice at the Red Bull Ring

  • Oscar Piastri is second and McLaren team-mate Lando Norris third

  • Austrian Grand Prix declared heat-hazard race by FIA amid heatwave

  • Antonelli leads Lewis Hamilton in drivers' championship by 41 points

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Jay Freeman

  1. Valtteri Bottas cagily guides his Cadillac into the pits where the fire extinguisher comes out.

    He'd just come out of the pits before that happened, as well.

  2. Team radio - Bottas to Cadillac

    "There is some smoke in the cockpit."

  3. Cadillac's afternoon keeps getting worse..

  4. Top five

    1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 1:07.657

    2. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.343

    3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.557

    4. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.564

    5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.682

  5. Antonelli goes fastest

    Kimi Antonelli hasn't stopped there.

    He's now gone fastest in his Mercedes with a 1:07.657.

  6. Kimi Antonelli was the fastest man on track in first practice earlier.

    And he's just split the two McLarens, as he goes second fastest in his Mercedes with a 1:08.198.

    Easy to work out how far he is behind Norris after the reigning world champion set a flat 1:08.000 fastest time earlier on.

  7. Get Involved - can Hamilton mount a title challenge?

    Select the 'Get Involved' button to have your say

    Mike: In response to Dan. Hamiltion's strong tracks don't favour the Ferrari, as they are more suited to the Mercedes and McLaren. Doesn't matter how good Hamilton is around them if the car won't perform there. We all know Ferrari is weak on straights.

    Ian: I do not think Hamilton will have the reliability in the Ferrari to sustain a real challenge for a whole season.

  8. George Russell's Mercedes needed some attention earlier but he's got out and has set the third fastest time of the session with a 1:08.416, just over four tenths off Lando Norris.

    Speaking of Norris, he's just had an off at turn three, having lost the rear headed into the apex.

    He's also caught the yellow sausage kerb there, for his trouble.

  9. Charles Leclerc stepped aside in FP1 with Dino Beganovic stepping into his Ferrari.

    The Monegasque driver sets a 1:09.320, making him seventh fastest.

    The medium tyre is the tyre of choice for this session with Ollie Bearman, the Audis of Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, Franco Colapinto and Esteban Ocon opting for the hard tyre this afternoon.

  10. Top five

    1. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 1:08.000

    2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.0249

    3. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.342

    4. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.950

    5. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.135

  11. Virtual Safety Car ending

    The VSC caused by Sergio Perez's Cadillac giving out is now over.

    Just under 45 minutes left on the clock in FP2, folks. We've lost a fair bit of time there.

  12. Abbie Eaton
    British racing driver on Sports Extra 2

    Talking about seats and feeling comfortable. When you first sit in it, you won't feel a problem. But when you have done a good few laps and under those g-forces and you're really physically being thrown around the car, you'll start to feel those pressure points very, very quickly.

  13. Sergio Perez' Cadillac is being pushed by the marshals and it's slowly being rolled out of harm's way.

    The VSC remains for now.

  14. Team radio - Verstappen to Red Bull

    "I need to box and take my seat out. This is just crazy."

  15. Meanwhile Max Verstappen's experiencing a bit of discomfort in his Red Bull..

  16. Virtual Safety Car

    Ah. And just as I say that, Sergio Perez pulls to the side of the track.

    It's been a difficult afternoon for him so far.

  17. Sergio Perez has a new electrical control unit in his Cadillac after he broke down at the tail end of FP1 which caused a red flag.

    Speaking of issues with cars, Arvid Lindblad and George Russell are both confined to the garage at the minute while Racing Bulls and Mercedes deal with some issues in the early stages of this session.

  18. Norris goes fastest

    Lando Norris heads top of the tree inside the opening five minutes with a flat 1:08.000.

    He's shortly followed by his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri who's 0.249 seconds behind with his hot lap moments later.

    Not a bad showing from the lads in papaya. Particularly Norris, who had a torrid time with mechanical issues pegging back his session earlier.

  19. Alex Albon has lost some power and has had to box his Williams early on in this session.

    Meanwhile Lewis Hamilton's had a bit of a moment into turn one and has locked up.

    Plenty happening early doors, here.

  20. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Air temperature right now is 31.5C and track temperature is a scorching 51C.

    It's only going to get hotter throughout the weekend.