Kimi Antonelli Heads Mercedes 1-2 as Red Bull, Lando Norris Hit Trouble in F1 Austrian GP First Practice

Austrian GP: Kimi Antonelli tops first practice as Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar, Lando Norris suffer unreliability issues

Kimi Antonelli led a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix as both Red Bulls and Lando Norris lost track time due to car issues; watch second practice later on Friday at 4pm with Qualifying on Saturday at 3pm, live on Sky Sports F1

Kimi Antonelli heads Mercedes 1-2 as Red Bull, Lando Norris hit trouble in F1 Austrian GP first practice

F1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli leads Mercedes team-mate George Russell in first practice in Austria.

Antonelli leads the way in first Austrian GP practice

Kimi Antonelli led Mercedes teammate George Russell at the top of the time sheet in first practice for the Austrian Grand Prix.

Austrian GP: Antonelli leads Mercedes 1-2 in first practice

Kimi Antonelli led a Mercedes one-two in the opening practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix, edging team-mate George Russell.

F1 Austrian GP: Kimi Antonelli leads Mercedes 1-2 as Lando Norris faces reliability woes in FP1

Mercedes came out swinging in first free practice at the Austrian GP as Antonelli pipped George Russell, while Norris hit more reliability trouble in the McLaren

F1 Austrian GP 2026 practice results

Below you'll find the results from practice at Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix. Practice 1 1 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 1m07.796s2 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.040s 3 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.117s 4 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.281s 5 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.665s 6 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +0.930s 7 Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.077s 8 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +1.166s 9 Dino Beganovic (Ferrari) +1.258s 10 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.275s 11 N…