What happened in F1's first-ever Madring practice session
Formula 1 What happened in F1's first-ever Madring practice session Samarth Kanal 11 Sep 2026 — 2 min read Mercedes' George Russell led his team-mate Kimi Antonelli in a largely incident-free FP1 session for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring.
Russell set the benchmark of 1m34.077s with Antonelli 0.286s off the pace. The pair set their respective fastest laps on soft tyres towards the end of the 60-minute session - the first for F1 at the new street circuit on the outskirts of Spanish capital Madrid.
Barring a few yellow flags for spins and off-track excursions, the session was trouble-free with no red flags waved.
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