Overview
- Mercedes confirmed a power-unit problem sidelined Kimi Antonelli to just three laps on day two before an engine change, with George Russell later logging 54 laps for the fourth-best time.
- Red Bull rookie Isack Hadjar lost the entire morning to a suspected hydraulic issue, then completed 87 laps in the afternoon to finish fifth on the timesheet.
- Charles Leclerc set the day's fastest lap at 1:34.273 for Ferrari, with McLaren's Lando Norris second and the day's mileage leader on 149 laps.
- Aston Martin’s Honda-powered car showed ongoing cooling and performance concerns, with Lance Stroll estimating a deficit of around four to four-and-a-half seconds to the front.
- Days earlier, Antonelli walked away uninjured from a single-vehicle crash near his San Marino home that police said spanned about 144 meters of impacts; reports identified the wrecked car as a limited Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO ‘Motorsport Collectors Edition.’