Aston Martin has registered seven changes to its AMR25 as it hopes to turn around a poor start to the year, with new floor body, edge, and diffuser components in an effort to extract more downforce from the underbody. As a result, the bodywork has also been reformed to suit the new floor.

Red Bull's tyre wear appeared more promising than expected, with Verstappen shipping two to three tenths per lap to the chasing McLaren, which was not enough of a pace difference