Team Summary:
With the Sprint format being used this weekend for the Brazilian Grand Prix Friday practice would take on more importance as qualifying would be later on Friday. The practice session would commence with a few of the drivers coming out including the first of the Williams. The most common tyre was the hard with a few medium tyres as Bottas sets a 1m:16.148 to be quickest only to see Ocon move ahead with a 1m:15.495. Hamilton was now fastest with a 1m:15.018 but Perez would move ahead with 1m:14.616. But it would quickly changed as we had Verstappen now fastest with a 1m:14.104 followed by Bottas, Perez, Ocon, Zhou, and Alonso sixth.

Bottas would go quickest with a 1m:13.807 to be ahead of Verstappen. The two Williams were 12th and 18th with ten minutes of the session completed. We would see Verstappen return to the top of the times with a 1m:13.575 followed by Bottas, Perez, Sainz, Leclerc, Russell, Ocon, Zhou, Alonso, and Gasly tenth. Hamilton would improve to be fourth while for Williams their cars were currently 15th and 20th. The track would empty leaving just a single Williams running. The Williams would pit as we started to see the soft tyre being used. On the soft tyre Perez would go quickest with a time of 1m:11.853 while Schumacher on the medium would go second. Also on the medium team-mate Magnussen would move ahead and into second.

Both Williams cars were now out on the soft tyre. On the medium Alonso was now third while the Williams drivers were now sixth and 12th. At the front Verstappen was now fastest with a 1m:11.861 only to see Perez move ahead with a 1m:11.853. Leclerc was now third ahead of Bottas, Alonso, Alex, Gasly, Magnussen, Schumacher, and Zhou tenth. As the times improved Sainz and Leclerc on the medium tyres were third and fourth. The Williams pair were currently seventh and 15th. This would become ninth and 16th as we saw Russell move into fourth using the soft tyre. More drivers would start to use the soft tyre with Schumacher now fifth on the soft tyre. Both Williams were out on new soft tyres as we saw Russell now third.

But it would change as Hamilton was now third followed by Russell and Sainz. Sainz would improve to be third ahead of Hamilton. The Williams pair were now 12th and 17th as Leclerc went second fastest to be ahead of Verstappen. Both drivers would continue running on the soft tyre as the session drew to a close. With the end of the session Perez would remain quickest followed by Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Vettel, Schumacher, Bottas and Gasly tenth. The drivers would be able to complete practice starts on the grid as we saw the Williams drivers would finish the session in 12th and 17th in what was a positive session. Next would be Friday qualifying as the clouds started to roll in over the track.

Alex Albon:
After a delay Alex would take to the track using the medium tyre. He would set a 1m:16.151 to be 18th. But with a 1m:15.091 he would move up to tenth. He would drop to be 16th having pitted after a ten lap run. his stop would be brief returning for a single lap prior to pitting again. With thirty minutes remaining Alex would return on the soft tyre and would set a 1m:12.968 to be fifth. This would become seventh as he continued running on the soft tyre pitting after an eight lap run. He would return on a new set of soft tyres and with a 1m:12.633 would be ninth. He would drop to tenth and with the end of the session would finish in 12th. He would complete nine laps on the soft tyre.

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would be out first for Williams using the medium tyre. Nicholas would set a 1m:17.495 to be tenth and slowest. He would improve with a 1m:16.077 to currently be 11th. This would become 14th as more times were set. He would pit after a five lap run. He would drop to be 17th. His stop would be brief returning on used medium tyres. He would drop to 20th as he continued his run on the medium tyre. He would again pit briefly returning on used medium tyres. After a single lap he would again pit. He would return for a soft tyre run and with a 1m:13.981 was 12th dropping to 15th as he continued to lap on the soft tyre. Outside the top ten Nicholas was the only driver to have used the soft tyre. He would pit after an eight lap run currently 16th with twelve minutes remaining. He would return on a set of new sot tyres and with a 1m:13.019 was 14th. He would finish in 17th with the end of the session having completed eight laps on the soft tyre.