Norris 'on the right track' in Saudi practice

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Venue: Jeddah Dates: 18-20 April Race start: 18:00 BST on Sunday

Coverage: Live radio commentary of practice, qualifying and race online and BBC 5 Sports Extra; live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app

Yuki Tsunoda had his first crash for Red Bull in second practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Lando Norris set the pace for McLaren.

The Japanese, who was parachuted into Red Bull to replace Liam Lawson after two races of this season, clipped the inside wall at the final corner and was catapulted into the wall on the outside.

Norris was 0.163 seconds quicker than team-mate Oscar Piastri as McLaren again appeared to have the edge on the competition.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third fastest, 0.280secs off Norris' best.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fourth, 0.202secs further back, ahead of Williams' Carlos Sainz, Tsunoda and Mercedes' George Russell.

Tsunoda's crash curtailed the race-simulation runs late in the session, but Piastri and Verstappen had done enough laps with full fuel loads to suggest that McLaren's advantage in the race will be substantially bigger than over one lap.

Norris had also looked quick in the first session. Although Alpine's Pierre Gasly set the pace, the Briton was the fastest front-runner, leading Leclerc and Piastri.

The pattern of race-distance running was similar across both sessions, with the McLarens quickest - Norris was faster than Piastri in first practice on short runs and long - and Leclerc next best ahead of the Mercedes and then Red Bull.