It was business as usual for McLaren at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Friday, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri concluding the day at the top of the field. But there’s always an element of uncertainty lingering among the competitors in Jeddah given the venue’s unforgiving nature, as Yuki Tsunoda experienced at the end of FP2.

Check out our recap in pictures of the opening day of running at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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