| FP3 | 1m16.597s | 20 laps | 10th |
| Q1 | 1m15.912s (Soft) | 1st | |
| Q2 | 1m15.415s (Soft) | 1st | |
| Q3 | 1m15.096s (Soft) | 1st |
“It’s the perfect way to start the year. A huge congratulations to the team, everyone at McLaren has done an amazing job to continue from where we were at the end of last season, with another front row lockout – but it’s only Quali, so we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves. We know it’s going to be a tricky race tomorrow but we’ve got two cars in the best positions.
“I’m confident in the car’s pace, but we’ve also never run in the wet, and our competition is very strong. There will be many opportunities for everyone tomorrow,…