Lando Norris saw his FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix come to a premature end when his McLaren encountered gearbox issues with 20 minutes of the session remaining.
The F1 drivers' champion had complained of issues with his MCL40 early into the opening hour of running in Melbourne, but eventually made it out on track.
He did not, however, set an expected representative lap time, lingering towards the bottom of the order.
The Briton was the second driver to fail to finish free practice 1 at Albert Park, following Fernando Alonso failing to make it out at all amid "suspected power unit-related issues."
Meanwhile, McLaren confirmed the 11-time grand prix winner has come back into the garage as the team undertakes "precautionary gearbox checks" on his car.
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