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Team Summary:
The start of Friday practice would see all three tyre types been used for
the drivers installation laps covering the medium, soft and supersoft.
Raikkonen would set a time of 1m:20.666 using the supersoft tyre. Only the
Mercedes drivers had not completed their installation laps. With ten minutes
completed there was only a handful of cars out on the track. Norris in the
McLaren would set a 1m:13.312 to go quickest running on the soft tyre. He
was the only car out on the circuit. with fifteen minutes completed. He
would improve with a 1m:12.312. More drivers started to come out on a mix of
soft and supersoft tyres. A 1m:11.938 from Norris but Ricciardo on the
supersoft would set a 1m:10.139 to be quickest.
Norris was second followed by Gasly and Raikkonen. Raikkonen was back out
and moved up to second now followed by Vettel but Gasly would move up to
third. With twenty five minutes completed the track was now busy but nether
Williams driver had come back out. But they would come out with just over an
hour remaining as Raikkonen went quickest with a 1m:10.08Hamilton would go
fourth followed by Magnussen and Grosjean. 6 followed by Ricciardo, Vettel
and Grosjean. Bottas now fifth also on the supersoft tyre. Verstappen was
now in second followed by Ricciardo and Vettel. Now it would be Bottas who
would go quickest with a 1m:09.939 followed now by Vettel and Raikkonen.
After their first runs the Williams drivers were in 14th and 18th. But this
would change to 14th and 15th. Verstappen would go quickest with a 1m:09.506
but Hamilton would go quicker with a 1m:09.423. Bottas was now third
followed by Ricciardo, Vettel, Raikkonen, Magnussen, Grosjean, Leclerc, and
Ocon tenth. With forty minutes of the session completed everyone had pitted
to return their tyres.
Norris was back out and would improve to be 12th. Both Hass cars were back
out with Grosjean moving up to fifth. Giovinazzi was out in the second
Sauber going ninth but team-mate Leclerc would move ahead in ninth. After
their second supersoft tyre run the Williams drivers were 13th and 17th. At
the front Hamilton would improve with a 1m:09.107 with just under thirty
minutes remaining. But Verstappen would go quicker with a 1m:09.011.
Raikkonen would move into third but was on the soft tyre. Vettel would join
those at the front moving into second. The Williams drivers were currently
14th and 17th. With fifteen minutes remaining both Williams drivers were
back out for a longer run on used supersoft tyres. The majority of the field
were also on longer runs using a variety of used tyres. With the end of the
session the order was Verstappen from Vettel, Hamilton, Ricciardo,
Raikkonen, Bottas, Grosjean, Magnussen, Leclerc and Ocon in tenth. The
Williams drivers would retain their 14th and 17th positions in what was a
session that would see them move away from the rear of the times.
Lance Stroll:
Lance would follow his team-mate out also running on the soft tyre
completing one lap for his installation lap. Lance would tell his engineer
that there was something moving in the peddle box. Lance would return
running on the supersoft tyre. lance would set a 1m:12.305 to currently be
17th. This would become 18th but he would improve with a 1m:11.276 to be
13th dropping to 14th. But a 1m:11.124 from Lance would see him improve to
be 13th 0.3 ahead of his team-mate. He would return again on new supersoft
tyres having dropped to 15th. He would improve with a 1m:10.799 to be 11th
dropping to 12th. He would drop to 14th as he pitted having completed six
laps. Lance would return running on used supersoft tyres. He would complete
a total of nineteen laps on the supersoft tyre.
Sergey
Sirotkin:
Sergey would commence his Friday practice taking to the track on the soft
tyre for a two lap installation lap run. Sergey would return for his first
timed run using the supersoft tyre. Sergey would set a 1m:11.650 to be tenth
dropping to 11th. This would become 14th but with his team-mate moving ahead
he would be 15th. Sergey would pit briefly but would return continuing his
run on the supersoft tyre. Sergey would also return on a new set of
supersoft tyre currently 19th. Sergey would set a 1m:11.037 to be 17th but
his lap would see him fail to improve in the last sector. He would pit
briefly returning. He would finish his run having completed seven laps.
Sergey would return running on used supersoft tyres. Sergey would complete a
total of eighteen laps on the supersoft tyre. |
