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FRIDAY SUMMARY
* The key task for the teams during free practice on Friday was to
acclimatise to the soft C4 compound, which has not been run at Silverstone
before, and assess its characteristics in these warm conditions on a very
severe track.
* Ambient temperatures peaked at 34 degrees centigrade at lunchtime, while
track temperatures hit 48 degrees in the afternoon. This provided a big
challenge for the tyres: especially the left-front.
* The teams were able to capitalise upon their knowledge of Silverstone
set-up from last weekend and focus on performance. Using the softer C4
compound, the fastest time in FP2 was 1.6 seconds quicker than it was at
this time last week.
* All three nominated compounds were used during free practice, with the
teams concentrating on the hard and the medium at the start of FP2 to gather
information that will be vital when it comes to establishing a race
strategy.
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING
“With a nomination that’s one step softer compared to last weekend and a
track that is notoriously demanding on tyres, the teams certainly had plenty
to think about and try out in free practice, even though they were only here
a week ago. With two stops likely to be the norm on Sunday, a wide variety
of race strategies are possible. As expected on the softest compound in
particular, we saw some blistering, but also a very rapid speed over one lap
that’s likely to lead to a new track record this weekend. There’s no doubt
that the soft won’t be the favoured race tyre, so the challenge is to get
the most out of it as part of an overall grand prix weekend strategy, which
will start with the decisions made during qualifying tomorrow. The
information gained today will be an important part of that decision-making
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TOP 3 TIMES
FP1
Bottas 1m26.166s SOFT C4 NEW
Hamilton 1m26.304s SOFT C4 NEW
Verstappen 1m26.893s SOFT C4 NEW
FP2
Hamilton 1m25.606s MEDIUM C3 NEW
Bottas 1m25.782s SOFT C4 NEW
Ricciardo 1m26.421s SOFT C4 NEW
BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
FP1
HARD C2 - -
MEDIUM C3 - -
SOFT C4 Bottas 1m26.166s
FP2
HARD C2 Ricciardo 1m27.057s
MEDIUM C3 Hamilton 1m25.606s
SOFT C4 Bottas 1m25.782s
MOST LAPS BY COMPOUND SO FAR
COMPOUND DRIVER LAPS
HARD C2 Ricciardo 26
MEDIUM C3 Russell 24
SOFT C4 Grosjean 18
TYRE STATISTICS OF THE DAY
HARD MEDIUM SOFT
Kms driven* 235 1643 4058
Sets used overall** 2 16 62
The above number gives the total amount of kilometres
driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined.
** Per compound, all drivers combined.
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