Ahead of today's Shoot-out, the air temperature is 27 degrees C, while the track temperature is 43 degrees. It remains bright and cool. Verstappen set the pace earlier, however the Dutchman suffered a technical glitch at one point which caused the session to be red-flagged. Piastri was second quickest, ahead of Leclerc, Sainz and Hamilton, however it was hard to get a clear picture of the true pecking order due to traffic and the fact that many drivers left it late before switching to the softs. Norris had looked set to go quickest, but made a mistake in Turn 4 and ran wide. Worth noting is that for much of the session the Mercedes pair were the pacesetters, quicker on hards than the likes...
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