The third round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship began with practice Friday at Shanghai International Circuit as teams prepared for the Chinese Grand Prix Sunday - the 1,000th grand prix in Formula One history. Two 90-minute sessions - FP1 and FP2 - on the 5.451-kilometer (3.387-mile), 16-turn track were run under dry conditions, with drivers navigating the track's yin-yang characteristics. Both Grosjean and Magnussen began FP1 on the Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tire before transitioning to the Red softs. Grosjean's quick time of 1:35.507 came on his 15th lap shod on softs. He ran 24 laps and was the 10th-fastest driver. Magnussen's best time was a 1:35.517 on his 18th lap,...
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