Ahead of today's opening session, the air temperature is 18.1 degrees C, while the track temperature is 24.1 degrees. It is cool and overcast. The risk of rain is 20%. Other than the clouds that cover the Principality, there is a little added darkness following the death, earlier this week, of three-time world champion, Niki Lauda, a two-time winner here. Understandably, the sport is paying tribute to its fallen hero, with all the cars sporting some form of acknowledgement of the Austrian legend. While he won his titles with Ferrari and McLaren, in recent years it is with Mercedes that he has worked and it is clear that the German team is still very much in shock. While many fans want to...
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