'Today's free practice resulted in mixed fortunes for Scuderia Ferrari,' declared the end-of-day wrap from the Maranello outfit on Friday, in a masterpiece of understatement. While Charles Leclerc had finished fifth in the opening session and fourth in the second, teammate Sebastian Vettel was sidelined by an intercooler issue in the opening session, subsequently losing further time in FP2 with a brake pedal issue. And while Leclerc's times may offer a ray of hope for the Tifosi, who were warned earlier this week that it will be 2022 before the team can realistically challenge for wins, Leclerc admits that the team is struggling for race pace - not what you want to hear when the season...
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