Mercedes was fastest in both free practice sessions, using the P Zero Red soft C3 compound on each occasion. Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap on the re-worked Barcelona track (with a new Turn 10) in the morning, while Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the day in the afternoon. Alpine also performed strongly at Fernando Alonso’s home grand prix, finishing fourth and fifth in FP2 behind the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Conditions were warm and dry throughout the day, with temperatures around 25 degrees centigrade ambient and 40 degrees on track. The drivers generally ran the P Zero White hard tyre and P Zero Red soft tyre in FP1 (with the exception of Ferrari, the only team to...
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