Valtteri set the pace in the first practice session, finishing just 0.045s clear of Lewis in P2. Lewis was third fastest in second practice, narrowly finishing ahead of Valtteri in P4. Earlier in FP2, Lewis set a lap time good enough to finish the session fastest, but it was deleted due to track limits at Turn 19. Our focus across Friday was on optimising the long-run pace of the car, as well as understanding tyre degradation and track conditions with the bumps. Valtteri Bottas: I think we have a good car here and even with my five-place grid penalty, we can still have a good race from wherever I end up starting. Today showed it is pretty close at the front but it's still all to play for....
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