Max Verstappen sets the pace as the anticipated downpour reduces final practice to just 20 minutes of running.
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Today's team representatives press conference with Bruno Famin, Laurent Mekies, Frederic Vasseur and Alessandro Alunni Bravi.
We concentrated on understanding tyre performance, and with half the circuit newly resurfaced, there was a lot to learn.
Compared to what we saw over the previous two years with this new generation of cars, the C2 seemed to be pretty competitive and could be a valid choice for the race.
This year we found a very different track compared to previous years due to the new asphalt.
We are losing time across the full speed range, rather than in specific corners, and the long run isn't where we need it to be either.
It's been a productive Friday, we just need to decide the correct set-up for the compromise between a potentially wet qualifying and a dry race.
We have a lot of data to run through, some comparisons to make to the other car and we go again tomorrow ready for a busy day on track.
Alex was fairly happy straight away with the car and has a few areas he wants to improve for tomorrow.
Lando Norris sets the pace in second practice as threat of rain for both of Saturday's sessions leaves teams facing a strategic nightmare.