Fearing that the Ferrari isn't good enough for pole position, Charles Leclerc still believes the team can be in the mix.
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Lance Stroll insists that he is fit to continue driving despite on-board footage showing him having difficulty.
Today's press conference with Andrea Stella, Christian Horner, Frederic Vasseur, Pat Fry, Mike Elliott and Dan Fallows.
Pace is still lacking; single lap seems more of an issue than the long run but neither are good enough, so we've clearly got some work to do.
Degradation is in line with our simulations as well as the data recorded during the three days of testing last week, on some of the most abrasive asphalt of the year.
We are in a decent spot, in terms of pace, so it's really a matter of working out a few small details and making sure we are ready for the race.
There are still some things to work on this evening and we will be able to make the car another step better for tomorrow.
We have our feet on the ground, and we are realistic with our expectations heading into tomorrow.
All-in-all we're making good progress in learning about the car - the car is very reliable, which is a plus.
The lap times were not competitive, so we have a significant amount of work ahead of us to understand why we seem to have taken a step back compared to the test.
It is still difficult to tell where we stand as everyone seems to have been running very different plans, we are focusing on ourselves and will keep pushing in the right direction.
The cars ran without issue, and we worked through our planned programme, which today meant fine-tuning set-up and developing our understanding of the tyres.
Alpine has announced its line-up for the 2023 season, with eight drivers from seven countries competing across six racing categories.
New programme is intended to identify the best talent from all regions and thereby provide a pool of expert race directors and stewards across all the FIA world and international championships.