We didn't get as much work done on high fuel as we'd have liked so we don't really know how we compare to Red Bull and Ferrari but we do at least look closer to them than to the midfield.
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We look stronger than in Austria, so it's a good step up, but then again it is once again super tight in the midfield battle, and tyres will make the difference.
We steadily improved the car during the day but there is still more to come tomorrow, especially for Nicholas.
Based on the data gathered in FP1, the updates were working as expected and delivering a good step in terms of performance.
Hopefully we can find more of an edge for Sunday. Whatever happens, it is going to be hot.
We've brought some upgrades to this race with both drivers running those across both sessions today. They've worked as expected and, as ever, we'll assess the data ahead of the rest of the weekend.
Overall, this track is tough on tyres, we all needed a few more laps to have a more accurate look at the long runs.
Though he has a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday, Carlos Sainz leads Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in FP2, while, third-placed, Max Verstappen is 0.5s behind.
Title protagonists Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen in a league of their own in opening practice as Carlos Sainz takes grid penalty.
As expected, Carlos Sainz has received a grid penalty after Ferrari elected to use a new control electronics on his car. However, further penalties may follow.