We have some improvement to make in terms of how we get the most out of the tyres for a single lap, but even if we do this overnight, it will still be a challenging weekend.
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After Bahrain, this was the first big 'degradation' circuit of the year and we saw track temperatures that peaked at nearly 50 degrees this afternoon, adding to the challenge.
Having tricky Fridays seems like it's a bit of a trend for us at the moment, we don't get much running but we managed to bounce back every time before and we can aim to do the same this time around.
Our qualifying runs don't look bad, but we have some work to do, in particular on our race pace and on tyre management.
Today's press conference featuring all twenty drivers competing in the Pirelli Gran Premio de Espana.
Overall it's been a good day, the long runs look positive so we can be happy with that.
Except for a little glitch at the beginning of FP1 on Kevin's car, it was a good session.
We introduced our new aerodynamic package and needed to assess that, but also had work to do understanding the tyres in these hot conditions.
It feels like we are moving in the right direction, but we must remember that this is the first day of our running this car.
It's been a solid start to the weekend, the car is behaving more normally here. We've made progress on reducing the bouncing with this aero update and the pace looks to be a step forward.
We're looking reasonably competitive on single lap pace, as we have been recently, but we have been concentrating on experiments to improve our long run pace.
Although we made changes to the car for FP2, neither driver was totally happy with the balance, so we have a lot of work to do tonight to analyse the data and set the car up in the best possible way for tomorrow.
Charles Leclerc is quickest in FP2, edging out the Mercedes pair as world champions appear to be getting on top of their porpoising issue.
Two-time world champion, Fernando Alonso has fiercely criticised stewarding standards following the penalty meted out to him in Miami.