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There was a little bit of everything - not a perfect day but we'll come back tomorrow.

There's still work to do, especially in extracting the most from the soft tyre on the first timed lap for qualifying.

We are still a tiny bit off Ferrari, but this weekend we can maybe make it a little bit closer.

In terms of competitiveness, we seem to have taken a small step forward.

If we set the car up right tonight we should be fighting for a place in the top ten.

We need to keep working on understanding how the tyres behave but, in general, we have a good baseline to start preparing for qualifying.

The four DRS zones should help cars get closer and improve overtaking, so let us see what the rest of the weekend has in store for us.

We observed some graining on the medium and soft in particular during both sessions. As this obviously has a direct effect on degradation, managing it will be a key element to the race strategy.

Performance overall was in line with expectations, and we are in the midfield mix.

Charles Leclerc is quickest in second practice session, the championship leader edging out title rival Max Verstappen by 0.245s.

Times from today's second free practice session for the Heineken Australian Grand Prix.

A much anticipated announcement that Porsche and Audi are to enter F1 was not to be, as parent company Volkswagen continues to ponder the move.

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso says he hopes to remain in the sport for another two or three years.

Record Friday crowd sees Carlos Sainz edge out Ferrari teammate and the Red Bull as F1 returns to Australia.

Times from today's opening free practice session for the Heineken Australian Grand Prix.