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We looked okay relative to the midfield battle and tomorrow we'll hopefully continue to learn and progress
Track temperature was very high todsy and that obviously had an effect on the long runs, where degradation appeared quickly on the Softs. That could make things tricky come Sunday.
Despite the circuit having been resurfaced for around 40% of its total length, there's not a huge difference in terms of abrasion compared to our last visit in 2019, and it's also even more bumpy.
It was a solid day - nothing too unexpected from the two free practice sessions, it was all pretty standard.
Today's running has proved more difficult than we'd anticipated, and not what we've come to expect as a team on a Friday.
Managing the tyres will be crucial on Sunday because it is very easy to overheat them in these hot conditions.
The second session didn't look as strong, it was easy to overheat the tyres and that was making it harder to be consistent.
It was a good day, with a positive FP1 and really good FP2 in terms of qualifying as well as race pace.
Overall it wasn't easy out there today, the track is quite bumpy and to find the right compromise on the car hasn't been the easiest but there are a few positive things to look at.
Higher temperatures, traffic and the ongoing crackdown on track limits make it difficult to evaluate the true pecking order in Austin, but, that said, Mercedes appears to have it covered.
Times from today's second free practice session for the Aramco United States Grand Prix.