Toro Rosso had Daniel Ricciardo in the car before noon, followed by Carlos Sainz Jr. Both drivers ended up extremely closely matched at the end of the day, with Ricciardo fastest of the day, 0.044s ahead of Sainz. In the morning, Daniel Ricciardo was at the wheel, which meant that the Pirelli tyres, the Hard and Medium compounds were the focus of the team’s attention, running to a programme prescribed by the tyre supplier. The team worked methodically through all the planned tests. At lunchtime, having set what would be the fastest time of the day, Daniel had a quick change into Infiniti Red Bull Racing overalls for a run in the RBR 9. For Carlos Sainz, this will be a day to remember, as...
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