Nico Hulkenberg clocked in an impressive ninth at the end of Friday's second practice in Jeddah, but the German admits that Haas remains challenged on long runs. Hulkenberg secured the final spot among the top ten in qualifying in Bahrain, but on Sunday neither himself nor team mate Kevin Magnussen were ever in contention for points with the pair finishing respectively P15 and P13. In Friday's FP2, the Hulk demonstrated once again the strong top-ten, single-lap pace of Haas' VF-23 during a qualifying sim. But long runs on high fuel at the end of the session proved clearly that more work is required to improve Haas' pace in race trim without worsening tyre degradation. ©Haas "We had a...
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