Ahead of today's qualifying session the air temperature is 33 degrees C, while the track temperature is 48 degrees. With Friday given over to data acquisition as a result of the changes made since last year's race, particularly the resurfacing, we were hoping that this morning's final practice might finally give us an indication of the pecking order. It didn't. Though Mercedes was quickest, Ferrari was looking strong on old rubber, while McLaren appeared not to be showing its hand. Then there was Red Bull, which has been what one can only describe as erratic, Perez claiming that the team has taken a step backwards. That said, once the dust settled the top six - which included Verstappen...
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