Ahead of today's opening practice session the air temperature is 18.4 degrees C, while the track temperature is 27.5 degrees. It is cloudy and muggy, with a stiff breeze. The lights go green and the McLaren duo lead the way, followed by Grosjean. Vettel is among the early risers, a mixture of softs and mediums, though Kubica is on hards. 'Is everything fine with the brakes,' asks Leclerc, the youngster feeling that there is 'something weird... look when I brake'. Giovinazzi heads out in the Alfa, which is sporting masses of flo-vis, albeit only on one side (left) of the car. Eight minutes into the session all bar Russell and the Mercedes pair have been out, indeed Hamilton is only just...
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