Both Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel said increased balance will be key if Ferrari are to maintain their positive standing from practice at the Russian Grand Prix. Leclerc and Max Verstappen traded places atop the timing sheet in FP1 and FP2, although the Red Bull will drop from contention somewhat come Sunday as he serves a five-place grid penalty for taking a new Honda engine in Sochi. Article continues under video Mercedes had the third-quickest car in both sessions, suggesting that a fourth consecutive win could well be on the cards for the Scuderia, but both of the team's drivers left the track on Friday looking for more. "There is still quite a lot of lap time to be gained...
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