Ahead of today's opening session - God, it's so long since we've written those words - the air temperature is 17 degrees C, while the track temperature is 23 degrees C. There has been overnight rain, and with cloud covering the region we can expect further showers. Indeed, the official estimate is a 60% chance. Just what you don't need when you're seeking to get rid of the 'race rust'. Already, this is a race weekend like no other, for if it's hard to get used to seeing the drivers faces covered by masks, it even harder to accept the empty grandstands and grassy banks. Sainz gets proceedings underway, followed by Norris, Albon, Magnussen and Ricciardo, with Verstappen close behind. Five...
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