Ahead of today's opening session, the air temperature is 26 degrees C, while the track temperature is 27.2 degrees C. We are in the desert... but it has been raining and as a result the track is very slightly damp. Indeed, there still a few spots of rain in the air but not enough for the Inters, far less full wets witnessed in Turkey. Talking of tyres, the teams have been given two sets of the C3 compound to be used next season. Both sets can be used in either FP1 or FP2, at the discretion of the teams, and for a minimum run of six timed laps each but at least one of these two sets must be used for six timed laps in FP2, even if it has been used in FP1. There are two reserve drivers on...
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