Ahead of today's second practice session the air temperature is 26 degrees C, while the track temperature is 26.4 degrees. Lewis Hamilton set the pace earlier, ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas, however, with qualifying and the race taking place later in the day - in fact early evening - conditions in FP1, like FP3, were such that the sessions are pretty much irrelevant. Indeed, much of this morning was spent focussing on 2021 tyres and upgrades. The sun has set and the circuit is bathed in artificial light. Minor floor damage brought Verstappen's session to an early end, while Raikkonen and Russell were replaced respectively by reserve drivers Kubica and Nissany. One thing that was...
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