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Australian GP: Practice team notes - Pirelli

The cars are faster than last year: the best time from Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in FP2 was more than 1.3 seconds faster than the equivalent time last year, despite the cars being heavier. There is a strong chance that we'll see a new lap record in qualifying. The margins seem close in the midfield, but - so far - there is a clearer gap at the top. A high degree of track evolution took place throughout the two free practice sessions, as usual at Albert Park. The tyres behaved as expected today with teams trying all three compounds in warm conditions (24 degrees ambient, 42 degrees on track in the afternoon). Tyre performance is satisfactory: no issues of blistering or graining. The...
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