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Russell's also back on track and is using the C4s, Williams is noticeably using the softer compound more this morning.
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Albon goes top. His time is a 1m17.408s, an improvement of 0.156s pushes him ahead of Hulkenberg.
Hamilton's on the harder C2 compound.
Albon sets the fastest time of all in the first sector.
Stroll's short-but-sweet run comes to an end.
Albon's driven past our viewpoint on the C3s.
Albon's driven past our viewpoint on the C3s.
Hamilton heads back out on track.
Albon is back out again after a short spell in the pits.
Hulkenberg is on the C4 this time around.
This morning has certainly been more about short performance runs than the longer drives.
That said, the likes of Magnussen and Hamilton have completed runs of around 10 laps at times this morning.
That said, the likes of Magnussen and Hamilton have completed runs of around 10 laps at times this morning.
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He made up almost half a second on his previous benchmark in the first two sectors alone.
Meanwhile, pacesetter Hulkenberg heads out on track as Stroll flies by on the C3.
Meanwhile, pacesetter Hulkenberg heads out on track as Stroll flies by on the C3.
Good improvement for Magnussen there, he leaps from ninth to fifth with a 1m18.199s effort.
Magnussen sets another personal best in the second sector.
Magnussen sets his personal best in the first sector of this run.
Stroll heads out on track.
Stroll heads out on track.
Magnussen's driven past the window and we can see his unmarked tyres.
Norris sets the fastest second sector of anyone on track and improves to 1m17.513s.
That keeps him second and just 0.017s off Hulkenberg.
Both set their quickest times on the C5.
That keeps him second and just 0.017s off Hulkenberg.
Both set their quickest times on the C5.
Albon comes back in too now, meaning Magnussen and Norris are alone on track.
Norris looks to be on the C5s as Gasly heads into the pits.
It's a 1m19.287 for Albon that time around, roughly a second off his best on the same compound.
Norris heads back out for McLaren.
Albon begins his first lap of this stint while Gasly's first real time of his run is a 1m19.364s.
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Here’s the lap count at the morning session’s halfway point:
Magnussen, 39
Hulkenberg, 35
Giovinazzi, 33
Hamilton, 31
Gasly, 29
Albon, 28
Norris, 23
Stroll, 23
Russell, 21
Leclerc, 20
Magnussen, 39
Hulkenberg, 35
Giovinazzi, 33
Hamilton, 31
Gasly, 29
Albon, 28
Norris, 23
Stroll, 23
Russell, 21
Leclerc, 20
Giovinazzi actually stops this time, and is wheeled back into the garage.
Albon heads back out on the C3 to make it three cars on track.
No he doesn't, the Alfa man was just doing another practice stop. You'll have to share, Gasly.
Giovinazzi ends his stint after that decent last effort, meaning Gasly has the track to himself.
Giovinazzi was four tenths slower than his best the last time around, having been consistently lapping in the high 1m29-31s.
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Gasly heads back out on track on used C3 tyres, joining Giovinazzi on track.
He slowed significantly in the second sector though and then pits.
And the Williams driver then sets a personal best in the first sector.
Russell follows up his C5 quick run with a cool down lap.
Stroll is in fact on the C3 tyre.
Russell is out on the C4 and improves his best lap time. It's a 1m19.232s for the Williams driver this time round, although he stays at the bottom of the pile for the time being.
Giovinazzi improves to a 1m18.559s but stays seventh on the C3, while Stroll - who looked as though he was on the harder C2 - doesn't improve.
There's no immediate response from the McLaren, though, as Norris falls short through the next two sectors.
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It's a new fastest time of all from Hulkenberg, who goes to the top of the pile on a 1m17.496s on the softest compound C5 tyre. Norris is going even faster in the first sector, though.
Giovinazzi and Stroll have also headed back out.
Hulkenberg puts in a new personal best in the first sector and goes fastest of all in sector two.
Norris is quickly back out there in the McLaren, too.
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