Sainz will look to turn that record on its head in his final season with Ferrari.
teams were looking to take a split approach in free practice – Ferrari confirming they were doing so midway through FP3 with Carlos Sainz on soft tyres and Charles Leclerc on mediums.
taking the fastest lap bonus point all on his own merit on the final lap of the race.
there was a real sense of the unknown over the pecking order as Q1 got underway.
• The white line between Turn 2 and Turn 3 on LHS has been moved closer to the wall (1.