Team Summary:
The opening Friday practice session would get underway with a rush of drivers all coming out with a mix of medium and soft tyres in use. Both Williams drivers were running using the medium tyre. The first time was a 1m:39.513 from Stroll as more times started to be set. Quickly Leclerc would move ahead only to see Verstappen on the soft set a 1m:36.099. Verstappen would set a 1m:33.449 followed by Leclerc, Gasly and Tsunoda. Perez would move in to second also using the soft tyre while the Williams drivers were currently 12th and 17th.

The times would continue to fall with Leclerc setting am1:33.440 as Verstappen pitted having made slight contact with the wall. Sainz would go quickest with a 1m:33.163 followed by Leclerc and Verstappen. The Williams drivers were now currently eighth and 18th as Leclerc set a 1m:32.949 to be quickest. Russell was now second ahead of Sainz, Verstappen, Hamilton, and Gasly sixth. Perez was able to continue to use his soft tyre going quickest with a 1m:32.759. But just as quickly Sainz was again quickest with a 1m:32.679 followed by Perez and Leclerc. The Williams drivers were currently 10th and 19th. Leclerc was now second followed by Norris as the lap times continued to fall with Sainz setting a 1m:32.443. Alonso would improve to be sixth also benefitting from the soft tyre.

Hamilton would improve to be second as Bottas would spin going into the barrier seeing the session Red Flagged. The session would restart with the Williams drivers currently 13th and 20th as both drivers returned using the soft tyre. There would be a rush of drivers returning as we had Sainz return to the pits after a spin. Verstappen was now quickest with a 1m:31.277 while we would have a Williams second. Russell was now third followed by Hamilton, Perez, Sainz, Gasly, and Leclerc. Russell was able to move into second seeing the Williams now third. Leclerc was again fastest with a 1m:31.098 followed by Russell and Verstappen.

Both Williams cars would be out running on the medium tyre as the session ended. They would finish in seventh and 20th with Alex leading Nicholas as the drivers were allowed by complete practice starts. The top ten would be Leclerc, Russell, Verstappen, Perez, Gasly, Sainz, Alex, Hamilton, Magnussen and Ricciardo. Even if it was a low fuel run that got him there a 7th from Alex was such a lift for the Williams Racing Team. Now the bigger issue is to get some pace from Nicholas to bring him closer to his team-mate.

Alex Albon:
Alex would also use the medium tyre for his first run in the Friday practice. Alex would set a 1m:39.325 to be 11th but would drop to 12th. But a 1m:36.963 would see Alex seventh. He would drop to twelfth. A 1m:36.080 would see Alex now 15th. But a 1m:34.495 from Alex having completed seven laps on the medium would see him now eighth. He would pit after having completed nine laps currently ninth. With just under thirty minutes remaining Alex would return for a soft tyre run. He would currently be 13th as he pitted with a Red Flag. With the restart Alex would return using the soft tyre. He would drop to 15th but a 1m:31.854 would see him second in what was a stunning lap. He would drop to third pitting after a four lap run. He would return back on the medium tyre as the session drew to a close currently now seventh and with the end of the session this is where he would remain.

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would be first out for Williams in the opening Friday practice session. Nicholas would set a slow 1m:48.267 as he got to grips with this new track. He would improve with a 1m:40.251 to currently be 17th. He would improve with a 1m:38.539 to be 18th and slowest in the session. Another small improvement with a 1m:37.940 would see Nicholas remain 18th. He would pit after a nine lap run on the medium. Nicholas would drop to 19th as he would return for a run on the soft tyre. He would set a 1m:35.637 but remained 19th, dropping to 20th. He would pit with a Red Flag and with the restart he would return this time on used medium tyres. He would complete his session remaining slowest.