Berman: If I skip practice, I won't lose much.

      Oliver Bearman regrets that he will miss the first practice — Rio Hirakawa will take the wheel of his car on Friday, but he agrees that losing one session at the Mexican circuit is not that critical…

      Oliver Bearman: "This circuit is rarely used and is often dirty in the first practice, then its condition improves as the weekend goes on. Besides, nine out of ten teams will put young drivers behind the wheel straight away, so I won't really lose much.

      Mexico City is a logical choice for working with young drivers. No, it's not a good thing to miss a practice, but here it will have minimal impact, so if you had to choose, I'd pick Mexico City too.

      I handed my car over in Bahrain; I agreed because we were doing tests there, but compared with the tests it was much hotter, and when I returned behind the wheel in the second practice the balance had changed."