Antonelli: The task remains the same – to conduct all sessions well.

      Kimi Antonelli finished Friday's practice in Spa with the best time, completing a lap of the 7-kilometer Belgian track in 1:45.944. Meanwhile, George Russell, his teammate at Mercedes, ended up in 8th place on the timesheet with a result that was 1.285 seconds slower.

      Kimi Antonelli (1st): "We made significant changes to the car's setup, and compared to the first practice, its behavior has noticeably improved. Of course, it's always good when you manage to find the right direction in working with the car, but there is still a lot to do, including working on my driving style.

      Overall, the second session went better, and now we are starting to prepare for tomorrow. Of course, the weekend in Silverstone also went quite well, but in the end, we didn't score any points at all. It's clear that a new weekend begins in Spa, where we face different challenges. But the task remains the same – to conduct each session as effectively as possible to achieve the best result.

      Certainly, the first day of the weekend ended well, but now we need to work hard to prepare better for tomorrow."

      George Russell (8th): "Friday in Spa didn't go particularly smoothly for us. In the first session, we overestimated the level of grip, which meant that the car was initially set up poorly. Because of this, there were balance issues, and although we managed to gather useful information, the start of the weekend can't be called ideal.

      Therefore, before the second session, we had to do a lot of work and make several changes to the setup, which allowed us to achieve certain improvements.

      But we can still improve, especially on one fast lap, and we'll focus on that this evening. The pace on long runs was more confident, which is encouraging for the remaining two days of the weekend."