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Friday April 7, Practice 1 & 2 Recap

Fabian Coulthard - No. 12 Shell V-Power Racing Ford

Practice 1 - FIFTH (Fastest Lap: 51.3901)
Practice 2 - SECOND (Fastest Lap: 50.8862 - under old lap record)

Scott McLaughlin - No. 17 Shell V-Power Racing Ford

Practice 1 - SECOND (Fastest Lap: 51.0883 )
Practice 2 - THIRD (Fastest Lap: 50.9552)

Fabian Coulthard - No. 12 Shell V-Power Racing Ford

Recap: Coulthard spent Friday looking to fine tune the balance of his No.12 Shell V-Power Ford, finishing Practice 1 in fifth position. Practice 2 saw Coulthard run several race simulations, before a late flying lap saw him finish the day in second position.

Quote: "It was a good day, both sessions we were up there, could make some positive changes to the car and we did a race simulation that will put us ahead of the game for tomorrow, so it was very productive. We'll keep working overnight, keep fine tuning and do better tomorrow. I feel like the car hung onto its tyres better than it did here last year, so it's moving in the right direction."

Scott McLaughlin - No. 17 Shell V-Power Racing Ford

Recap: McLaughlin had a solid day, finishing Practice 1 in second place before moving the focus to race simulations in Practice 2. He ended the day third behind teammate Coulthard, and will look to fine tune his approach for qualifying and racing tomorrow.

Quote: "I focused on a race run at the start of the second session, and felt strong. The car was nice, and then when we switched to a qualy run it took a little getting used to. There's still more in both me and the car, and I'll have a good look at Fabian's data tonight and see where he's quicker than me so I can improve for tomorrow."