Pierre Gasly: "It's always a nice challenge coming to a new circuit and seeing it at speed for the first time.

"I must say, I really loved the track. It's very exciting, it's high-speed and gives you a real adrenaline rush lap after lap. The walls come at you quite quickly, so you have to be very precise with lines and really commit to the corners throughout the whole lap. In terms of our day, I think it could have gone better and we have a few things we can improve. There is definitely more pace to find ahead of tomorrow, which should put us in the mix for the top ten."

Franco Colapinto: "The Madring is certainly an exciting new track. We've spent a lot of time on the simulator preparing for it so to drive it for the first time for real today was very enjoyable. It's certainly an interesting track, very fast throughout and definitely one where you need everything to click into place. In terms of our day, Free Practice 1 was very much about learning the track and building things up step by step. As usual, in Free Practice 2, we did a bit of low fuel and high fuel to give us some ideas and data to learn from going into the rest of the weekend. We need to find some improvements and now we'll put some time in with the team and the engineers to find which direction on set-up to go."

Steve Nielsen: "It was a day of learning and acclimatising to a new track and getting laps under our belt and going through the data. Of course, the drivers have spent a lot of time on the simulator, but there's nothing better than the real thing. There can be subtle differences on a new track, where the bumps are and how the car reacts or handles is important to get used to. It's a modern track with character and unique elements that make it exciting, which drivers have certainly expressed they enjoy. It's a test for the drivers and finding the limit here will reward lap time, so that's why there's been some stoppages today. We knew coming here this track would be different to last week and doesn't play to the strengths of our package like in Monza. We need to look at the data and make improvements to the car, as both drivers have similar feedback on drivability and some limitations on ride and traction."