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Nice to do, but then you close the chapter and move on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Balaton is the exact opposite of Mugello. Stop and go, slow, technical \u2014 Mugello feels like a motorway by comparison. A track I like, it&#8217;s unique, but it requires a completely different approach from the very first practice session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Friday the goal was to get through to Q2 and we did it. Sixth. Pedro made a pretty significant difference \u2014 he was on another planet. Turn 1 had been resurfaced, the bumps were gone, but the grip was actually worse than before. We were struggling on the soft, especially at the front, there was still work to do on the setup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Saturday in the Sprint I started sixth and in the early laps it felt like I was riding on ice. 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