Klaas Van Snelheid lead the way in this afternoon's practice session, but it was Maximilian Thunstrom who got the paddock talking by setting the second best time of the day. While at first glance Thunstrom's time may seem a fluke, his teammate Thunder was under three tenths back in seventh place, showing that Lucas may possess some seriously impressive pace at this track. Ruiz completed the top three only three thousandths off of the rookie, while the top five was filled out by Forini and Powers respectively. Both FIRST cars made their way into the top ten, albeit only just. Addison was a disappointing 11th, three tenths off of his teammate and seeming to struggle with balance issues throughout the session. Rumour in the paddock is this may be due to the increased complexity of the aerodynamics on their car combined with a brand new track. Kangur will also be disappointed with 12th, as he enters this race still occupying second place in the driver's championship. The Phoenix cars looked very comfortable out there in the Arabian sun, getting themselves near the top ten, whilst close behind stand in Olen Inman did a decent job to best his would-be teammate Hunter Ryan. Takahashi was yet again impressive, ahead of all of his Q1 rivals and looking quietly confident on his long runs. The other stand in of the day was Jochem Van Snelheid for Westwood who also managed to beat his would-be teammate when the flag fell. It was disappointment for Ingram and AMR as they seemed to struggle all session. Vasquez managed to get his car to 19th however both AMRs were outside the top twenty. As we've come to expect though, the bottom four places were occupied by Highwind and Meteor respectively, who hold little hope of qualifying for the race based on their raw pace. The last disappointment of the session was Brynildsen who found himself in the bottom five, an enormous six tenths off of his teammate. Full results below. Thankyou for joining us for practice, and we can't wait to bring you all the action from qualifying tomorrow!
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