Max Verstappen hailed a "positive day" of Formula 1 practice running for Red Bull in Spain as it debu𝕴ted a number of updates on the RB14 car despite struggling at times with Pirelli's modified tyres.

Pirel𝔉li was allowed to reduce the tread of its tyres by 0.4 mm𒆙 to prevent overheating on the new surface at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, only for a number of drivers to struggle for grip at times and go off the circuit.

Verstappen ended the day third💟-fastest, just two-tenths of a second behind Lewis Hamilton at the head of the field, and was generally pleased with how his sessioꦆns had gone.

"I think it was a positive day," Vಞerstappen said. "The car has been working quite well. Of course you ♛always want to improve it but not too many issues. Especially in the long run we had a very good balance, and that’s always good.

"[The Sup♛ersoft] is not a really nice tyre on this track, somehow. The front or rear doesn’t seem to work well so I ♌think everyone will prefer the Soft tyre.

"But even in the long run the Supersoft for me was behaving quite well, but it is more tricky. I was imp🧸roving quite a little bit but that was also because I stopped quite early on my soft tyre run.

"It doesn’t seem like it’s💞 a really good tyre for a single timed lap, the Supersoft, but maybe it changes for tomorrow."