THURSDAY, 10 OCTOBER, 1400 HOURS LOCAL TIME (0500 UTC)
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Carlos Sainz (McLaren), Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Nico Hulkenberg (Renault), George Russell (Williams)
FRIDAY, 11 OCTOBER, 1500 HOURS LOCAL TIME (0600 UTC)
Frederic Vasseur (Alfa Romeo), Mattia Binotto (Ferrari), Guenther Steiner (Haas), Toyoharu Tanabe (Honda), Cyril Abiteboul (Renault)
The qualifying and post-race conferences with the top three drivers will take place after the respective sessions.
As always, Formula1.com will bring you full transcripts.
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