Driver: Nicholas Latifi
Chassis / Engine: FW42-02 / Mercedes-AMG F1 M10 EQ Power+
Location: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain
Weather: Warm and dry Temperatures (min-max): Air 14-22ºC / Track 27-47ºC
Dave Robson, Senior Race
Engineer: Picking up where he left off in Bahrain, and following some
more very strong results in F2, Nicholas drove extremely well all day today.
This allowed us to complete almost all the tests that we had planned. Over
134 laps, we completed a series of test programmes as we evaluated some new
components and began some preparation for Monaco. Today we used mostly the
C2 tyre compound, which was the Option tyre at the race weekend. Tomorrow we
will use a more varied range of tyre compounds as we continue our test
programme and complete Nicholas’s preparations ahead of his upcoming FP1
outings in Canada and France.
Nicholas Latifi: It was a productive day and we completed the
greatest number of laps. The sessions ran smoothly, and we were able to get
through our programme, despite the few red flag interruptions. Days like
these are important for me to ensure that I am comfortable in the FW42 and
understand what it is capable of ahead of my upcoming FP1 outings. I look
forward to getting back in the car tomorrow for further testing in
Barcelona.
The FW42 returns to the track tomorrow for the final day of testing in
Barcelona with Nicholas Latifi behind the wheel.
Pos. Driver Team Best Time Laps
1. V. Bottas Mercedes 1:15.511 131
2. C. Leclerc Ferrari 1:16.933 132
3. D. Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:17.679 121
4. N. Hulkenberg Renault F1 Team 1:18.051 68
5. P. Gasly Red Bull Racing 1:18.140 118
6. C. Sainz McLaren F1 Team 1:18.263 64
7. P. Fittipaldi Haas F1 Team 1:18.326 103
8. N. Yelloly Racing Point F1 Team 1:18.361 111
9. S. Vettel (P) Ferrari 1:18.425 133
10. L. Norris McLaren F1 Team 1:18.567 44
11. S. Perez (P) Racing Point F1 Team 1:19.719 118
12. C. Ilott Alfa Romeo Racing 1:19.819 41
13. N. Latifi ROKiT Williams Racing 1:20.670 134