MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF F1 AND
CAR RACING “We had good weather
conditions and a low number of red flags, which enabled plenty of running,
thanks also to an impressive level of reliability from all the cars. The
fastest times were considerably faster than the equivalent first test last
year, which shows the natural evolution of the cars, as the tyres are the
same this year. This means there is one less unknown quantity for the teams
to deal with as they dial themselves into their new cars. Everything went as
expected from our side apart from some abrasion in the cool conditions of
the morning, which is normal under those circumstances. As always, it is
hard to read a lot into the comparative lap times: every team is testing
with different car specifications, fuel loads, set-ups and tyre compounds.
The characteristics of Barcelona suit the harder end of the P Zero range,
also because of the increased roughness now due to the natural ageing of the
relatively new asphalt. As a result, there was not that much running with
the softest compounds. Because there are fewer test days compared to last
year, we’ve also seen longer runs with more intense programmes than previous
seasons, which additionally influenced tyre choice.”
BEST TIMES AND COMPOUNDS
OVERALL – FEBRUARY 19–21
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Bottas Mercedes 1m15.732s (D3) C5
Hamilton Mercedes 1m16.516s (D3) C5
Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 1m17.091s (D2) C5
Ocon Renault 1m17.102s (D3) (C4)
Stroll Racing Point 1m17.338s (D3) (C4)
Perez Racing Point 1m17.347s (D2) (C3)
Kvyat AlphaTauri 1m17.427s (D3) (C4)
Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1m17.469s (D3) C5
Verstappen Red Bull 1m17.516s (D1) (C3)
Ricciardo Renault 1m17.574s (D3) (C4)
Gasly AlphaTauri 1m17.783s (D3) (C4)
Sainz McLaren 1m17.842s (D1) (C3)
Albon Red Bull 1m17.912s (D2) (C2)
Vettel Ferrari 1m18.154s (D2) (C4)
Russell Williams 1m18.168s (D1) (C3)
Leclerc Ferrari 1m18.289s (D1) (C3)
Grosjean Haas 1m18.380s (D3) (C3)
Latifi Williams 1m18.382s (D1) (C3)
Kubica Alfa Romeo 1m18.386s (D1) (C3)
Norris McLaren 1m18.454s (D3) (C3)
Magnussen Haas 1m18.466s (D1) (C3)
DAY 1 – FEBRUARY 19
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Hamilton Mercedes 1m16.976s (C2)
Bottas Mercedes 1m17.313s (C3)
Perez Racing Point 1m17.375s (C3)
Verstappen Red Bull 1m17.516s (C3)
Kvyat AlphaTauri 1m17.698s (C3)
Sainz McLaren 1m17.842s (C3)
Ricciardo Renault 1m17.873s (C2)
Ocon Renault 1m18.004s (C3)
Russell Williams 1m18.168s (C3)
Stroll Racing Point 1m18.282s (C2)
Leclerc Ferrari 1m18.289s (C3)
Latifi Williams 1m18.382s (C3)
Kubica Alfa Romeo 1m18.386s (C3)
Magnussen Haas 1m18.466s (C3)
Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1m20.096s (C3)
DAY 2 – FEBRUARY 20
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 1m17.091s C5
Perez Racing Point 1m17.347s (C3)
Ricciardo Renault 1m17.749s (C3)
Albon Red Bull 1m17.912s (C2)
Gasly AlphaTauri 1m18.121s (C2)
Vettel Ferrari 1m18.154s (C4)
Russell Williams 1m18.266s (C3)
Leclerc Ferrari 1m18.335s (C3)
Hamilton Mercedes 1m18.387s C1
Norris McLaren 1m18.474s (C3)
Grosjean Haas 1m18.496s (C3)
Ocon Renault 1m18.557s (C2)
Bottas Mercedes 1m19.307s (C2)
DAY 3 – FEBRUARY 21
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Bottas Mercedes 1m15.732s C5
Hamilton Mercedes 1m16.516s C5
Ocon Renault 1m17.102s (C4)
Stroll Racing Point 1m17.338s (C4)
Kvyat AlphaTauri 1m17.427s (C4)
Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1m17.469s C5
Ricciardo Renault 1m17.574s (C4)
Verstappen Red Bull 1m17.636s (C2)
Gasly AlphaTauri 1m17.783s (C4)
Albon Red Bull 1m18.154s (C2)
Sainz McLaren 1m18.274s (C2)
Grosjean Haas 1m18.380s (C3)
Vettel Ferrari 1m18.384s (C3)
Norris McLaren 1m18.454s (C3)
Latifi Williams 1m19.004s (C3)
Magnussen Haas 1m19.709s (C2)
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