Winter Testing Barcelona II – Day 4: Vettel sets the fastest time of these tests!
The tests in Barcelona concluded today under the Catalan sun. Vettel recorded the best time of these two weeks in Spain on this final day of testing, closely followed by Hamilton.
The drivers lined up by the teams in this morning’s testing in Barcelona set off for the last time under the Spanish sun. Unsurprisingly, the drivers who did not take the wheel the previous day slipped into their cars this morning.
Ferraris are in good shape; indeed, after Leclerc yesterday, it’s Vettel’s turn to set the fastest time in these Catalan tests with a 1:16.221. By the end of the morning, Bottas, Grosjean, and Vettel had already completed more than 68 laps each.
Full morning classification, day four of test two ✅
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Hamilton, Magnussen, and Hülkenberg will take over the seats for the afternoon in place of Bottas, Grosjean, and Ricciardo.
Three red flags marked this day, all three due to mechanical issues: the first for Räikkönen, the second for Vettel, and the third for Magnussen.
🚩 RED FLAG 🚩
He’s lapped 110 times and grabbed the quickest time of the day…
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In terms of laps, the good students Kvyat, Sainz, and Räikkönen completed over 130 laps. Verstappen, on the other hand, did not drive much as he completed only 29 laps, the driver having suffered a gearbox problem that prevented him from driving more than 2 hours on the Barcelona circuit.
As for the lap times, the top eight drivers are within the same second; however, far behind, Kubica is more than 2 seconds behind Vettel.
Despite the mechanical failure, Vettel remains the benchmark in lap times for these two weeks of testing in Barcelona. However, it’s worth noting that Hamilton is very close behind, as the British driver recorded a time just 3 thousandths of a second behind the German.
Just three thousandths between Vettel and Hamilton…
It’s like we’ve never been away 😉
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