Tags: Testing
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Five conclusions from the second Winter Test
What a couple of weeks it has been, but testing is over, and fans around the world now have their sights set firmly on Melbourne.
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Best of the best from the second test
Sebastian Vettel topped the overall timesheet in the second pre-season test as his 1:16.221 beat Lewis Hamilton by 0.003s.
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Vettel tops the charts before car troubles halt Ferrari
The good news for Ferrari is that their SF90 appears to be the car to beat; the bad news is that it is not the most reliable.
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Mercedes stir, but here come – and go – Ferrari
It’s the final day of testing before Australia…and Mercedes may just be showing us a little more of their hand.
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Vettel and Ferrari send another statement
Sebastian Vettel surpassed team-mate Charles Leclerc’s table-topping time from yesterday by 0.010s with only half of the day gone.
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Line-up for final day of testing announced
Sebastian Vettel will take over from Charles Leclerc who went fastest for Ferrari yesterday, while Max Verstappen is in at Red Bull
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Leclerc and Ferrari throw down the gauntlet
Ferrari have given Mercedes and Red Bull a further glimpse of their pace on the penultimate day of testing in Barcelona.
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Gasly crashes for second time, Ferrari up the pace
Ferrari changed their schedule for Day Seven, putting Charles Leclerc in the car for the entire day after he missed Wednesday’s running when Sebastian Vettel crashed.
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Ferrari fight back with blistering Barcelona pace
After Carlos Sainz had set the pace on back-to-back days for McLaren, the pack went about knocking the surprise leader off his perch.
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Ferrari change driver plans for Day Seven
Ferrari will no longer be splitting their driving duties on Thursday with Charles Leclerc set to be behind the wheel all day after missing out on Wednesday.
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Sainz quickest, one lap from Ferrari after crash
Carlos Sainz’s 1:17.144 from Wednesday morning stood as the time to beat on Day Three in Spain as all the teams, except Ferrari, racked up the miles.
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Vettel crashes out, McLaren set new benchmark
A difficult second week of testing continued for Ferrari after a mechanical problem forced Sebastian Vettel into the barriers.
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Vettel into the barriers; McLaren up the pace
Not content with topping the day one timesheet in the second test, McLaren lowered the benchmark early on day two.
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Day Two driver line-up at Barcelona testing
We’re already fast approaching the half-way point of the second test. Here are the drivers taking us there…
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Norris quickest, Ferrari and Mercedes suffer delays
The second pre-season test has begun with McLaren setting the early pace, while Ferrari and Mercedes have both hit stumbling blocks.
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Raft of Mercedes updates, Alonso shows up in Barcelona
Testing resumed in Spain on Tuesday with Mercedes arriving at the track with a new nose, front wing and floor for their W10.
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Giovinazzi P1 ahead of Gasly and a troubled Ferrari
Antonio Giovinazzi may have set the pace on Tuesday morning in Spain but all eyes were on Mercedes’ updates – and Ferrari’s minimal of running.
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Testing resumes in Spain, the line up
Formula 1 returns to the test arena on Tuesday for the start of the final four-day pre-season outing.
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Five conclusions from the first Winter Test
And just like that, the first pre-season test is in the books. We won’t read too much into it though…we promise.
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Hulkenberg quickest…and then breaks down
Nico Hulkenberg set the pace on Thursday, the final day of the opening pre-season test, only to break down on his very next ran.
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Albon quickest, Mercedes begin to wake up
Alexander Albon was on top after the final morning session of the first pre-season test, while Mercedes started to up their own pace.
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Close one! Hamilton’s near miss with Kubica…
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Kvyat tops day three, Williams underway
Daniil Kvyat replaced Kimi Raikkonen at the top of the Day Three timesheet in Barcelona, but the bigger news is Williams are finally up and running.
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Hurrah! A wild Williams FW42 appears on track
Williams arrived at the Barcelona circuit at 4am on Wednesday but hours later there was still no signs, although there sounds, of any progress with the FW42.
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Raikkonen dislodges Ferrari in Barcelona
Kimi Raikkonen put a blot on Ferrari’s copybook as he dethroned Sebastian Vettel on Wednesday morning while Williams, again, didn’t put in a single lap.
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Gasly shunts into barrier, Ricciardo rear wing fails
Daniel Ricciardo did well to keep his RS19 out of the barriers when his rear wing failed on Tuesday morning while Alexander Albon brought out the red flags, beaching his STR14 in the Turn 4 gravel.
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Formula 1 teams confirm first test line-ups
With testing set to get underway on Monday at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, the 10 teams on the grid have now confirmed their line-ups.
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Helmet delays for several drivers as testing looms
A host of drivers on the Formula 1 grid may be without their official helmets for testing due to the FIA’s new safety rules.
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Pirelli ‘worried’ about a Barcelona cold snap
With less than three weeks until pre-season testing gets underway, Pirelli are hoping that last year’s snow fall stays away.
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Russell sets the pace with new lap record
George Russell posted a new unofficial lap record at the Hungaroring on Wednesday as he set the pace for Mercedes.