Lewis Hamilton, seven-time Formula 1 champ, confesses: Nobody actually understands where he is at the minute. Mercedes primary engineer Andrew Shovlin is pleased with the work done so far.
Big guesses at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya: after the very first day of screening in Catalonia, the groups are barely any smarter when it concerns the balance of power. The issue kids of February 23 were Haas and Alfa Romeo, which, due to numerous faults, did not have adequate time to drive.
On the other hand, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Mercedes-Benz did a great deal of laps. This is primary in order to discover as much as possible about brand-new racing cars.
103- time GP winner Lewis Hamilton easily confesses: “Nobody understands precisely where he is at the minute. I discover it electrifying. Take Ferrari. They’ve hardly grown in the previous year and have actually put the majority of their resources into the 2022 automobile. Is that why they’re months ahead of everybody else? We do not understand and we need to wait and see.”
” Wednesday early morning, I took my time and chose a walk in the pits. I wished to take my time to take a look at all the brand-new cars. I do not believe the preparation for the season in Formula 1 has actually been more amazing and thrilling, exactly since of this big imponderable.”
Happy faces at Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday night. Chief Engineer Andrew Shovlin stated: “We did a great deal of work and both motorists had the ability to provide us their impressions of the W13 All in all, the day was remarkably easy. Driving through the pit lane you can see how high the reliability is and most groups appeared to finish their programs without concern.”
” It’s truly a lot to squeeze into the 6 days of winter season screening offered how various the automobile and the guidelines are compared to the past. We have actually made excellent development in comprehending the aerodynamics and the tires, whatever covering practically 600 kilometres.”
” In regards to efficiency, it’s prematurely to state where everybody is. We likewise require to figure out some things in regards to balance and efficiency prior to we can truly attempt to go for the fastest laps. In general we have a great sensation.”
Barcelona test, February 23
1. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren MCL36- Mercedes, 1: 19.568 minutes (103 laps)
2. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari F1-75, 1: 20.165(80)
3. Carlos Sainz (A), Ferrari F1-75, 1: 20.416(73)
4. George Russell (GB), Mercedes W13, 1: 20.784(77)
5. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes W13, 1: 20.929(50)
6. Sebastian Vettel (D), Aston Martin AMR22- Mercedes, 1: 21.276(52)
7. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri AT03- Red Bull, 1: 21.638(121)
8. Fernando Alonso (S), Alpine A522- Renault, 1: 21.746(127)
9. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing RB18- Red Bull, 1: 22.246(147)
10 Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo C42- Ferrari, 1: 22.572(23)
11 Alex Albon (T), Williams FW44- Mercedes, 1: 22.760(66)
12 Mick Schumacher (R), Haas VF-22 Ferrari, 1: 22.962(23)
13 Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin AMR22- Mercedes, 1: 23.327(67)
14 Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams FW44- Mercedes, 1: 23.379(66)
15 Nikita Mazepin (RUS), Haas VF-22 Ferrari, 1: 24.505(20)
16 Robert Kubica (PL), Alfa Romeo C42- Ferrari, 1: 25.909(9 )
