Scuderia Ferrari Moneagsque driver Charles Leclerc completed a second trouble-free testing for the Italian team on Thursday, after he also came close to topping the standings yesterday, when McLaren’s Lando Norris managed to take P1 thanks to a fast lap in the final stages of the opening day.
Despite the fact that Scuderia Ferrari’s consistency in being able to put in fast times has singled it out as a possible strong side in the 2022 Formula One season, the Maranello team prefers to play down its form.
Carlos Sainz, who finished the day in fifth place at the Circuit de Catalunya, believes that the laptimes from the test are less important for now, explaining that teams are not looking for performance at this stage
“It’s been a good start in terms of reliability. We’ve managed to complete one day and a half of testing without pretty much any single issue, which is an encouraging start for us. This is what we’re here for in Barcelona. Unfortunately for you guys, it’s not very exciting because we are nowhere near to the limit of the car or finding where the performances is. But we’re doing laps, and we’re completing them nicely.” – Carlos Sainz explained.
While rivals were mindful about how bulletproof the Ferrari has appeared to be so far, Carlos Sainz admitted that these two first days had not felt especially stand-out to him.
“It feels not like a good start in terms of feeling, but a normal start. I would call it a normal start because we didn’t have any single problems so far, and I managed to do a whole run plan. As I said, if it’s good or bad I don’t know because these F1 cars, by adding fuel or taking out fuel, I can go three or four seconds faster or slower. So, where do I stand in those three to four seconds window? If I started in the middle then where are the others? It is impossible to predict. So times, when you’re two tenths off Daniel [Ricciardo] this morning, or having three or four seconds of margin up or down, is impossible to know.” – the Ferrari driver concluded.
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