On the second of three days of testing which Scuderia Ferrari is currently conducting at the Fiorano circuit, race drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were at the wheel of the SF71H. Shortly after 9.30 in the morning, the Spaniard drove out of the garage in far from ideal conditions, with the temperature at 3 degrees and damp patches on the track. He completed 59 laps, equivalent to around 176 kilometres, getting back in the swing of driving a Formula 1 car and working with the team again. “Exactly one year ago, I drove a Ferrari for the first time,” recalled Carlos Sainz, after he finished the morning testing session at the Fiorano track – “And I have to say that, even if a lot of things have changed, given that I now know everyone and I feel really at home, driving here is always special. I was very happy to see so many of our fans watching from outside the track, which is why I wanted to go and say hello to them when I’d finished my session.” – he added.
Carlos Sainz then also explained the goal of such a testing session with one month ahead of the official test in Barcelona and Bahrain: “At the moment, like all the other drivers in fact, we are working in the simulator or training really hard in the gym. However, when it comes to demands placed on the body, nothing can match actually being in the car. That’s why, being able to drive before the start of the season, no matter in what car, is always very useful for a driver. It gives your body a wake-up call, reminding you what it means to be a Formula 1 driver.” – the Spanish driver concluded.
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