Scuderia Ferrari started the second day of testing at Fiorano with the SF71H: Carlos Sainz started lapping at 9:33 in bad weather conditions. Overcast skies, with mist and a temperature of only 3 degrees certainly do not help to facilitate the work of the Spaniard who has officially started his second season with the Maranello team.
Carlos Sainz, even with the demo tires allowed for such occasions, was able to reach a time of 56 ”in about twenty laps. The session was planned by the Maranello team for drivers and staff members to reacquaint themselves with procedures: this morning it is Carlos Sainz’s turn, while in the afternoon it will be Charles Leclerc’s.
After losing a day and a half of work due to the now well-known regulation issue raised at the FIA by a team (it is possible that Aston Martin was the team who blocked Ferrarui’s initial plan), the Maranello staff tries to take advantage of the time available to them in the best of ways.
We recall that Ferrari had set up an SF21 for this appointment, after an agreement was reached regarding the sporting rules in the last meeting, but the change was not officially formalized in the regulation so the British objection is rather strange, while the International Federation created another unprofessional situation.
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