Today was the first day of the final four-day test session at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit, prior to the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Charles Leclerc was at the wheel of Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow’s SF90 in the morning and Sebastian Vettel drove in the afternoon. Between them, they completed 110 laps.
Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc hopes the team can make up for lost time after a tough start to the second week of testing. The issues began to creep in early as Charles Leclerc’s morning run was restricted to just 29 laps because of extensive checks to the SF90’s cooling system.
However, it did appear to be business as usual in the afternoon for the Scuderia with Sebastian Vettel racking up 78 laps before finishing P4 on the timesheet. Speaking via the official Ferrari Facebook page, Charles Leclerc said: “This morning we did fewer laps than planned, but I’m sure we can make up for lost work in the coming days. The track conditions were slightly different today compared to the first test, so it took a moment to adapt to them.” – he explained.
Sebastian Vettel later completed the bulk of Ferrari’s running, and at the end of the testing session explained that his lack of pace by revealing that the team were going through different set-ups during the afternoon and trying to get a feel for the new Pirelli rubber: “We are still trying to understand the car and are trying different set-ups.” – the four-time Formula One world champion said – “This afternoon we also had a first touch of the supersoft compund, just to get some more information.” – Sebastian Vettel concluded.
Testing at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit continues until Friday. Sebastian Vettel will be first in the cockpit of the SF90 tomorrow, before Charles Leclerc takes over for the afternoon.
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