Valtteri Bottas has ended the final day of pre-season testing on top of the timesheets, with a lap time of 1:16.196.
No driver failed to beat the fastest time from week one – 1:15.732 – which was set by Bottas on day three. Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were second and third behind the Finn, both less than a tenth down.
Charles Leclerc was fourth, setting the most amount of laps from any driver during the day – a massive 180.
Qualifying and race simulations for Charles Leclerc as Ferrari completed 180 laps at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona on the last day of testing, which is the equivalent of almost to three race distances, gathering important data and infomation for the Maranello team to analyze ahead of the first race of the 2020 Formula One season.
Charles’ best lap time was in the morning session on the C5 tyres, while in the afternoon the Monegasque driver focused on race simulations with consistent lap times, not far behind the similar stints of Mercedes and Red Bull.
1. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, 1:16.196, 79 laps
2. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, +0.073, 45 laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo, Renault, +0.080, 65 laps
4. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, +0.164, 181 laps
5. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, +0.214, 90 laps
6. Esteban Ocon, Renault, +0.237, 75 laps
7. Sergio Perez, Racing Point, +0.438, 154 laps
8. Carlos Sainz, McLaren, +0.624, 163 laps
9. George Russell, Williams, +0.675, 146 laps
10. Daniil Kvyat, AlphaTauri, +0.718, 160 laps
11. Romain Grosjean, Haas, +0.841, 86 laps
12. Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo, +1.219, 115 laps
13. Kevin Magnussen, Haas, +1.299, 29 laps
14. Alex Albon, Red Bull, +1.607, 59 laps
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