Final sprint in Catalonia! On Friday, the Formula 1 racing teams will be testing one last time in Barcelona. How do the World Cup favorites Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari present themselves? And how is it going for German stars Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher?
sport.de reports live for you from 9:00 a.m from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya!
+++ Let’s go! +++
Who is the first driver to drive out of the pits? World Champion Max Verstappen! At Red Bull they certainly want to achieve different results today than the day before when Sergio Pérez was struggling with problems for a long time.
Sebastian Vettel and George Russell also hit the track early.
+++ Haas takes a stand against war +++
Before the last day of testing, Mick Schumacher’s Team Haas took a stand on the war in Ukraine. The US racing team with close ties to Russia will field its car in white livery this Friday, the colors of Russian title sponsor Uralkali will not be visible. Haas usually competes in red, blue, and white, the colors of the Russian flag.
+++ Leclerc unstoppable on the second day of testing +++
After Ferrari had already attracted attention on the first day of testing in Barcelona with places two and three, Charles Leclerc grabbed the top position on Thursday with a best time of 1:19.689 minutes ahead of Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) and Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren).
The Scuderia have clocked up more kilometers than any other team. After two days of testing, Leclerc and teammate Carlos Sainz completed a total of 303 laps. In comparison, Mercedes managed 233 laps.
+++ Welcome to the last day of testing in Barcelona +++
It can go so fast: This Friday, the Formula 1 teams will be out on the track for the last time in Barcelona to test their cars. An exciting difference to the dry previous days: In the afternoon the track will be artificially irrigated to give the teams the chance to test Pirelli’s new intermediates and rain tires in the wet. One or the other slide is therefore possible!
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