With Formula 1’s pre-season test running in Barcelona now complete and most of the teams back at their bases, attention is now turning to the 2019 season-opener in Australia in two weeks’ time.
With eight days of running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya now in the books, Formula 1’s 2019 pre-season is officially over. Next stop: Melbourne, Australia.
Sebastian Vettel lost the final two-and-a-half hours of Formula 1 pre-season track time after his Ferrari suffered an electrical problem which forced the team to end its programme early.
Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari could potentially be half a second per lap quicker than Mercedes heading into the new Formula 1 season. F1’s pre-season test running comes to a close in Barcelona on Friday, with Ferrari currently leading the timesheets through Sebastian Vettel.
Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has shrugged off speculation about his position behind under threat at the British team following its extensive delays building its FW42 Formula 1 car and missing the start of pre-season testing.
The penultimate day of Formula 1’s pre-season test running in Barcelona saw times tumble towards the end of the morning session, with Ferrari giving another signal that it looks in good shape heading to Melbourne.
Williams technical boss Paddy Lowe is confident his team will reach its planned mileage target despite sitting out the opening two-and-a-half days of Formula 1 pre-season testing due to delays with its FW42 car.
Max Verstappen says it was “not a perfect day, but still a good one” after getting two-thirds of the way through a race simulation before spinning off track and picking up suspected damage on his Red Bull.
Final lap time results [6pm] from the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Follow live text commentary of F1 pre-season testing
Current lap time results [5pm] from the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Follow live text commentary of F1 pre-season testing
Current lap time results [4pm] from the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Follow live text commentary of F1 pre-season testing
Current lap time results [1pm] from the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Follow live text commentary of F1 pre-season testing
Current lap time results [12pm] from the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Follow live text commentary of F1 pre-season testing
Current lap time results [11am] from the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Follow live text commentary of F1 pre-season testing