Charles Leclerc does not expect the true pecking order of the 2019 Formula 1 season to be revealed until qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc recorded the fastest lap of Formula 1 pre-season testing so far to top the penultimate morning of running as Ferrari bounced back in Barcelona.
Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes still needs to “unlock more” from its updated aerodynamic package to compete with Ferrari at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Ferrari says Sebastian Vettel’s crash during the second Formula 1 pre-season test was caused by a wheel rim issue following impact with “a foreign object”.
Carlos Sainz Jr. is unconcerned by the prospect of giving up some of his planned in-season Formula 1 test running so that Fernando Alonso can try out McLaren's 2019 car.
Carlos Sainz Jr. ensured McLaren made it back-to-back days at the top of the timesheets in the second Formula 1 pre-season test as Ferrari hit problems.
With McLaren announcing Fernando Alonso as its test driver for the next two years while on top at pre-season Formula 1 testing, a new dilemma in its rebuilding phase has been laid which could trigger major headaches later down the line.
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.
Mercedes claims its new aerodynamic package has yielded a “considerably quicker” race simulation, though some issues remain for the defending Formula 1 world champions.
Sergio Perez says Racing Point expects to run a “different car” at the Australian Grand Prix as part of a significant development push early in the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Carlos Sainz Jr. says he is remaining “very cautious” about McLaren’s standing in the Formula 1 pecking order despite setting the fastest time of pre-season so far in Wednesday’s test running.
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
Jorge Lorenzo came away from his first outing with Repsol Honda in 2019 “very satisfied” after the Majorcan made considerable set-up improvements that allowed him to ride the RC213V with greater confidence and fluency.
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
Cal Crutchlow has stated he wasn’t overly bothered by the final classification at the final MotoGP preseason test of 2019, but admitted “a lot of work” remains ahead should he wish to be competitive at next weekend’s curtain opener.
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