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PRE-SEASON TEST 2 – BARCELONA, MARCH 6-9

12/03/2018

 

 

 

Barcelona, March 9, 2018

 

Mario Isola, Head of Car Racing – After an uncertain start with bad weather last week, pre-season testing eventually turned out to be very productive with more representative conditions this week, just as we expected. The teams were able to comfortably complete more than 100 laps each per day, helping them to prepare for the season ahead and gather information on the 2018 tyre range. Of the P Zero slick tyres, all the compounds were tried out from the hard to the new Pink hypersoft, with a new all-time lap record established on the hypersoft. During the final day of testing last week, wet conditions that eventually dried out enabled the teams to also assess the wet-weather tyres and crossover points. The biggest change was the fact that the track has been resurfaced this year, making it smoother with more grip. Most importantly of all though, the teams are satisfied with the data that they have collected. From our side we now also have a good idea of the performance differences between the compounds at this point of the season, with around 0.7 seconds between the ultrasoft and the hypersoft, which corresponds to our expectations. The next stop is the Australian Grand Prix, which will give us our first look at the 2018 tyres in a competitive context.”

 

BEST TIMES AND COMPOUNDS

 

OVERALL – March 6-9

 

DRIVER

TEAM

TIME

COMPOUND

Vettel

Ferrari

1m17.182s (Day 3)

HYPERSOFT

Raikkonen

Ferrari

1m17.221s (Day 4)

HYPERSOFT

Alonso

McLaren

1m17.784s (Day 4)

HYPERSOFT

Ricciardo

Red Bull

1m18.047s (Day 2)

HYPERSOFT

Sainz

Renault

1m18.092s (Day 4)

HYPERSOFT

Magnussen

Haas

1m18.360s (Day 3)

SUPERSOFT

Gasly

Toro Rosso

1m18.363s (Day 3)

HYPERSOFT

Hamilton

Mercedes

1m18.400s (Day 2)

ULTRASOFT

Grosjean

Haas

1m18.412s (Day 4)

ULTRASOFT

Bottas

Mercedes

1m18.560s (Day 2)

ULTRASOFT

Hulkenberg

Renault

1m18.675s (Day 3)

HYPERSOFT

Vandoorne

McLaren

1m18.855s (Day 3)

HYPERSOFT

Hartley

Toro Rosso

1m18.949s (Day 4)

HYPERSOFT

Ocon

Force India

1m18.967s (Day 4)

HYPERSOFT

Leclerc

Sauber

1m19.118s (Day 4)

HYPERSOFT

Sirotkin

Williams

1m19.189s (Day 4)

SOFT

Ericsson

Sauber

1m19.244s (Day 3)

HYPERSOFT

Kubica

Williams

1m19.629s (Day 3)

SUPERSOFT

Perez

Force India

1m19.634s (Day 3)

HYPERSOFT

Verstappen

Red Bull

1m19.842s (Day 3)

SOFT

Stroll

Williams

1m19.954s (Day 4)

SOFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 1 – March, 6

 

DRIVER

TEAM

TIME

COMPOUND

Vettel

Ferrari

1m20.396s

MEDIUM

Bottas

Mercedes

1m20.596s

SOFT

Verstappen

Red Bull

1m20.649s

MEDIUM

Hamilton

Mercedes

1m20.808s

SOFT

Gasly

Toro Rosso

1m20.973s

SOFT

Magnussen

Haas

1m21.298s

SOFT

Hulkenberg

Renault

1m21.432s

MEDIUM

Sainz

Renault

1m21.455s

SOFT

Sirotkin

Williams

1m21.588s

SOFT

Perez

Force India

1m21.643s

SOFT

Ericsson

Sauber

1m21.706s

SUPERSOFT

Vandoorne

McLaren

1m21.946s

SUPERSOFT

Stroll

Williams

1m22.937s

SOFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 2 – March, 7

 

DRIVER

TEAM

TIME

COMPOUND

Ricciardo

Red Bull

1m18.047s

HYPERSOFT

Hamilton

Mercedes

1m18.400s

ULTRASOFT

Bottas

Mercedes

1m18.560s

ULTRASOFT

Vettel

Ferrari

1m19.541s

SOFT

Hartley

Toro Rosso

1m19.823s

HYPERSOFT

Alonso

McLaren

1m19.856s

HYPERSOFT

Sainz

Renault

1m20.042s

MEDIUM

Grosjean

Haas

1m20.237s

SOFT

Raikkonen

Ferrari

1m20.242s

SOFT

Stroll

Williams

1m20.349s

SOFT

Hulkenberg

Renault

1m20.758s

SUPERSOFT

Ocon

Force India

1m20.805s

SOFT

Leclerc

Sauber

1m20.918s

SUPERSOFT

Sirotkin

Williams

1m22.350s

SOFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 3 – March, 8

 

DRIVER

TEAM

TIME

COMPOUND

Vettel

Ferrari

1m17.182s

HYPERSOFT

Magnussen

Haas

1m18.360s

SUPERSOFT

Gasly

Toro Rosso

1m18.363s

HYPERSOFT

Hulkenberg

Renault

1m18.675s

HYPERSOFT

Sainz

Renault

1m18.725s

HYPERSOFT

Vandoorne

McLaren

1m18.855s

HYPERSOFT

Ericsson

Sauber

1m19.244s

HYPERSOFT

Hamilton

Mercedes

1m19.296s

MEDIUM

Bottas

Mercedes

1m19.532s

MEDIUM

Kubica

Williams

1m19.629s

SUPERSOFT

Perez

Force India

1m19.634s

HYPERSOFT

Verstappen

Red Bull

1m19.842s

SOFT

Stroll

Williams

1m20.262s

ULTRASOFT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 4 – March, 9

 

DRIVER

TEAM

TIME

COMPOUND

Raikkonen

Ferrari

1m17.221s

HYPERSOFT

Alonso

McLaren

1m17.784s

HYPERSOFT

Sainz

Renault

1m18.092s

HYPERSOFT

Ricciardo

Red Bull

1m18.327s

SUPERSOFT

Grosjean

Haas

1m18.412s

ULTRASOFT

Bottas

Mercedes

1m18.825s

MEDIUM

Hartley

Toro Rosso

1m18.949s

HYPERSOFT

Ocon

Force India

1m18.967s

HYPERSOFT

Leclerc

Sauber

1m19.118s

HYPERSOFT

Sirotkin

Williams

1m19.189s

SOFT

Hamilton

Mercedes

1m19.464s

SUPERSOFT

Stroll

Williams

1m19.954s

SOFT


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