Oscar Piastri leads in the second practice session

      The second part of the free races

      Sunny. Dry. Air +31C, highway +48C

      The weekend in Barcelona was traditionally hot. By the beginning of the second training session, the air temperature was over thirty degrees, and in the car and in the boxes it was over fifty. It wasn't easy for people and cars.

      Everyone expected an instant change in the balance of power due to stricter rules on wing flexibility, but the weather and track characteristics further affected the conditions-sensitive cars. It will be possible to judge the balance of power only based on the results of the qualification, and even then – in relation to the conditions.

      In the second training session, the teams worked out the usual program for evaluating the effectiveness and wear of tires on the course. On the C1 and C2 trains, which the riders did not work with after Suzuki, many complained about a lack of grip – the cars slid, it was not easy to keep the tires in the operating range.

      The session was quiet. Berman damaged the bottom after flying into the gravel, but after examining the car in the pits, he drove out again.

      Oscar Piastri showed the best time, completing a lap in 1:12.760.

      The second part of the free races

      Pilot

      

      The Time Team

       Difference

       Circles

      1. About.Piastri

       McLaren

      1:12.760

      -

      28

      2. D.Russell

       Mercedes

       1:13.046

      +0.286

      32

      3 . M.Verstappen

       Red Bull

      1:13.070

      +0.310

      30

      4 . L. Norris

       McLaren

      1:13.070

      +0.310

      31

      5 . Sh.Leclair

       Ferrari

      1:13.260

      +0.500

      33

      6 . K.Antonelli

       Mercedes

       1:13.298

      +0.538

      31

      7 . F.Alonso

       Aston Martin

      1:13.301

      +0.541

      28

      8 . P.Gasli

       Alpine

      1:13.385

      +0.625

      30

      9 . A.Hajjar

       Racing Bulls

       1:13.400

       +0.640

       29

      

      10. L.Lawson

       Racing Bulls

       1:13.494

       +0.734

       29

      

      11. L. Hamilton

       Ferrari

       1:13.533

       +0.773

       29

      

      12. N. Hulkenberg

       Sauber

       1:13.592

       +0.832

       30

      

      13. Y.Tsunoda

       Red Bull

       1:13.683

       +0.923

       31

      

      14. K.Sainz

       Williams

       1:13.721

       +0.961

       34

      

      15. A.Elbon

       Williams

       1:13.839

       +1.079

       32

      

      16. L.Stroll

       Aston Martin

       1:13.839

       +1.079

       17

      

      17. The city of Bortoleto

       Sauber

       1:13.959

       +1.199

       27

      

      18. E.Okon

       Haas

       1:14.005

       +1.245

       30

      

      19. O. Berman

       Haas

       1:14.126

       +1.366

       20

      

      20. F.Colapinto

       Alpine

       1:14.303

       +1.543

       31

      

      The first part of the free races

      Sunny. Dry. Air +30C, highway +49C

      The main topic of conversation in Barcelona was the tightening of the load tests of the elements of the front wing and the impact of these corrections on speed. But even without them, many teams brought new items to the well-known Spanish track, devoting the first training session to evaluating their effectiveness.

      There were two substitutions in the first practice session – Rio Hirakawa got behind the wheel of Esteban Ocon's car at Haas F1, and Victor Martin made his official Formula 1 debut at Williams, temporarily replacing Alex Elbon.

      The engineers experimented with the configuration of the cars, the racers worked with all rubber compositions on short and long runs. Due to the abundance of cars on the highway, many were hampered by traffic, but there were no serious incidents.

      Hirakawa crashed into the gravel at turn 10, Hajjar almost crashed into Hamilton, Russell drove off the track, but without consequences for the cars.

      Lando Norris led the record, completing a lap in 1:13.718.

      The first part of the free races

      Pilot

      

      The Time Team

       Difference

       Circles

      1. L.Norris

       McLaren

      1:13.718

      -

      29

      2. M.Verstappen

       Red Bull

      1:14.085

      +0.367

      18

      3 . L. Hamilton

       Ferrari

      1:14.096

      +0.378

      29

      4 . S. Leclerc

       Ferrari

      1:14.238

      +0.520

      31

      5 . O.Piastri

       McLaren

      1:14.294

      +0.576

      28

      6 . L. Lawson

       Racing Bulls

      1:14.339

      +0.621

      28

      7 O. Berman

       Haas

       1:14.597

      +0.879

      26

      8 . A.Hajjar

       Racing Bulls

      1:14.605

      +0.887

      26

      9 . Yu.Tsunoda

       Red Bull

       1:14.643

       +0.925

       27

      

      10. P.Gasli

       Alpine

       1:14.746

       +1.028

       28

      

      11. D.Russell

       Mercedes

       1:14.751

       +1.033

       32

      

      12. L. Stroll

       Aston Martin

       1:14.786

       +1.068

       24

      

      13. F. Alonso

       Aston Martin

       1:14.798

       +1.080

       20

      

      14. N. Hulkenberg

       Sauber

       1:14.865

       +1.147

       21

      

      15. K.Sainz

       Williams

       1:14.935

       +1.217

       26

      

      16. The city of Bortoleto

       Sauber

       1:15.155

       +1.437

       23

      

      17. R.Hirakawa

       Haas

       1:15.298

       +1.580

       23

      

      18. K.Antonelli

       Mercedes

       1:15.369

       +1.651

       31

      

      19. V. Martin

       Williams

       1:15.522

       +1.804

       26

      

      20. F.Colapinto

       Alpine

       1:15.530

       +1.812

       19