
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

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