If the weather permits, the last day of Test 1 (Thursday) will be completed by both drivers, with Marcus Ericsson in the cockpit of the C37 until noon, and Charles Leclerc for the afternoon.
A very difficult day weather-wise, but it is the same for everybody and we tried to make the best of it. The early part of the day was extremely cold with a wet track, and we used this time with Sergey driving to carry out a range of aerodynamic surveys on each of the full wet, intermediate and dry tyres.
A very difficult day weather-wise, but it is the same for everybody and we tried to make the best of it. The early part of the day was extremely cold with a wet track, and we used this time with Sergey driving to carry out a range of aerodynamic surveys on each of the full wet, intermediate and dry tyres.
Brendon Hartley's Toro Rosso Formula 1 team enjoyed another solid day in the pre-season test in Barcelona.With the Kiwi's teammate Pierre Gasly behind the wheel, the Toro Rosso was able to complete 82 laps of the circuit.
In recent weeks, the race engineers of Audi Sport have been working hard to analyze the technical problems of the Audi e-tron FE04. “Now, we’re confident that we’ve found both the cause and a solution,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass. “Unfortunately, the FIA regulations do not allow us to implement the changes until a 30 day period has expired.”
Kiwi driver Brendon Hartley has made a more than promising start to Formula One's pre-season by driving his Toro Rosso car awfully close to the same time recorded by defending world champion Lewis Hamilton on the track near Barcelona on Monday (Tuesday NZ time).
Romain Grosjean opened up testing for Haas F1 Team on a cold and overcast Monday at Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya. The Frenchman ventured onto the 4.655-kilometer (2.892-mile), 16-turn track at 9:10 a.m. local time and when the day was complete, Grosjean had racked up 55 laps behind the wheel of the Ferrari-powered Haas VF-18 to log 256.025 kilometers (159.086 miles).
New Zealand's Brendon Hartley posted the eighth fastest time on the first day of Formula 1's first winter test in Barcelona.In an encouraging sign for Toro Rosso Hartley ran 93 laps in his new Honda-powered car.
Kiwi Brendon Hartley has helped unveil the 2018 Toro Rosso Formula 1 car in Barcelona.Hartley, who will contest his first full season as a Formula 1 driver this year, drove the car at a short track debut last week in wet conditions.