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Formula 1 ... Barcelona test – Day 1 ... Sebastian completes 169 laps on the SF90


Ferrari SF90 & Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari SF90 & Sebastian Vettel

 

Montmelò, 18 February, 2019

Today was the first of four days of pre-season Formula 1 testing currently taking place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. At the wheel of the Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow SF90 was Sebastian Vettel. The German completed a total of 169 laps, 72 in the morning and a further 97 in the afternoon. The first item on the agenda was a check of all the car systems, followed by a series of runs with the car in different configurations.




Programme completed
Sebastian was able to complete the planned programme for the day without any problems. He ran various tyre compounds in order to analyse the car’s behaviour on each of them. His best time of 1’18”161 was set before the lunch break.

Seb satisfied
At the end of his first day of running Sebastian Vettel was quite satisfied. “The first impression from today is very good. I could not have hoped for a better day, as the car worked really well and we had no issues slowing us down. We completed the programme just the way we wanted. Coming here I was pretty open minded and had no expectations and I didn’t need that much time to familiar with the car, as it was making everything quite straightforward for me. I must say I am still a bit rusty, as I haven’t been driving for several months, but I’ll sleep well tonight”. “It is too early to sum it up, as it’s just the first day – Vettel added – but I would like to send my compliments to everyone back at the factory in Maranello for how they tackled all the new rules and what they put on track today and also how the team is handling the car in a well prepared way”.

Charles next
The test session in Barcelona runs until Thursday. Tomorrow, Charles Leclerc will get behind the wheel of the SF90, before Vettel returns on Wednesday, with the Monegasque driver then rounding off the first of the two planned tests on Thursday.

Valtteri Bottas
I quite enjoyed this morning, it’s good to be back at the track. I did 69 laps and there were no major issues with the car, so it was a relatively successful run. Since the car is brand new, we immediately found ways to improve the balance and the behaviour and we will continue to work on that in the next days. It’s good to see the car running well and it proves that the entire team is doing a great job, both in Brackley and Brixworth, but also here at the track. I’m looking forward to a more time in the car tomorrow afternoon.

Lewis Hamilton
It’s good to be back in the car and it’s great to see the car is running as smoothly at it is. It feels quite a bit different compared to last year and we’re now getting to know it, trying to understand the balance and trying to understand the characteristics we’re working with. It’s been a positive first day, we got through our running plan and there’s lots for us to learn about the new car which we will be working on.

James Allison
The first day with a new car is always a really exciting thing and today was not a bad start. Both drivers had their first taste of the W10 and got 150 trouble-free laps on the board by the end of the day. We managed to squeeze quite a lot in to this first day of running, finding out both how the 2019 tyres are working and also learning about the way the car responds to set-up changes. Today was not about absolute pace and we’re reasonably pleased with the handling of the car and the way it is behaving.

 

Day 1 2019

Pos.

Driver

Team

 Chassis #

Best
Lap Time

Laps

Day

01

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

 

1:18,161

169

1

02

Carlos Sainz

McLaren

 

1:18,558

119

1

03

Romain Grosjean

Haas

 

1:19,159

65

1

04

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

 

1:19,426

128

1

05

Kimi Räikkönen

Alfa Romeo

 

1:19,462

114

1

06

Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso

 

1:19,464

77

1

07

Sergio Perez

Racing Point

 

1:19,944

30

1

08

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

 

1:20,127

69

1

09

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

 

1:20,135

81

1

10

Nico Hülkenberg

Renault

 

1:20,980

65

1

11

Daniel Ricciardo

Renault

 

1:20,983

44

1

 

Consolidated Time Sheet 2019

 

Pos.

Driver

Team

 

Best
Lap
Time

Laps

Day

01

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

 

1:18,161

169

1

01

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

 

1:18.247

157

2

02

Lando Norris

McLaren

 

1:18.553

104

2

02

Carlos Sainz

McLaren

 

1:18,558

119

1

03

Romain Grosjean

Haas

 

1:19,159

65

1

03

Kevin Magnussen

Haas

 

1:19.206

59

2

04

Alexander Albon

Toro Rosso

 

1:19.301

132

2

05

Antonio Giovinazzi

Alfa Romeo

 

1:19.312

101

2

04

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

 

1:19,426

128

1

05

Kimi Räikkönen

Alfa Romeo

 

1:19,462

114

1

06

Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso

 

1:19,464

77

1

06

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

 

1:19.535

89

2

07

Pierre Gasly

Red Bull

 

1:19.814

92

2

08

Nico Hülkenberg

Renault

 

1:19.837

95

2

09

Daniel Ricciardo

Renault

 

1:19.886

28

2

10

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

 

1:19.928

74

2

07

Sergio Perez

Racing Point

 

1:19,944

30

1

08

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

 

1:20,127

69

1

09

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

 

1:20,135

81

1

11

Lance Stroll

Racing Point

 

1:20.433

79

2

10

Nico Hülkenberg

Renault

 

1:20,980

65

1

11

Daniel Ricciardo

Renault

 

1:20,983

44

1

12

Pietro Fittipaldi

Haas

 

1:21.849

13

2

12

 

Williams

 

Not on track

 

1

 

Consolidated Time Sheet 2018

Pos.

Driver

Team

Chassis #

Best Lap Time

Laps

Day

01

Sebastian Vettel (5)

Ferrari

 

1:17.182

188

7

01

Kimi Räikkönen (7)

Ferrari

 

1:17.221

157

8

02

Fernando Alonso (14)

McLaren

 

1:17.784

93

8

01

Daniel Ricciardo (3)

Red Bull

 

1:18.047

165

6

03

Carlos Sainz (55)

Renault

 

1:18.092

45

8

04

Daniel Ricciardo (3)

Red Bull

 

1:18.327

92

8

02

Kevin Magnussen (20)

Haas

 

1:18.360

153

7

03

Pierre Gasly (10)

Toro Rosso

 

1:18.363

169

7

02

Lewis Hamilton (44)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:18.400

90

6

05

Romain Grosjean (8)

Haas

 

1:18.412

181

8

03

Valtteri Bottas (77)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:18.560

85

6

06

Valtteri Bottas (77)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:18.825

104

8

04

Nico Hülkenberg (27)

Renault

 

1:18.675

79

7

05

Carlos Sainz (55)

Renault

 

1:18.725

69

7

06

Stoffel Vandoorne (2)

McLaren

 

1:18.855

151

7

07

Brendon Hartley (28)

Toro Rosso

 

1:18.949

156

8

08

Esteban Ocon (31)

Force India

 

1:18.967

163

8

09

Charles Leclerc (16)

Sauber

 

1:19.118

75

8

10

Sergey Sirotkin (35)

Williams

 

1:19.189

105

8

07

Marcus Ericsson (9)

Sauber

 

1:19.244

148

7

08

Lewis Hamilton (44)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:19.296

84

7

01

Lewis Hamilton (44)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:19.333

69

4

11

Lewis Hamilton (44)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:19.464

97

8

09

Valtteri Bottas (77)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:19.532

97

7

04

Sebastian Vettel (5)

Ferrari

 

1:19.541

66

6

10

Robert Kubica (40)

Williams

 

1:19.629

73

7

01

Sebastian Vettel (5)

Ferrari

 

1:19.673

98

2

11

Sergio Perez (11)

Force India

 

1:19.634

159

7

05

Brendon Hartley (28)

Toro Rosso

 

1:19.823

119

6

12

Max Verstappen (33)

Red Bull

 

1:19.842

187

7

02

Stoffel Vandoorne (2)

McLaren

 

1:19.854

110

4

06

Fernando Alonso (14)

McLaren

 

1:19.856

57

6

12

Lance Stroll (18)

Williams

 

1:19.954

27

8

02

Valtteri Bottas (77)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:19.976

94

2

07

Carlos Sainz (55)

Renault

 

1:20.042

88

6

01

Daniel Ricciardo (3)

Red Bull

 

1:20.179

105

1

08

Romain Grosjean (8)

Haas

 

1:20.237

78

6

03

Sebastian Vettel (5)

Ferrari

 

1:20.241

120

4

09

Kimi Räikkönen (7)

Ferrari

 

1:20.242

49

6

04

Kevin Magnussen (20)

Haas

 

1:20.317

96

4

03

Stoffel Vandoorne (2)

McLaren

 

1:20.325

37

2

04

Max Verstappen (33)

Red Bull

 

1:20.326

67

2

02

Valtteri Bottas (77)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:20.349

58

1

10

Lance Stroll (18)

Williams

 

1:20.349

63

6

01

Sebastian Vettel (5)

Ferrari

 

1:20.396

171

5

03

Kimi Räikkönen (7)

Ferrari

 

1:20.506

80

1

02

Valtteri Bottas (77)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:20.596

86

5

04

Nico Hülkenberg (27)

Renault

 

1:20.547

73

1

03

Max Verstappen (33)

Red Bull

 

1:20.649

130

5

11

Nico Hülkenberg (27)

Renault

 

1:20.758

102

6

12

Esteban Ocon (31)

Force India

 

1:20.805

130

6

04

Lewis Hamilton (44)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:20.808

91

5

13

Charles Leclerc (16)

Sauber

 

1:20.918

160

6

05

Fernando Alonso (14)

McLaren

 

1:20.929

51

4

05

Pierre Gasly (10)

Toro Rosso

 

1:20.973

54

5

06

Carlos Sainz (55)

Renault

 

1:20.940

60

4

07

Lance Stroll (18)

Williams

 

1:21.142

54

4

05

Carlos Sainz (55)

Renault

 

1:21.212

65

2

06

Kevin Magnussen (20)

Haas

 

1:21.298

95

5

06

Pierre Gasly (10)

Toro Rosso

 

1:21.318

82

2

07

Nico Hülkenberg (27)

Renault

 

1:21.432

48

5

08

Carlos Sainz (55)

Renault

 

1:21.455

91

5

07

Robert Kubica (40)

Williams

 

1:21.495

48

2

09

Sergey Sirotkin (35)

Williams

 

1:21.588

42

5

10

Sergio Perez (11)

Force India

 

1:21.643

93

5

11

Marcus Ericsson (9)

Sauber

 

1:21.706

120

5

08

Sergey Sirotkin (35)

Williams

 

1:21.822

52

2

09

Esteban Ocon (31)

Force India

 

1:21.841

79

2

12

Stoffel Vandoorne (2)

McLaren

 

1:21.946

38

5

08

Sergio Perez (11)

Force India

 

1:21.973

65

4

09

Max Verstappen (33)

Red Bull

 

1:22.058

35

4

10

Pierre Gasly (10)

Toro Rosso

 

1:22.134

147

4

05

Carlos Sainz (55)

Renault

 

1:22.168

26

1

06

Lewis Hamilton (44)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:22.327

25

1

07

Fernando Alonso (14)

McLaren

 

1:22.354

51

1

08

Brendon Hartley (28)

Toro Rosso

 

1:22.371

93

1

09

Lance Stroll (18)

Williams

 

1:22.452

46

1

11

Nico Hülkenberg (27)

Renault

 

1:22.507

49

4

10

Romain Grosjean (8)

Haas

 

1:22.578

55

1

10

Charles Leclerc (16)

Sauber

 

1:22.721

81

2

11

Kevin Magnussen (20)

Haas

 

1:22.727

36

2

12

Valtteri Bottas (77)

Mercedes-AMG

 

1:22.789

60

4

13

Charles Leclerc (16)

Sauber

 

1:22.808

59

4

13

Lance Stroll (18)

Williams

 

1:22.937

86

5

14

Marcus Ericsson (9)

Sauber

 

1:23.825

79

4

11

Marcus Ericsson (9)

Sauber

 

1:23.408

63

1

12

Nikita Mazepin (34)

Force India

 

1:25.628

22

1

15

Sergey Sirotkin (35)

Williams

 

1:31.979

47

4

13

Sergey Sirotkin (35)

Williams

 

1:44.148

28

1

14

Sergey Sirotkin (35)

Williams

 

1:22.350

80

6

13

Lance Stroll (18)

Williams

 

1:20.262

67

7