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Norris tops first day of test two

Published on 26 Feb 2019 18:00
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By: Fergal Walsh

Lando Norris ended the opening day of test two in Barcelona on top of the timesheets, despite causing two red flags throughout the day.

The Briton stopped on the exit of Turn 3 in the morning session, before doing so again in the final 30 minutes after Turn 2. However, the McLaren driver's 1:17.709 was good enough to see him retain the top spot at the chequered flag.

Pierre Gasly was second in the Red Bull, after topping the morning session. The gap between Norris and Gasly read just 0.006s.

Stroll was third for Racing Point, ahead of the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. The Maranello squad split driving duties between Vettel and Charles Leclerc on Tuesday, however Leclerc's running was limited as the team worked on the car's cooling system this morning.

Giovinazzi was fifth, however his day ended sourly as he stopped on the pit lane exit right at the end of the session. Albon was sixth, ahead of the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

Magnussen was eighth, while Williams had a more positive day, setting 118 laps with Russell behind the wheel. Last week, the Grove squad managed just 88 laps after arriving at testing late.

Daniel Ricciardo rounded out the top ten ahead of the Mercedes duo of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, while Nico Hulkenberg was last of the timed runners.

Circuit de Catalunya - 26 February 2019

Driver

Team

Time

Difference

#
1

Lando Norris

McLaren

1:17.709

80
2

Pierre Gasly

Red Bull Racing

1:17.715

+0.006

136
3

Lance Stroll

Racing Point

1:17.824

+0.115

82
4

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

1:17.925

+0.216

81
5

Antonio Giovinazzi

Alfa Romeo Racing

1:18.589

+0.880

99
6

Alexander Albon

Toro Rosso

1:18.649

+0.940

103
7

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

1:18.651

+0.942

29
8

Kevin Magnussen

Haas F1

1:18.769

+1.060

131
9

George Russell

Williams

1:19.662

+1.953

119
10

Daniel Ricciardo

Renault

1:20.107

+2.398

77
11

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

1:20.167

+2.458

7
12

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

1:20.332

+2.623

83
13

Nico Hülkenberg

Renault

1:20.348

+2.639

80

Kean

Posts: 692

Today:
Norris, c4
Gasly, c3
Stroll, c5
Vettel, c3
Giovinazzi, c4
Albon, c4
Magnussen, c4
Williams, c5
Ricciardo, c3
Mercedes, c2

C1 is the hardest compound, c5 the softest
Estimated time gap between compounds, according to Pirelli:
C1-c2: 0,9 sec
C2-c3: 0,7 sec
C3-c4: 0,6 sec
C4-c5: 0,6 sec

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Feb 26 2019 - 20:11

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ajpennypacker

Posts: 2,475
Could someone please post some thoughts or context regarding the tyres used for those times, or if they were doing long runs, etc? I am not even sure how to read the times table. Is the tyre color the one with which they did their fastest time?
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- Feb 26 2019 - 19:46
- Kean
  
  Posts: 692
  Today:
  Norris, c4
  Gasly, c3
  Stroll, c5
  Vettel, c3
  Giovinazzi, c4
  Albon, c4
  Magnussen, c4
  Williams, c5
  Ricciardo, c3
  Mercedes, c2
  
  C1 is the hardest compound, c5 the softest
  Estimated time gap between compounds, according to Pirelli:
  C1-c2: 0,9 sec
  C2-c3: 0,7 sec
  C3-c4: 0,6 sec
  C4-c5: 0,6 sec
  
  Pecking order according to fastest lap (adjusted to c5 compound)
  Red Bull
  Ferrari
  McLaren
  Haas
  Renault
  Toro Rosso
  Alfa Romeo
  Racing Point
  Mercedes
  Williams
  
  Clearly we cant really look too much at times set, even adjusted for c5 compound
  Thus far I personally have the pecking order at:
  Ferrari
  Red Bull
  Mercedes
  Renault and Alfa Romeo
  McLaren, Toro Rosso and Haas
  Racing Point
  Williams
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  Feb 26 2019 - 20:11
- Kean
  
  Posts: 692
  Haha, I see now that I've mixed and matched driver names and team names. Williams = Russell, Mercedes = Bottas
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  Feb 26 2019 - 20:16
- ajpennypacker
  
  Posts: 2,475
  @Kean thanks! You're a gentleman and a scholar sir
  + 1
  
  Feb 27 2019 - 06:21
- mcbhargav
  
  Posts: 1,332
  I wish we could get some idea about the fuel load ( at least based on the no of laps run per stint) to validate the true speed, for this weather condition.
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  Feb 27 2019 - 06:28