In light of the three days of testing that took place at the Circuit de Catalunya, Fernando Alonso, from his experience, believes that a team currently stands out.
While the lap times achieved during winter testing should always be taken with all the usual precautions, Fernando Alonso said that certain conclusions can already be drawn from the Barcelona tests.
And for the double Formula 1 world champion, it is clear that one team in particular seems to stand out at the moment with its new car.
« Ferrari seems to have the fastest car currently, which certainly comes as a surprise to manysays Alonso, quoted by mark. But for Carlos [Sainz] in particular and Spain in general, this is of course excellent news. »
Lewis Hamilton, who set the best time over all of these three days of testing, shares the opinion expressed by Alonso.
« Presumably Ferrari may not have developed their 2021 car hugely and just poured all their resources into developing their 2022 car.comments the Englishman. I think they might be several months ahead of the rest of the set. »
Ferrari covered 439 laps of the Circuit de Catalunya over the three days of testing, more than any other team on the grid. At combined time standingsCharles Leclerc finished five tenths behind Hamilton, but the Monegasque achieved his best mark of the week on C3 tires from the Pirelli range and not on C5 compounds as Mercedes did.
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