As BRAND has been counting on site from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in it paddock of the Formula 1 you cannot breathe, no matter how much dimension it may acquire, a feeling of scandal linked to the ADUO and the aid that mercedeswinner of all races except the sprint Miami, will receive by not having the power unit, in the field of the combustion engine, reference. But on the track the reality is different. Those of the silver arrows They dominate, although there are alternatives… that also use the German heart engine.
Piastri, in action.
Nobody dares to point out a favorite other than Russel either Antonellibut McLaren closed on the first day of Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with a feeling of getting square to your car within the particular conditions. There are two, the high temperatures in Montmelo and a degradation that has already marked that Sunday’s race (3:00 p.m., DAZN and Telecinco) will be two stops. There will be strategy from qualifying, with few laps per set of tires. And in the race it will multiply.
In that tumult, McLaren It has an interesting base. “There is obviously a different performance than in Monaco and Montreal. We are going much faster because the car works in a different regime compared to the last few weeks. It is a good Friday, but there are many things to improve,” he pointed out. Lando Norris. Improved the time of Russel and those of mercedes they failed. That cannot be repeated in Q3. “It was a bit complicated in just one lap. The margin is very small and the tires overheat quite a bit. I’m simply trying to find the best balance,” said the leader at the same time. Antonelli.
There is an obviously different performance from Monaco and Montreal. We are going much faster because the car works in a different regime compared to the last few weeks.
Ferrari and Red Bull…
If the four cars that set the tone are in the fight there will be a Grand Prize interesting. Everything indicates that the yo-yothat style of racing with repeated overtaking given the energy differences, can occur. And those who come further back from the two free ones will want to be there, the Ferrari and Verstappen. No one else, since the middle zone is further away if possible compared to other circuits.
Verstappen, in the Red Bull box..
For Ferrari there is bad news focused on Lewis Hamilton. landed in Barcelona stating that he now noticed that work with the car under his direction. But he didn’t like the improvements. “I don’t have any good feeling, I have no idea. We are clearly not fast. Charles (Leclerc) had two sessions and is four tenths behind, so we are behind. I hope we close the distance,” he assessed.
We are going badly at high speed. And also at low speed. We lack grip, feeling with the car and balance
And what of Verstappen is even worse. “We are doing poorly at high speed. And also at low speed. We lack grip, feeling with the car and balance. Basically we have to work on everything, we cannot compete in the leading positions. That is where we will be,” concluded the Dutchman. The party here does go by neighborhood.
