Bojan Vrbnjak
You could say in the introduction that it is Mercedes started this season where he finished last year. The morning was the fastest Valtteri Bottas, and in the afternoon his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Although the times from Barcelona, especially on the first day, cannot be attributed to any importance, but many know how to say they will silver arrows and especially six-time world champion Hamilton a connection that is worth overcoming, as all paths will lead past them.
THE RESULTS
Hamilton was with the time achieved 1: 16.976 minutes and with an advantage already in his world. He was with that British already on the first day only seven tenths slower than the best time of all last year's tests. On top of that, he is a six-time world champion at the fastest time circle used tires mixture C2and his first followers softer C3. In second place is his teammate Valtteria Bottas, which was more than three tenths behind. Not far from Farm so we find Sergio Pereza in the new RP20 (or W10) teams Racing Point.
He landed in fourth place Max Verstappen v RB16 teams Red Bull, which lagged behind 0,54 seconds. Daniil Kvyat from the sister team Alpha Tauri he was fifth. He was sixth Carlos Sainz v McLarn, then in seventh and eighth place are followed by both racers Renault Daniel Ricciardo in Esteban Ocon, the ninth was (see, see ..) George Russell z Williams, the tenth Lance stroll iz Racing Point.
You may be wondering now as you read this post, where is Ferrari? Charles Leclerc, who replaced the patient today Vettel, found in eleventh place. It was last year Team the first day scared all the competition. Maybe they were from last year Barcelona what they learned. The twelfth is a novice Williams Nicholas Latifi, thirteenth test racer Alfa Romeo Robert Kubica, fourteenth Kevin Magnussen from the team Haas, the fifteenth and last today was Antonio Giovinazzi iz Alfa Romeo, which is also the only one that lagged behind the top by more than a second and a half.
KINGS OF CIRCLES
Red Bullu it paid off to finish the new car on time RB16. Max Verstappen drove away today 168 rounds. Most of all racers. Carlos Sainz v McLarn is s 161 circles was very close to the Dutchman. But if we add the circles Bottas in Hamilton, then they are kings of circles dressed in silver today as they drove away 173 rounds. Despite the fact that Leclerc s Ferrari found only in eleventh place, and is in fourth place in derived circles (131).
ACCIDENTS ON AND BY THE TRAIL
Today there were no noteworthy incidents, as we did not see any red flag. It is only necessary to mention a minor software malfunction in the team Alpha Tauri, which they quickly eliminated. Pri Renault it lasted a little longer, an hour and a half, and the reason is unknown. The French only told the public that it was car racing in the cockpit area.
As for racing errors, there were also not many of them. They proved themselves twice Kevin Magnussen in Max Verstappen, the latter did two pirouettes in front of the chicane in the last sector of the track, but was able to continue testing without difficulty.
CONCLUSION
If I were to base now results achieved today dragged any conclusions in view power relations in the first part of the season (or at least in the first races), it would be honestly smiled. There are too many unknowns that affect that you can only we wander in the dark, where is anyone at the moment. Teams actually perform the first real trials their race cars, which will be at the start of the inaugural race in Australia showed a fairly altered image.
