Bojan Vrbnjak
Thus, the curtain fell, testing before this season are finished and now follow analysis of the obtained data, the latest improvements and preparation for the road to Down Under. Last test day v Barcelona he assured himself Valtteri Bottas. Just like the first day, they did too last day teams and racers avoided big mistakes. Today’s test day ran without interruption, which means without a red flag.
THE RESULTS
With time 1: 16.196 minutes on the rubber compound C5, you are Valtteri Bottas provided the last best time of day for this year’s pre-season testing. But to his best time last week (1: 15.732 minutes) is a Finn c Mercedes he could not approach. Nevertheless, it was enough for him to withstand the final attacks Max Verstappen, also shod in a rubber compound C5, which is with his Red Bullabout RB 16 eventually lagging behind 0,073 seconds. But it’s his fastest lap time Dutchman placed previously on the tires of the mixture C4. He won third place Daniel Ricciardo iz Renault na C5 tires, which is for Bottas lagged behind 0,080 seconds.
The fourth completed today's tests Charles Leclerc v Ferrari, followed by the six-time world champion in fifth place Lewis Hamilton v Mercedes. He was sixth Esteban Ocon iz Renault, “Only” the seventh Sergio Perez from the team Racing Point in his so much criticized pink Mercedes RP20. Eighth place went to Carlos Sainz iz McLaren, ninth George Russell iz Williams, and concludes ten Daniil Kvyat from the team Alpha Tauri.
From eleventh to fourteenth place onwards, the remaining four racers were ranked as follows: Romain Grosjean from the Haas team, which is the last racer to be behind Bottas less than a second behind Kimi Raikkonen from Alfa Romeo, Kevin Magnussen from Haas ter Alex Albon iz Red Bulla.
KINGS OF CIRCLES
Because of many race simulations in the early afternoon, a lot of racers piled up specific number of rounds. He was most diligent today Charles Leclerc, who eventually drove away 179 rounds and thus became the present-day king of circles. We find him Carlos Sainz, who collected 160 rounds, third Daniil Kvyat can boast of 158 rounds, Fourth Sergio Perez he has them 153, young George Russel 143, the last with more than 100 laps among racers, however, is Kimi Raikkonen (115)
Also more than 100 rounds however, the teams that bet on today also scored two racers. Here we can find the top again Mercedes, for silver arrows are Lewis Hamilton in Valtteri Bottas collected 168 rounds, Esteban Ocon in Daniel Ricciardo are in Renault drove away 138 rounds, both racers Haasa 113 laps, both the red bull and 103 laps.
ACCIDENTS ON THE TRACK
After yesterday four red flags, the racers with their teams experienced a lot today quiet day. But early in the morning it looked completely different. Already after 20 minutes on the last day of testing, he got out of the back of the car Lewis Hamilton started honestly smoke. And that after yesterday’s shortened workday due to anomalies with oil pressurewhen the Briton drove just 14 laps. Probably many thought of the sixth failure Mercedes engine, but fortunately this was not the case.
There were no more concrete incidents today. Kimi Raikkonen after a good hour and a half, he spun around after leaving the chicane, Romain Grosjean less than an hour later he crossed the path on the sand, Alex Albon however, an hour before lunch he lost the back of his RB16 and also wrapped himself in the sand. All three racers were able to continue, so yes there was no red flag need to be called up to clear the track.
Notable incidents they followed only in the afternoon, but of a technical nature. Brake problems provided a longer break Max Verstappen, who was able to return to the track only 20 minutes before four o’clock. Pri Haas however, it caused headaches for the technicians switch, which is why he had to as well Kevin Magnussen rest longer than you would like.
