Bojan Vrbnjak
It’s the first time this season Red Bull in speed on one fast lap significantly lagged behind Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas they are also at the forefront of speed longer distances or race simulations, but the question arises as to what they are hiding Honda in Red Bull?
Because the difference between Mercedes in Red Bullom is exceptional in Barcelona. The timeline shows that Max Verstappen, who finished second in training in ninth place, behind the current championship leader Hamilton lags behind 0,615 seconds, Sergius Perez however, the city was even worse. Perhaps more noticeable is the number of racers standing between Hamilton and Verstappn. Both racers Ferrari, AlpineF1 in AlphaTauria found in places 3 to 8. This is about the speed of one lap and we must not forget that it was Verstappen's a quick lap on a soft tire mix interrupted because the Dutchman was a little too wide in the tenth turn.
Otherwise it was on other free training viewed in terms of lap times very closely. Kimi Raikkonen is in 16th place for Hamilton lagged only 1,043 seconds. Especially on this track with different properties to test each part of the car. As the teams get closer Sunday races, this gap is likely to widen. But it is still surprisingly in promising, how midfield teams could potentially catch up with the leaders later in the season.
Team AlpineF1 had a good start to the racing weekend again. The French team impressed as they were both their racers Or with in Alonso at the top. They hoped their good result on Portugal it was not only related to the track characteristic. It is also surprising that McLaren not found among the top ten and it is quite possible that they had a working night. The most likely option but it is that it is McLaren due to success in the first three races started reduce the intensity at Friday’s workouts. Their battle with Ferrari will definitely continue.
Anyway, the answer we will be in sight speed of one lap get it today and then it will be clear if it was yesterday’s second workout for hiding places or actual state.
