(Motorsport-Total.com) – You should never look too early in life. Carlos Sainz experienced this on the first day of the 2020 test drives of Formula 1 ( in the live ticker ! ) on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. He thought McLaren was at a top level, but then the competition fought back.
“I'm very quickly a 1: 18 driving time without attacking too much, I thought: 'Oh, that's very fast, maybe we found something big.' But then all are 1: 17 and 1: 18 er times, “says the 25 – year-olds.
In the end there is sixth place on the tire with the mixture C2, the second hardest. Lewis Hamilton battle in the Mercedes on the same tire 0, 866 seconds faster – of course without knowing the amount of fuel. ( Result of F1 test drives in Barcelona, day 1 )
After all, it worked the Spaniard to complete the second most kilometers with 161 laps on the start day. That corresponds to almost two and a half race distances. “We managed to change into as soon as,” he says.
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“We completed every single lap that we had planned. We couldn't drive anymore because we had no tires left! Because we had no trouble, we simply practiced pit stops to relax the day.” Only Max Verstappen managed seven more rounds.
And how did it feel? “The battle was very positive. The car battle was fast from the start and I feel comfortable. We have ironed out some weak points of the previous model. The new parts feel intestine.”
Used to be confident: the vehicle was only a “basic car”. “We hope that it will enable us to develop even better than last year. This car [wie es jetzt ist] allows us to complete the test kilometers that we did today.”
” I'm not worried about the performance because we will bring some new parts in the future and hopefully erase further weaknesses. But this car is a good step in the right direction. “
But the competition does not sleep: “We were able to complete fast laps with more ease than last year. Then you look at the timesheet and suddenly everyone is very fast. That means that everyone has made progress compared to last year. I am therefore cautiously positive. “
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