It is common to see teams spend one of their two filming days that they are allowed during the same season before reaching the first day of pre-season testing, since during these first minutes on the track they can confirm that everything works correctly, as well as avoiding possible problems that would cause a great loss of time when it comes time to really test the car.
That has been the case of Ferrari, a team that today has taken advantage of its early presence at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit, where the first three days of preseason will be held, to place its new F1-75 on the track from first morning hour, the second time for them in less than a week.
Last Friday, Ferrari surprised everyone with the first images of their new car on the asphalt of Fiorano, although on that occasion they could only complete a total of 15 kilometers, the maximum allowed in a ‘demonstration event’ with the objective basic check that everything works as expected.
However, this Tuesday, February 22, has been different. The Maranello team has spent one of its two days filming on the Spanish track, completing 100km at the wheel of the F1-75 with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, the two drivers who will test the car during these pre-season test days that start tomorrow Wednesday.
And if in Fiorano it was Leclerc who was in charge of going out on the track first, in Barcelona Sainz has had that privilege, who has been the one who has premiered the F1-75 on the Catalan track.
With such a radical regulation change at a technical level, Ferrari ‘s new weapon has stood out above the cars of the vast majority of its rivals, since at least visually it seems that the Italians have risked much more than some of their opponents, although it is still unknown whether or not they have been successful in choosing their new concept.
After this 100 kilometer test, in which apparently Ferrari did not detect any serious problem in the F1-75 , the time will come to accumulate as much running time as possible during the first three days of preseason at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, which will finally be played from February 23 to 25 (from Wednesday to Friday of this week).
Once these first three days are over, the teams will have the opportunity to go back to work on their single-seaters before setting foot on the Sakhir asphalt on March 10, 11 and 12, the dates on which the last three days of testing will be held. preseason, a week before kicking off the 2022 Formula 1 season at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Gallery: Leclerc and Sainz’s Ferrari F1-75 on track in Barcelona
Photo by: Ferrari
Photo by: Ferrari
Photo by: Ferrari
Photo by: Ferrari
Photo by: Ferrari
Photo by: Ferrari
Photo by: Ferrari
Photo by: Ferrari
