The new era of Formula 1 has started and, after the first four hours of activity on the track and without drawing too many conclusions, Ferrari can smile at least from what the table shows. With Charles Leclerc at the wheel, the F1-75 finished the morning in first position, with a lap of 1:20.078, which he achieved at 11:45 a.m., with an hour and a quarter to go before the break.
The new cars were still far from the 1:16.7 with which Hamilton took pole at the 2021 Spanish GP at the same circuit, and apart from Leclerc , only Lando Norris and George Russell dropped to 1:20.
The McLaren driver had the honor of being the first driver to go out on the track when at nine in the morning, and with the sun rising above the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, he emerged from the pitlane to kick off a season that seems exciting . And after occupying fourth place for much of the session, with 10 minutes to go he improved his time to finish with a 1:20.474 that left him three tenths behind Leclerc and three ahead of Russell.
The new Mercedes driver finished third, more than half a second behind Ferrari, in a table where the top five set their best lap on Pirelli’s C3 tires (the medium compound) .
Beyond the times, we must highlight the number of kilometers accumulated, and there Ferrari was also with the greats: Leclerc gave 80 laps , the same as Max Verstappen, for Russell’s 77.
The champion premiered number 1 in an RB18 that we could not see in the presentation and that has surprised everyone with a groundbreaking design that invites us to think that it can make him a favorite again. The Dutchman, who will complete the entire day before leaving the car in the hands of Sergio Pérez on Thursday, marked an excursion through the gravel that did not go any further and finished sixth.
He finished ahead of Verstappen, with the car of his sister team, Yuki Tsunoda, fifth as the only representative of AlphaTauri this Wednesday.
So far it has been a calm day, without red flags, accidents or big scares, and reliability seems, in almost all the cars, not to be a big problem. In addition, we have seen, as occurs in this type of test, various grids and aerodynamic sensors around the different cars, with which the teams carry out a multitude of tests.
Vettel seemed to repeat the 2021 of Aston Martin Racing, in no man’s land, but also with C3 tires, and with 40 minutes to go, he managed to get fourth with a best time of 1:21.276 although, yes, half a second from third (the Mercedes).
The only Spaniard on the track (Carlos Sainz will get into the Ferrari in the afternoon), Fernando Alonso, was not among the most active at the start of the session, but he accumulated laps and ended up exceeding 50, ranking fifth with the most kilometers . Alpine had to work in the last hour on an A522 with which the Spaniard could only be seventh in the table, and in the last minutes he was able to do one more run to finish with 54 laps.
Behind Alonso, the three teams that finished 2021 in the last positions of the constructors’ championship finished. And also in the same order. Latifi left the Williams very close to the Alpine, in eighth position lapping in 1:23.379 (by Fernando’s 1:23.317), while Alfa Romeo and Haas could not reach very representative times.
Alfa, with camouflage decoration and Robert Kubica at the controls, suffered several problems that left him in the pits for most of the morning. In addition, and after only 9 laps, they saw how Mazepin, with the Haas, left them in last position, almost six seconds off the best time.
The session, after an hour’s break, will resume at 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. We remember that it is a day behind closed doors for the public and without broadcast on television, but in our direct you can find out everything as it happens.
Results of the 2022 F1 morning test session in Barcelona – Matchday 1
Results of the 2022 F1 morning test session in Barcelona – Matchday 1| Pilot | Equipment | laps | Time (tyre) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari | 80 | 1’20″165  |
| 2 |  Lando Norris |
McLaren | 50 | 1’20″474 |
| 3 | George Russell |
Mercedes | 77 | 1’20″784 |
| 4 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Aston Martin | 52 | 1’21″276 |
| Five |  Yuki Tsunoda |
AlphaTauri | 43 | 1’21 “638 |
| 6 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | 80 | 1’22″246  |
| 7 |  Fernando Alonso |
Alpine | 54 | 1’23″317 |
| 8 |  Nicholas Latifi |
Williams | 66 | 1’23″379 |
| 9 |  Nikita Mazepin |
Haas | 20 | 1’24″505 |
| 10 |  Robert Kubica |
Alfa Romeo | 9 | 1’25″909 |
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