Vettel quickest on opening day in Barcelona

Vettel begins shaking down the SF16-H

This was the first real day of testing for the SF16-H and it marks the beginning of a busy development programme. In the morning, the team ran some aerodynamic checks before continuing with fine tuning the car’s baseline set-up. This involved constant speed runs and function tests with various different fuel loads. Sebastian Vettel completed 69 laps, with a best of 1.24.939 coming in the morning. That’s the first step taken for the new car, but the work is only just beginning. The Scuderia will be back on track tomorrow, with Vettel again at the wheel.

Monday testing times

Position/Driver/Car/Laps/Time

1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 69 1:24.939

2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 156 1:25.409

3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 87 1:26.044

4 Valtteri Bottas Williams 80 1:26.091

5 Alfonso Celis Jr Force India 58 1:26.298

6 Jenson Button McLaren 84 1:26.735

7 Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso 54 1:27.180

8 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 88 1:27.555

9 Pascal Wehrlein Manor 54 1:28.292

10 Romain Grosjean Haas 31 1:28.399

11 Jolyon Palmer Renault 37 1:29.356

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