Sebastian Vettel: “So far the first thing that matters is that the car is reacting and doing what I asked for. Now obviously it is crucial that Kimi has a similar impression. About the engine, I can say it is nice to have a bit more sound coming back, it is still not as loud as it could or should be but it is a lot better than it was, now sounds a bit more like Formula 1.
We worked on a lot of things, it’s a brand new car, which means there are a lot of new bits and things are in a different place. We tried to understand how the car reacts, obviously we had an idea and certain expectation, but when you run the car on track it is always a bit different, you are then dealing with temperatures, cooling etc.
Sometimes you have to stop a bit longer than necessary or than you really want, just to check, other times the driver goes off track, like I did this morning. But these things happen. Overall we are happy, but we know that we need now a lot of mileage, so there is a lot of work ahead of us.”
Circuit: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – 4.655 kmDriver: Sebastian VettelCar: Ferrari SF16-HWeather: Air temperature 10/17°C, Track temperature 10/20°C. SunnyLaps/Km completed: 126/586Fastest time: 1:22.810Tyres used: Medium, Soft, Supersoft, UltrasoftProgramme: Aero mapping, tyres compound and setup test
Tuesday Testing times
Position/Driver/Team/Best Time/Best / Total Laps
1. S. Vettel Ferrari 1:22.810 38 / 1262. D. Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 1:23.525 52 / 1123. S. Perez Force India F1 Team 1:23.650 67 / 1014. N. Rosberg Mercedes AMG F1 Team 1:24.867 65 / 1725. M. Ericsson Sauber F1 Team 1:25.237 82 / 1086. E. Gutierrez Haas F1 Team 1:25.524 70 / 797. V. Bottas Williams 1:25.648 122 / 1348. P. Wehrlein Manor F1 Team 1:25.925 27 / 719. F. Alonso McLaren 1:26.082 88 / 11910. J. Palmer Renault Sport F1 Team 1:26.189 29 / 4211. M. Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:26.539 111 / 121
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