La Formula 2 returns to the track after a long break that began at the end of the third round of the season Melbourne. From 23 25 to April in fact, the F2 drivers got back behind the wheel on the occasion of the in season test in Barcelona. The teams had the opportunity to try new set-ups and fix the problems they encountered early on this season, so let's see what happened.
Day 1: back to the office
The program for the three days of in-season testing F2 in Barcelona it included 2 sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. For each driver, the teams had five sets of hard tyres, three sets of soft and three sets of wet tyres.
La first session of testing has been declared wet, with a temperature below 10 degrees. The first half recorded it was that of the Italian Kimi Antonelli with 1:53.656, while teammate Bearman immediately took to the track with the aim of experimenting with the specifications with lower downforce. The track conditions then improved, as did the drivers' times.
Dennis Hauger marks the time faster than the morning session, which ended 3 minutes early following a red flag caused by Ritomo Miyata, who stopped on the track. There afternoon session it was instead interrupted byexit in the gravel at curve 9 of Antonelli.
Upon returning to the track, the Invicta Racing driver Bortoleto it is carried in the highest position of the ranking, followed by his compatriot Fittipaldi. With 30 minutes to go before the end of the first day of testing, the cars are ready return to the pits to fit the soft tyres. Crawford he is the first to set the best time with the new compound, but is beaten by an excellent one Bortoleto who achieved the best time of the day with 1:25.143 before the rain arrives.
What does the second day of the F2 in-season test in Barcelona tell us
Juan Manuel Correa dictates the pace in the morning session of the second day, but the speed of the two cars Trident with soft tyres brings them to the top positions. The Campos Racing driver, Isack Hadjar, scores the best time, who comes though wrought da Pepe Martí, who moves within 2 tenths of his teammate. Victor martins, after a difficult start to the season, go back to the positions that count, placing second, intervening between the Campos Racing duo.
After a rather quiet morning, Enzo Fittipaldi flies and takes first place. Both cars with soft rubber Rodin Carlin appear unbeatable. However, Bortoleto manages to separate Miyata and Maloney, gaining second position. Nobody manages to beat the best time of the day obtained by the Spaniard Pepe Martí in the morning with 1:23.681.
Hadjar the fastest of the day, but not only that
After the excellent result obtained by his teammate, Hadjar took to the track on the third day demonstrating equally great speed. Oliver Bearman manages to bring his Prema in P1 for the first time these days of in season F2 test in Barcelona. It also follows closely Andrea Kimi Antonelli, which comes in second place 0.081 s behind the Ferrari Driver Academy driver.
Isack Hadjar doesn't give up, returns to the track and achieves the best time of the three days. The teams dedicated the last session to race pace simulation. In the last half hour surprise the speed of Duerksen, which placed second.
Hadjar was confirmed fastest of the tests, with 1:23.139. To see the riders touch the asphalt again we will have to wait Imola: appointment on May 17th!
