F3 Test Barcelona: Morning session
And it's Nikola Tsolov, team driver racing fields, to open the post-season F3 tests in Barcelona as leader, dominating the morning and afternoon. The best of the morning session with an impressive 1:27.866, and in the afternoon with a lead of over half a second on the rest of the group.
The day started with the usual training laps, but it was Tsolov to immediately set the best reference, 1:27.866, distancing himself from 0.175s Mary Boya on a circuit still with little traffic.
As the track activity increased towards the end of the first hour, no one was able to improve on their times. Tsolov e Paint, though Tim Tramnitz of MP Motorsports he got closer, placing 3rd with a delay of 0.289s from the best time.
There was no shortage of red flags in the F3 tests due to a track exit by Ivan Domingues with Van Amersfoort Racing at Turn 3. A 15 minute break and the session resumed with an hour and a half left. The order in the standings remained stable until Noel Leon on his debut in the category with PREMA Racing conquered the second position. Time marked: 1:28.005, closing at only 0.137s from Tsolov.
There were no further improvements and the session ended with Tsolov in the lead after completing 41 laps, the same number of Paint, who finished third.
F3 Test Barcelona: Afternoon session
The afternoon session of F3 test It was a lively race, with several drivers taking fast laps. Freddie Slater with Rodin Motorsport, he set the initial benchmark time with a 1:29.078, distancing Louis Sharp from 0.477s.
However, the command of Slater it didn't last long: Martinius Stenshorne with Hitech Pulse-Eight you get above with a time of 1:29.018, temporarily conquering the summit.
For the following 90 minutes, the focus has shifted to accumulating information with high fuel load and the time of Stenshorne was not beaten. With less than an hour to go in the day, Rafael Camara, new Trident purchase, recorded a 1:28.891, moving up to first position.
But the return of Tsolov was decisive. The Bulgarian regained the lead with a lap in 1: 28.370, distancing Camara over half a second. Also Paint e Charlie Wurz improved their performance, placing respectively room e fifth, but there were no further significant changes in the 45 minutes subsequent.
The first day of testing thus ended with Tsolov at the top of the standings. The second and final day of testing in Barcelona will resume tomorrow at 9:00 local time.
