The first day of the second day of winter testing has given a Mercedes on top. Nico Rosberg did a 1:23.022. It looked like Valtteri Bottas was not much slower, but there was a big difference in used tyre compounds. Rosberg was on the soft, Bottas on the ultrasofts. Haas F1 Team had to end the day early after a fuel system issue. Manor Racing had a troubled morning due to an oil leak. Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Kevin Magnussen caused red flags today.
Barcelona day 1: Bottas not as close as it seems
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Replies (3)
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What's the delta between soft and ultrasoft? Around 1.5 secs?
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I think we can expect a lower value than that.
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It was a good day for McLaren today. I severely doubt they'll be this strong in the actual season, but it'd be fantastic if they were.