Live: F1 Barcelona pre-season test - Day 2
Formula 1 pre-season testing continues ahead of the 2022 season in Barcelona with the second day of the shakedown test.
After a busy opening day of action which saw McLaren's Lando Norris top the times, all 10 teams are in action again for the start of the new era of F1, as the teams continue testing the new cars devised under the new technical regulations.
Track action gets underway at 8am GMT and finishes at 5pm GMT. The day will be split by a one-hour lunch break (12pm-1pm GMT) which can be reduced if requested due to lost track time from either red flags or poor weather conditions.
The second day will provide another good look at all of the 2022 F1 cars from every team, to see which teams have got it right and which have work to do. While never fully taken as the true pecking order, due to teams hiding outright performance levels by sandbagging their speeds, the tests still reveal an overview while giving teams which are struggling nowhere to hide.
The Barcelona shakedown test, conducted without live TV coverage or live timing, runs between 23-25 February. A second official test will follow in Bahrain on 10-12 March ahead of the 2022 F1 season opener at the same venue, the Bahrain Grand Prix, on 18-20 March.
By: Haydn Cobb, Jake Boxall-Legge
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Leclerc ends day two of F1 Barcelona test fastest
Here's the full round-up on today's action: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/2022-f1-barcelona-test-day-2-report/8463637/It is worth stating these lap times aren't too surprising given favourable conditions, some teams switching to softer compounds and completing long run programmes. It just keeps us on our toes until the finish.
Given all 10 cars have been fully on show for the past couple of days, it is also a good time to ask which one is the prettiest? My pick is the Ferrari, a retro-style livery on a very modern-looking F1 car. A lovely combination.
Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari F1-75
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
After 47 laps of consistent but unspectacular times, Vettel has popped in a 1m20.784s on the C3s to go fourth overall for Aston Martin.
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