Hülkenberg finishes first in Barcelona

If the timesheet places Renault At the forefront, the atmosphere is nevertheless gloomy at Renault. The R.S.19 only covered 58 laps this Thursday at the Catalunya circuit, even if Nico Hulkenberg set the best time of the first week of testing with a lap completed in 1'17''393 with the softest tires. A time which remains more than a second from the pole Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) signed last year on the Catalan route. The French manufacturer's program ended when the German stopped on the track shortly after setting the reference time.

Alexander albon (Toro Rosso) finished in 2nd place having been one of the most productive of the day. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) completes the top three of the day ahead of the Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) ranked 6th while also showing himself to be very diligent on the track, just like Lando Norris (McLaren).

Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) was the most present with 154 laps covered until his C38 stopped in quick succession on the track, causing two consecutive interruptions in the last minutes of the session.

Romain Grosjean et Kevin Magnussen finished in the same time by completing a similar number of laps. The pilots Haas precede the Red Bull de Pierre Gasly and the Racing Point of Lance stroll.

Williams was finally able to accumulate the data on the FW42 even if George Russell and Robert Kubica only covered 65 loops while being the slowest.

Testing will resume from February 26 to March 1.

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