SF26 at the top with Lewis Hamilton Four drivers within three tenths of a second. Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc concluded the Barcelona Shakedown with very close times, an epilogue that is difficult to predict on the eve of this five-day test. The Ferrari SF26 was ultimately the fastest, even if the comparison with the time set by George Russell with the Mercedes is already offset by the fact that Russell lapped on Thursday, while the times of Hamilton, Norris and Leclerc came on Friday on the last day of testing. In any case, the main objective of the teams in Barcelona was reliability and Ferrari can be more than satisfied from this point of view. “How is the mood within the Scuderia? We are focused on Bahrain – said Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur, also letting out a laugh – this shakedown has certainly been very positive, we have done a lot of driving and have collected all the data we needed. The weeks that await us in Maranello will be quite intense, we will have to analyze everything. What emerges in Bahrain will be more representative.”
