Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari obtained “hardly any” benefit from trialling Method 1’s new Madring observe forward of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.
The Scuderia carried out a filming day at Madrid’s road circuit in July, working its SF-26, with laws permitting for 200km’s value of working on demonstration tyres supplied by Pirelli.
Nonetheless, the observe and infrastructure featured a lot to be fine-tuned on the time.
Requested how a lot of a bonus that check represented for Ferrari, a sceptical Hamilton replied: “I feel it is hardly any. It was dusty, tremendous tremendous dusty, there was zero grip.
“We won’t change the automotive as a result of it is not a check, it was filming. We weren’t even flat out in most of the corners, we have been simply low energy, low grip. The one one factor is I’ve seen which manner the observe goes. So, actually, I do not assume any, to be sincere.”
Like a lot of his friends, and as proven by the Method 3 that happened two weeks in the past, Leclerc is anticipating the brand new observe to offer a considerable problem.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Picture by: Madring
“Clearly I did a couple of laps, some laps behind a highway automotive and two laps I feel in a Method 1 automotive, however with cameras throughout and with numerous mud on observe,” the Monegasque stated. “Nevertheless it regarded like a really difficult observe and, I feel, precisely the form of observe that I take pleasure in as a driver.
“It is true to say as nicely that I feel [come] Sunday the quantity of overtaking alternatives might be little or no. However I feel in qualifying will probably be a really cool and difficult observe for all drivers, and for that I am wanting ahead to it.”
The July check had been described by race organisers as “the chance to check the logistics and coordination required for a Method 1 occasion, with Ferrari working underneath situations intently resembling these of a grand prix weekend,” as per their press launch.
“The Scuderia deployed personnel and tools consultant of a race weekend operation, enabling organisers to validate key operational procedures throughout the circuit.”
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