So who really was fastest in Barcelona?
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| Charles Leclerc |
Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola released Pirelli's time delta estimations for the five compounds at Barcelona. The compounds range from C1 to C5, increasing in grip level and performance through the range:
* The C2 is between 0.8s and 1s faster than the C1
* The C3 is 0.7s faster than the C2
* The C4 is 0.6s faster than the C3
* The C5 is 0.6s faster than the C4
Action Times Recorded over 4 Days
| Pos | Driver | Actual Time | Tires |
| 1. | Nico Hulkenberg | 1m17.393s | C5 |
| 2. | Alexander Albon | 1m17.637s | C5 |
| 3. | Daniil Kvyat | 1m17.704s | C5 |
| 4. | Kimi Raikkonen | 1m17.762s | C5 |
| 5. | Daniel Ricciardo | 1m17.785s | C5 |
| 6. | Valtteri Bottas | 1m17.857s | C5 |
| 7. | Lewis Hamilton | 1m17.977s | C4 |
| 8. | Charles Leclerc | 1m18.046s | C3 |
| 9. | Sebastian Vettel | 1m18.161s | C3 |
| 10. | Lando Norris | 1m18.431s | C4 |
| 11. | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1m18.511s | C3 |
| 12. | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1m18.558s | C4 |
| 13. | Romain Grosjean | 1m18.563s | C3 |
| 14. | Kevin Magnussen | 1m18.720s | C3 |
| 15. | Pierre Gasly | 1m18.780s | C3 |
| 16. | Max Verstappen | 1m18.787s | C3 |
| 17. | Pietro Fittipaldi | 1m19.249s | C4 |
| 18. | Lance Stroll | 1m19.664s | C2 |
| 19. | Sergio Perez | 1m19.944s | C3 |
| 20. | George Russell | 1m20.997s | C3 |
| 21. | Robert Kubica | 1m21.542s | C2 |
Times adjusted if all were on C5 Tires
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time adjusted |
| 1. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1m16.846s |
| 2. | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m16.961s |
| 3. | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1m17.311s |
| 4. | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1m17.363s |
| 5. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m17.377s |
| 6. | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1m17.393s |
| 7. | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1m17.520s |
| 8. | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 1m17.580s |
| 9. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1m17.587s |
| 10. | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 1m17.637s |
| 11. | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1m17.704s |
| 12. | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1m17.762s |
| 13. | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1m17.764s |
| 14. | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1m17.785s |
| 15. | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1m17.831s |
| 16. | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1m17.857s |
| 17. | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 1m17.958s |
| 18. | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas | 1m18.649s |
| 19. | Sergio Perez | Racing Point | 1m18.744s |
| 20. | Robert Kubica | Williams | 1m19.642s |
| 21. | George Russell | Williams | 1m19.797s |
Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel move to the head of the order and why most teams say Ferrari has the fastest car……so far. However, Mercedes is sandbagging running their engine at only 70 to 80%. Next week perhaps we will see less sandbagging by everyone.