Barcelona Test 2 Day 2: Lunch Break Times

Carlos Sainz Jr.

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr. posted the fastest time of F1 pre-season so far on a disrupted morning of running in Barcelona as Sebastian Vettel crashed out in his Ferrari when something broke in the left front of the car in turn 3 causing him to go straight into the barriers.

The Spaniard’s 1m17.144s – set on Pirelli’s C4 compound – marked the quickest time seen in 2019 testing, beating Nico Hulkenberg’s previous benchmark of a 1m17.393s (C5) from the first test by over two tenths.

Sainz’s time also bettered the fastest lap managed by Vettel during last year’s tests at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, despite concerns that the revised aero regulations brought in for 2019 would slow the cars down.

A full second back from Sainz was Vettel, who racked up 40 laps of running for Ferrari on the C3 tires.

Ferrari says the car "won’t go out on track for a few hours". Still no firm details about the cause of the crash, but we there were reports the left side of the front wing was on the ground and sparking. Balance of probability suggests some kind of front wing failure or problem on the front-left suspension of the car.

Vettel visited the medical center as a precaution but Ferrari confirmed the four-time world champion was “fine" following the incident, which has left the Italian squad with work to do in order to get its car fixed in time for Charles Leclerc’s planned run this afternoon.

Times at Lunch Break

C1=Hardest Tires
C5=Softest Tire