Ferrari’s closing day of working at Barcelona has progressed as regular after a crash for Lewis Hamilton interrupted its second day.
Hamilton went off and broken the SF-23 on Wednesday morning, with the automotive requiring repairs however not being so considerably broken that it prevented additional working. Charles Leclerc was capable of return to the monitor in a while Wednesday, and Thursday’s closing day obtained underway as deliberate on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Ferrari is working a two-year-old automotive for each Hamilton and Leclerc over three days this week in Spain, permitting each drivers to stand up to hurry and construct up driving health through the low season. This system is seen as notably essential to Hamilton following his swap from Mercedes, and whereas the incident on Wednesday was not excellent it is usually seen as an indication of the seven-time world champion making an attempt to discover the boundaries of various equipment.
Groups are restricted to 1000km of testing of earlier automotive (TPC) working with their race drivers through the season, and Hamilton and Leclerc each shared the SF-23 at Fiorano final week forward of this three-day outing. At Fiorano the 2 drivers solely coated a mixed 131km, with Hamilton finishing 30 laps and Leclerc 14 in chilly circumstances.
The present check in Barcelona can be adopted by a two-day Pirelli tire check on the identical venue subsequent week for the Ferrari drivers, utilizing a mule automotive to assist the Italian producer develop its new product for the 2026 rules. McLaren is finishing up the same check for Pirelli at current on the Paul Ricard circuit in southern France.
The drivers are then anticipated to shake down the 2025 automotive following its launch at Maranello on Feb. 19, per week earlier than the beginning of pre-season testing in Bahrain.
