F1 testing: Charles Leclerc tops the timesheets on day two in Barcelona, Sergio Perez breaks down, Pierre Gasly second
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ByEurosport
Published 24/02/2022 at 17:58 GMT
It was another good day for Ferrari who finished top of the timesheet on Day Two of testing in Barcelona. Ferrari came second and third on day one behind McLaren, but on Thursday Charles Leclerc completed the fastest time. AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly came second and McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo finished in third. Lewis Hamilton only completed 40 laps while Sergio Perez broke down in the RB18.
Charles Leclerc
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Charles Leclerc topped the timesheet for Ferrari on day two of pre-season testing as Red Bull lost time in Barcelona due to a gearbox issue.
Ferrari completed more miles than anyone as they did 150 laps and it was the Monacan who took top spot on C3 tyres in his F1-75.
McLaren's Lando Norris topped the timesheet on day one and it looked like his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo would lead the constructors to another first-place finish, but he was pipped by Leclerc's time of 1:19.689.
Ricciardo ended up in third with AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly taking second after completing 147 laps. Mercedes' George Russell finished in fourth. His team-mate Lewis Hamilton was only able to complete 40 laps and finished bottom of the day's timesheet.
It was a day to forget for Red Bull, though, as Sergio Perez missing two hours of testing time due to a gearbox issue and was forced to stop on the track which saw the first red flag of the week.
Haas' Nikita Mazepin was also red flagged due to a fuel pump issue in the afternoon session.
In a big boost for Alfa Romeo, rookie Guanyu Zhou completed 71 laps and finished in tenth.
DAY TWO TIMES
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:19.804, C3, 79 laps
2. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) 1:19.918, C4, 147 laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) 120.288, C4, 126 laps
4. George Russell (Mercedes)1:20.537, C3, 66 laps
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:20.546, C3, 71 laps
6. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) 1:20.784, C3, 74 laps
7. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 1:21.430, C3, 78 laps
8. Nikita Mazepin (Haas) 1:21.512, C3, 42 laps
9. Alex Albon (Williams) 1:21.531, C3, 47 laps
10. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) 1:21.885, C3, 71 laps
11. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:21.894, C3, 61 laps
12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:21.920, C2, 55 laps
13. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 1:21.949, C3, 66 laps
14. Sebastian Ocon (Alpine) 1:22.164, C3, 125 laps
15. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1:22.288, C3, 21 laps
16. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:22.562, C2, 40 laps
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