Last day of testing in Barcelona live!

red flag

That was fast today! After no red flag the first day and only two yesterday, we couldn’t even manage an hour today. Blame Alpine, except for Alonso, all the other drivers are back in the pits.

Hass in the video

And here we see the new design in motion again. By the way: Painting work was only initially confirmed by the team for today. It is unclear what Haas will look like in the Bahrain Test and then in the season opener at the same venue. Perhaps Steiner will provide answers later.

Today’s first pictures…

… now entered into our gallery. Among other things, with more shots of White Haas!

times

Of course, we will again provide regular updates for the time today. However, for now, this is still too slow to be worth it. Verstappen leads with a time of 1:22.6, more than three seconds slower than Norris’ test best time on Wednesday (1:19.5). It should be much faster by noon.

Hass

Here’s the full Haas picture. Like I said, the front wing is black, not white. In the meantime, we already had our first little slip: Alonso went off the track for a moment. Significantly more damaging than what happened in the mysterious test incident in 2015…

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#AskMST

Of course we will try to answer as many questions as possible today again. There are always a lot of demo drives out there, so don’t get mad if we can’t answer every one.

“What did the hubcaps look like – what are they supposed to be useful for? Are they permanently attached to the rims and are they also replaced when the tires are changed?” (Gerald)

First of all, the focal point: these are standard parts which are mandatory and are meant to prevent teams from being able to perform aerodynamic tricks in the field. We’re not quite sure about the second point, but we’ll keep an eye on it.

Will Haas get through the season without Uralkali? (Mark)

We can only guess so. But let’s put it this way: Financially, losing the deal would certainly be a huge setback for Haas. But we cannot determine the exact size of the effect.

In various media reports about the new decade [von Max Verstappen] There was talk of the term of the current contract “mid-2023”. Doesn’t make sense, right? (Martin)

In fact, there may be a misunderstanding. Verstappen is currently associated with Red Bull until the end of 2023.

“How hard is the pollution (gravel, plastic bags, bits of accidents, etc.) for the Venturi Tunnels?” (@Themelo25)

There is no more problem than the other parts in the car. We’ve also seen in the past that debris gets stuck in the front wing or the boathouse. Of course, this can also happen here, but it will be the exception, not the rule.

A little colder than yesterday

It’s cloudy in Barcelona, ​​the temperature is only about 7.5 degrees. Yesterday was much warmer at the start of the session. Let’s see, maybe it will rain, then it will not be superfluous to water the road industrially later. As usual, teams start by measuring networks to collect data. We already know.

Red Bull wants to catch up

Testing is on and Verstappen was the first driver on the track. No wonder yesterday’s RB18 didn’t drive for more than four hours, you have to catch up. Meanwhile, we see a black front spoiler on the Haas – so it’s not an all-white car. We will send you a picture as soon as possible!

Who is driving today?

All 10 teams are in full swing: both pilots are at the start, and will change over at lunch break. The order in question looks like this:

Mercedes: Russell / Hamilton
Red Bull: Verstappen / Perez
Ferrari: Leclerc / Sainz
McLaren: Norris/Ricciardo
Alps: Alonso / Ocon
AlphaTauri: Gasly / Tsunoda
Aston Martin: Vettel / Stroll
Williams: Latifi / Albon
Alfa Romeo: Cho / Bottas
Haas: Maspen / Schumacher

Also in Haas Trucks…

… the emblems of the Russian shepherd are no longer visible.

The first picture of the white haas

The car isn’t fully assembled yet, but here we have a little expectation. Interesting: Uralkali logos can still be seen on the team’s clothing.