There first day of pre-season tests of Barcelona ended with the best time absolute of Lando Norriswith the Englishman who, in this way, won the ‘title’ of the first fastest lap signed in 2022: the 22-year-old from McLaren, however, fresh from renewing his contract with the Woking manufacturer until 2025, stopped the clock on1: 19.568made with soft tires (C4) in a session in which he completed an overall of 103 laps. Thanks to this performance, Norris finished in the standings in front of the two Ferraris of Leclerc and former teammate Sainz, in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
At the end of the activity on the track, the McLaren number 4 then had the opportunity to comment on his session, thus explaining his impressions mainly related to the sensations captured by the new car: “I’m really happy to be behind the wheel again – commented – it’s good to be back in the car and push to the limit. AND it was good for me to get used to this new car, because I drove with the same rules throughout my F1 career. It is therefore good to experience this change, and I can also say that it has been a productive day. We learned a lot for the team and got all the information we wanted. Now we can compare them in the simulator and in the wind tunnel. A good day and a good start for this test “. Satisfaction also expressed by James KeyTechnical Director of McLaren, with a general response that also bodes well for Daniel Ricciardoexpected on the track for the whole day of Thursday 24: “After two years of planning, it’s great to finally see the MCL36 on track, along with all the other new cars – he analyzed – It is remarkable how many laps the teams have completed today, considering how new these cars are and how much more there is to learn. We collected some important data during this first day of testing, and we can be satisfied with the number of laps we covered with Lando today, and we can’t wait to start again with Daniel tomorrow ”.
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