Red Bull start terrorizing Barcelona

Another great dominance of Red Bull is expected in the Spanish F1 GP. The energy drink team came off winning 6 victories in the first 6 races of the year and only in Monaco was Alonso able to put the team in trouble. Max. The remaining appointments, clear domain. And they’re going for the seventh. This is just the beginning, and it’s true that with so many teams bringing updates to their cars, they should use Free Practice 1 this afternoon to check out their new parts and make this session a test rather than a moment for at their maximum performance, but red bull showed superiority from start to finish that was terrifying, with Max Verstappen leads the standings with 1’14”606, ahead of his teammate ‘Checo’ Pérez, who is 2nd at 0″768. Fernando Alonso was 6th after Alpine of gasly and, Ferrari, with great improvements, he is very far, with Leclerc 8th and Sainz 9that a premiere of the new parts of the red car that did not seem to want.

Found this layout handy for those from Milton Keynes. Eliminating the final chicane, adding a fast curve with a classic Catalan track design, something that accelerates the cars in a straight line, increasing one of the many strengths of the Austrian firm’s car, in the straight. And not only that, in terms of sensations, it became clear that the Red Bulls did not have any complications for their times and they went out quickly, without messing up their hair. That feeling is the most devastating, that of a complete and total situational control at the start of this GP.

Esteban Ocon finished in third position with an Alpine advancing, and Nyck de Vries was 4th. Exactly, the result of the Dutchman from AlphaTauri made it clear that the hours of Free Practice 1 should not be taken into account and are not representative. Barcelona still has a lot to say and most teams have to reserve cards, like Fernando Alonso, who is 6th. But what no one can dispute, even with Free Practice 1 still underway, is the initial dominance of the Red Bulls, who seem unassailable.

Alonso, 6th start

Fernando Alonso and his team took advantage of Free Practice 1 to carry out tests and obtain important data on a representative track, key for evaluating the car and its future development. With some new elements on his car needing to be checked, Fernando was only seen in the final moments for a competitive time: He managed to come in 6th place, 0.941 behind Max’s best time. Far think 33.

Premiere with doubts about Ferrari’s improvements

However, despite the fact that it was only a preliminary session, the important innovations presented by Ferrari in Barcelona did not leave a very good impression. His goal is to improve his racing speed, the ability to drive the car and his breakdown every Sunday. Also make it a more predictable car. They wanted to do it with new sidepods, engine cover, floor and rear wing. But so far, things have not gone as expected.

Charles Leclerc was 8th at 1.088 behind Verstappen’s best time and Carlos Sainz finished 9th at 1.120, 32 thousandths behind his Monegasque teammate. There is a lot to learn on the part of the Italians, who are not comfortable on the track. The car is unstable at some points, with oversteer and some whiplash coming out of the corner, something Ferrari needs to study to find the right settings to make a car with so many novelties.