News Details

Hamilton fastest on final day of first test

World champion Lewis Hamilton signed off the first week of pre-season testing with an imposing fastest time. The Mercedes driver was 0.5 seconds clear of the rest and 0.9s quicker than 2017 title rival, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, despite using a harder tyre. Pre-season times are notoriously unreliable indicators of form because car specifications are not revealed and many factors can affect performance. But Hamilton's pace underlines Mercedes' pre-season favourites status. How day four of testing unfolded After three days of unusually cold weather, the teams finally managed some effective running in warmer conditions on Thursday. McLaren took advantage of the opportunity to finally manage...
Full Story »
7y ago from BBC.co.uk 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hamilton ends final day with fastest lap of the week

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton shrugged off the track time he's lost to the...
7y ago from F1i.com

Hamilton sits out second day of F1 testing

Four-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton sat out the second...
7y ago from SuperSport.com

Hamilton surges to fastest test time

Lewis Hamilton belied his lack of winter running to set an impressive...
7y ago from SkySports.com

Vettel fastest in freezing Spain test

Sebastian Vettel in his sleek new Ferrari registered the fastest time on...
7y ago from SuperSport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar grows international broadcast offerings for...

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced that its already extensive global...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Alexander Rossi fastest as rain disrupts second...

The NTT IndyCar Series completed the second and final day of testing at...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans wins Swedish showdown

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin clinched victory on Rally Sweden which ended...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal & Man United have ‘significant'...

Karl Etta Eyong has been linked with a move away from Levante, and the...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Newcastle star Anthony Gordon's preferred club amid...

Newcastle United star Anthony Gordon reportedly prefers a move to...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal ready to complete attacking puzzle with move...

Arsenal remain interested in signing Nico Williams from Athletic Club...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal star makes decision on Emirates future,...

Bukayo Saka has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, and the...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Aston Martin F1 agony laid bare in 87 painful seconds as...

Aston Martin's F1 testing agony was laid bare in... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com

F1: Test Times: Bahrain 19-02

Today's times from Manama, the second day of the... Read More »
13h ago from Pitpass.com

Lewis Hamilton's LIGHTNING F1 start blitzes rivals and...

Lewis Hamilton's rocketship speed trounced his F1... Read More »
9h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.