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Post by wilmywood8455 on Feb 23, 2024 6:37:25 GMT -8
With Max Verstappen giving up his scheduled afternoon slot in the Red Bull to Sergio Perez for the second day of pre-season testing, it was Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari SF-24 which headed the times.Even if we allow 0.6s for the difference between Sainz’s C4 tyres and the C3s on which Perez was second-fastest, it still has the Ferrari around 0.1s faster on single lap pace. That 0.6s is based upon how much first Sainz, and then RB’s Daniel Ricciardo, found when they switched from their C3s to C4s, each going straight back out after making the switch, so minimising any likely variations in the track condition. It’s a hugely encouraging showing for Ferrari and one which was backed up by a three-stint race-sim comparison between Sainz and Perez in which the Ferrari again emerged as faster. This is all with the usual provisos of comparable fuel weights and engine modes – and in the acknowledgement that Max Verstappen last year averaged 0.3s faster than team mate Perez.
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