Following the incident that derailed the second day of Ferrari’s ‘TPC’ operating, it has emerged {that a} bump might have brought about Lewis Hamilton’s high-speed crash on the final nook of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Following their on-track exercise at Fiorano final Wednesday, Ferrari have headed to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for this week in a bid to finish extra operating with the two-year-old SF-23 in barely higher climate situations.
Charles Leclerc fulfilled driving duties on Tuesday morning, and Hamilton took over the 2023 F1 Ferrari within the afternoon. The pair was set to run in inverse order on Wednesday, however the seven-time F1 champion suffered a high-speed crash within the final section of the Catalan monitor.
The incident pressured the Italian outfit to name off Leclerc’s afternoon operating, however they carried on with their programme on Thursday with their reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi and F2 junior racer Dino Beganovic behind the wheel of the SF-23.
Based on the Italian publication AutoRacer, a bump within the third sector was “most likely” the reason for the incident which led to Hamilton’s high-speed crash that brought about vital harm to the automotive.
Notably, in 2023, Logan Sargeant additionally crashed his Williams on account of heavy bumps within the last nook within the last apply session of the Spanish Grand Prix. The American misplaced management of his automotive within the last sector, struggling a snap on the final nook earlier than sliding by way of the gravel and into the limitations.
Subsequent week’s programme
The Scuderia will stay in Montmelo subsequent week to participate within the Pirelli tyre take a look at. That operating will see McLaren additionally be a part of Ferrari on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya the place Pirelli will check out its 2026 merchandise.
The tyre take a look at will mark the primary time that Hamilton drives the 2024 F1 Ferrari, the SF-24 as groups are allowed to make use of their most precise automobiles throughout tyre testing.
The 2026-spec tyres will proceed to function 18-inch rims, however the entrance tyres shall be 25mm narrower whereas the rears shall be diminished by 30mm in width in comparison with the 2025 tyres.
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