BARCELONA, Spain — Charles Leclerc put Ferrari top of the timing sheets on the opening morning of Formula One’s preseason tests.
There is growing excitement around Ferrari’s 2022 car and, although the first day rarely gives a completely accurate picture of the competitive order, it was a flawless start from the Italian team.
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Leclerc completed 80 laps, the joint most of anyone else, and set a session-leading 1:20.165 at the Circuit de Catalunya situation just north of Barcelona.
Since its last win in 2019 Ferrari has endured two difficult seasons, but not being involved in last season’s championship fight allowed the team to turn its attention to the new 2022 car earlier than the likes of Mercedes and Red Bull, who battled until the final lap of the final race of the season.
F1’s most famous and longest serving team’s last drivers’ championship came in 2007 with Kimi Raikkonen.
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