After the first three days of testing with their new cars in Barcelona F1 drivers have confirmed that the regulations have achieved what was intended and made it easier to follow a car ahead.
However Leclerc says that the ability to follow dropped off as he drew to within a second of the car ahead – before it picked up again as he closed within half a second.
Despite that apparent anomaly, Leclerc said he was pleased with the overall improvement compared to the past.
“It is quite interesting,” said the Monegasque driver. “Because I’ll say from three seconds to one second behind the car in front, you actually can follow closer.
“Then from one second to five-tenths I will say it’s similar to the feeling I had last year.
“And then from five-tenths to extremely close, then this is much better than last year. It is nice, it’s interesting. I mean, I’ll have to do a few more laps behind a car, but it’s looking good for now.”
Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari F1-75
Photo by: Steven Tee…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Autosport.com – Formula 1 – Stories…