F1: Life remains the same in Formula 1: problems for the Ferrari of Vettel and better time for Mercedes

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  The last revolution of Mercedes: a steering wheel to change the angle of the front wheels
  

The first week of preseason from german Sebastian Vettel is being an ordeal, since after the first day could not roll for a few tenth of fever, today Friday on the third day of training in the Circuit of Barcelona-Catalua I should have gotten out of the car for a problem with your engine.

The impact on the engine motivated a red flag and then in the garage forced the squire to change the SF1000 engine, which left the German champion idle from 10:30 am. When the break occurred there had already been 40 laps, with a better time of 1: 18.284, far from those that Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.

Precisely the German squad again reached the best records of fast time, with a return of 1: 15,732 by Bottas, setting the record for these winter trials in Barcelona.

Just like Thursday the car of Lewis Hamilton showed the new steering wheel movement system (DAS), today Bottas also stress it, although everything points to the fact that the FIA ​​is more than likely to approve this course, not next year, with the entry of The new regulation.

This new system that has been seen for the first time in Barcelona, ​​called DAS, means that in the Mercedes the pilot can move the steering wheel longitudinally towards his body, causing a slight convergence of the wheels, and with it, theoretically, less heating of the wheels.

The mechanism is started by the pilot pulling the steering wheel towards his body when he faces a straight line and picks it up in the corners. Mercedes has not yet valued the benefits it was looking for and has found with this system that, since yesterday, Thursday, it has been the most prominent issue in the Barcelona-Catalua Circuit paddock.

Carlos Sainz he got back on the McLaren, although he gave it to his partner this afternoon Lando Norris. The Spaniard was doing long runs, in which he obtained a better time of 1: 18: 274, after the last 76 laps this week.

These were the better times reached today Friday by the ten drivers who participated in the morning session of the third day of F1 trials, which are held in the Circuit of Barcelona-Catalua:

.one. Valtteri Bottas FIN-Mercedes 1: 15.732 65

.two. Esteban Ocon FRA-Renault 1: 17.102 76

.3. Lance Stroll CAN-Racing Point 1: 17,338 52

.4. Daniil Kvyat RUS-AlphaTauri 1.17.427 62

.5. Max Verstappen NDL-Red Bull 1: 17.636 66

.6. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA-Alfa Romeo 1: 18.035 65

.7. Carlos Sainz SPA-McLaren 1: 18.274 76

.8. Romain Grosjean FRA-Haas 1: 18.380 48

.9. Sebastian Vettel GER-Ferrari 1: 18.384 40

10. Nicholas Lafiti CAN-Williams 1: 19.004 44.