MONTMELO, Spain -- Ferrari signalled its intent on the penultimate morning of pre-season testing by setting a new track record, nearly 0.9s clear of the previous record set by Daniel Ricciardo on Wednesday.
Sebastian Vettel was back behind the wheel of the Ferrari on Thursday and the four-time world champion was given the task of testing the three softest tyre compounds over short runs. Vettel typically alternated between quick laps and cool-down laps over five-laps, improving on his best lap each time out of the pits as he cycled through the super-soft compound, the ultra-soft and finally Pirelli's new hyper-soft.