Renault Sport Formula One Team completed a productive first day of the Barcelona in-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with race driver Carlos Sainz in the cockpit. Carlos completed 119 laps with a best time of 1min 17.562secs, the second quickest of the day.
Today’s programme focused on an array of test items and evaluations aimed at improving performance.
“It was a busy day, but certainly a productive one for me and the team. The main focus was on completing a number of tests and evaluations and discovering how to extract further performance from the car. It’s been a busy few days, a lot of laps completed, and certainly beneficial for our progress,” Sainz said.
For his maiden outing in the car, Jack Aitken will take to the wheel of the R.S.18 for tomorrow’s second and final day of the Barcelona in-season test.
“We had a comprehensive programme to get through today and Carlos worked through this methodically and consistently. We are looking at many elements of the car to see where we can best deliver performance gains. It’s been a productive day with 119 laps completed so we have plenty of data to work from, and now we’re looking forward to seeing Jack Aitken in the car tomorrow for his first run in the R.S.18,” says Alan Permane, Sporting Director.
