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Ferrari throw down gauntlet in Barcelona

Sebastian Vettel has posted the quickest time in testing so far with a 1:19.024 set on ultrasoft tyres at the Circuit de Catalunya. The previous fastest lap was set by Valtteri Bottas on Day Six – a 1:19.310 on the supersoft compound – but the German was able to get closer to the 1:18 benchmark predicted by Pirelli and could have even broken the barrier had he not backed off in the final sector. Vettel's new fastest lap is almost exactly three seconds quicker than the pole time set at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, but it remains to be seen whether rivals Mercedes or Red Bull feel the need to fully respond to Ferrari's mini statement just yet. Earlier in the morning session,...
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