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Ferrari changing approach to testing after 2019's false dawn

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari has altered its approach to pre-season testing in the wake of the lessons it learned 12 months ago. Ferrari set the quickest time during last year’s pre-season test but was overhauled by Mercedes, and went on to take only three wins, as its title challenge failed to materialise. On the opening day of testing Leclerc – who was a late replacement for the unwell Sebastian Vettel – finished outside of the top 10 on the final classification. “Of course we changed a little bit our approach compared to last year,” he said. “Last year the testing was great but the first race was a bit less great and I think we’ve learnt a few things on this. “This year...
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