Leclerc red shone – Sauber rolled discreetly

The last victory of the day goes to the driver, who many already consider as the world champion of tomorrow: Charle Leclerc (21 years).

The Monegasse, who retired last Sunday with 7 points and 39 points in the Sauber Championship after just 21 races, immediately felt comfortable in the Ferrari. Yes, you notice it at every step: Leclerc has confidence in him.

After a few minutes of testing, the red team was stressed. Leaving the stands, part of the panel fell. The interior was visible, but four mechanics immediately covered the car, covering the "bare" Boliden …

On Sunday, Hamilton qualified after his 73rd podium finish at the top of his class. Now, even a car has a striptease. After that was done with pleasure. And the Monégas became faster from one turn to the other.

And then, especially, more and more constant. Finally, he covered the 135 km of the race over 5.5 km. By the way, Leclerc improved the best time of the day for his teammate Vettel on Tuesday (1: 36.821) with a time of 1: 36.460.

Since here Pirelli performs a pure tire test for all teams, comparisons are hardly possible or even misleading.

For the Genevan general Louis Delétraz (21 years), a dream was realized this Tuesday. He made his first rounds of Formula 1 racing in the current Ferrari Haas. "I felt good right away, but I will move on to the next step after the break," Welsche said. And in the afternoon, he was even faster – 1: 39,069. It was enough for 9th place.

The "greatest day" of Louis Delétraz, pursued by his father Jean-Denis, who had already driven three Formula 1 races himself, ended after 117 laps.

And as in the circus GP practically no test is free for the many talents, the local sponsor of the company Genfer (ADSS, private bank of Abu Dhabi) costs each tower more than 3,000 francs. And then? Delétraz, the eighteenth of Formula 2, will return from Charouz to Carlin in 2019.

The Deletraz test was the first official appearance of a Swiss since August 2015, when the Argovian Fabio Leimer (European champion of Formula 2) in Budapest had been allowed to dispute the first 90 minutes of training in a mansion. Then the Formula 1 chapter for Switzerland was finished.

In Sauber, the Italian Antonio Giovinazzi (25) has replaced the Finn Kimi Raikkonen (39) in the cockpit. The Finn had said goodbye to a smoky C37 (hydraulic leak) when he returned to Hinwiler after 17 years spent in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Yes, he even kneels behind the car with the fire extinguisher.

Team leader Beat Zehnder: "He would not have used this thing, we would have noticed …" Of course, Sauber would have been wrapped in white.

Giovinazzi, who did not make friends with two waterfalls in Hinwil at GP China Spring 2017 (as Wehrlein's replacement), remained calm during the next official appearance in Hinwil. He made 128 laps on the same tire material as Kimi, which slowed by half a second.

But Zehnder said, "We did not have a good time here." To compare, as for all teams, you will have to wait for the new car for next season.

After a few laps, Lance Stroll (from Williams to Racing Point) and Pierre Gasly (from Toro Rosso to Red Bull) and newcomers to the team, such as Carlos Sainz (McLaren) and Robert Kubica (Williams) will have badly in the future if the boxes do not go much better in 2019!

1. Leclerc (Ferrari) 1: 36,450

2. Gasly (Red Bull) 1: 37.916

3rd Drive (Racing Point) 1: 38,044

4. Bottas (Mercedes) 1: 38,448

5. Sainz (McLaren) 1: 38,547

6. Markelow (Renault) 1: 39,590

7. Russell (Williams) 1: 38,802

8. Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1: 38,862

9. Deletraz (Haas) 1: 39,069

10. Giovinazzi (Sauber) 1: 40,435

11. Kubica (Williams) 1: 44,208

Pole time 2018: Hamilton 1: 34-794