Teams were welcomed by rather chilly conditions on the second day of testing on Tuesday. The unfavourable conditions led to a delay of the work and reschedule of the plan. The striking weather is unusual for this time of the year in the Barcelona area. Snow just a few kilometres from the Costa Brava on the Spanish Mediterranean is not what you expect. The last time this happened at an F1 test at the Catalunya Circuit was 19 years ago, but the icy blast of the past few days brought in a few snowflakes this afternoon. Teams could hardly conduct any meaningful work early in the day because the unusually low ambient and track temperatures meant drivers could not generate enough temperatures in...
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