Leclerc leads Ferrari as Haas logs 100+ laps in Barcelona F1 shakedown Day 5
TL;DR
Barcelona’s Day 5 of the F1 shakedown saw Charles Leclerc set the soft‑tyre pace for Ferrari (1:16.653), Oliver Bearman completing 105 laps for Haas, and Lando Norris just over a tenth behind the benchmark. Oscar Piastri called the morning productive for McLaren, while Aston Martin debated aero options and Audi’s Hirvonen (Bortoleto) wrapped up shakedown work. Bahrain testing is on the horizon for 11–13 February.
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