Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari complete test: These were the lap times

10 October at 08:04

Matt Gretton
Editor-in-Chief

Red Bull Racing, McLaren and Ferrari have completed the second day of Pirelli's tyre test at the Mugello Circuit in Italy. After the previous day was curtailed due to heavy rain and poor weather conditions, Lando Norris, Liam Lawson, Charles Leclerc (morning) and Carlos Sainz (afternoon) were able to take to the track and record data for the tyre suppliers in Formula 1.

Red Bull and Ferrari focused on testing the tyres for the 2025 Formula 1 season, while McLaren were equipped with prototype tyres for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Norris used a modified car as the 2026 tyres are narrower. The tyres are just one of many parts that will change in 2026 when the new rules and regulations are introduced.

Who set the fastest time in the F1 test?

The track was still wet in the first hour of the session, so the drivers started with intermediate tyres. As planned, they switched to dry-weather tyres for the rest of the test session. Unlike some of the previous days of testing which were affected by bad weather, Pirelli were able to gather lots of data. A lot of 390 laps were recorded.

Lando Norris completed the most laps (118 with a best time of 1.21.302), followed by Liam Lawson (116 laps, 1.23.219), Charles Leclerc (79 laps, 1.21.053) and Carlos Sainz (77 laps, 1.21.'890).

The 2025 F1 tyres will be tested again on the 25 October during the second free practice session for the Mexican Grand Prix. Development of the 2026 tyres will resume in mid-November. Alpine will then do some laps for Pirelli on the 13th and 14th of November at the Magny-Cours Circuit in France. This is during another brief gap in the F1 calendar before the final triple-header starts in Las Vegas on 23rd November.

This article has been created in collaboration with Ludo van Denderen