Leclerc racks up mileage for Ferrari in Paul Ricard F1 tyre test
New Ferrari Formula 1 signing Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas racked up th🌼e mileage in the latest two-day Pirelli tyre test at Paul Ricar🍸d.
Leclerc completed the equivalent of more than two race distances at the Fre༒nch Grand Prix venue as he turned in 129 laps in his first outing in Ferrari’s SF71H since his graduation from Sauber to the Scuderia was confirmed from next season.
His new 2019 teammate Sebastian Vettel 💎took over running for Ferrari on Friday, addin🐻g a further 121 laps to the Italian team’s total.

New Ferrari Formula 1 signing Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas racked up the mileage in the ꦡlatest two-day Pirelli tyre test at Paul Ricard.
Leclerc completed the equivalent of more than two race distances at the French Grand Prix venue as he turned in 129 laps in his first outing in Ferrari’s SF71H since his graduation from Sauber to the Scuderia was confi🀅rmed from next season.
His new 2019 teammat🅘e Sebastian Vettel took oveꦛr running for Ferrari on Friday, adding a further 121 laps to the Italian team’s total.
Mercedes also took part in the🐓 test with Bottas getting behind the wheel of its W09 as he racked up a combined total of 214 laps across the two days.
The tyre tests are strictly controlled and managed by Pirelli, ensuring no team gains any adva🃏ntage from the𝓰 test, which restricts upgrades from being used.
Pirelli i🐲s permitted 25 days of running each season, with all 10 competing teams running throughout the year.
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