Lewis Hamilton believes his 2026 testing programme is going better than his 2025 preparations.
The seven-time F1 World Champion was behind the wheel of the Ferrari SF-26 for the morning session on Thursday in Barcelona, as the Scuderia put in its second of three permitted days of track running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
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Hamilton spent most of his morning on the medium C2 compound tyre, with his programme focusing on car mapping work whilst also gaining more familiarity with the new power unit and control systems of the SF-26.
Completing about 60 laps on this compound, he also put in around 25 on the hard compound, accumulating a total of 87 laps and a distance…