McLaren and Ferrari are on site at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona for two days this week as Pirelli conducts its second 2026 tyre development test of the year.

Formula 1’s exclusive tyre supplier kicked off its development sessions last week at Paul Ricard where McLaren put the Italian manufacturer’s future extreme wet and intermediate rubber through their paces.

Tuesday’s action saw Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc share a ‘mule’ version of the Scuderia’s 2024-spec SF-24 car – Ferrari’s most recent design – while Lando Norris was at the wheel of team papaya’s specially adapted MCL60.

Various combinations of construction and compound were tested, with the latter selected from the hardest end of the range (C1 to C3), as they are well suited to the Spanish track, which is particularly demanding on tyres, according to Pirelli.

A total of 332 laps was completed by the three drivers in dry conditions.

Lap times in tyre testing hold little significance, but for what it’s worth, Norris topped the timesheets with a fastest lap of 1m15.215s while completing 159 laps.

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Hamilton was the quicker of Ferrari’s two drivers, the Briton recording a best time of 1m15.930s over 87 laps.

Leclerc, meanwhile, completed 86 laps, with his best effort clocking in at 1m16.060s.

Pirelli’s tyre test continues on Wednesday, with Hamilton and Leclerc again sharing driving duties for Ferrari, while Oscar Piastri takes over from Norris at McLaren.

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