Formula 1 teams are back in Europe and beginning preparations for next weekend’s French Grand Prix on the first day of Barcelona testing on Thursday.
Four days on from the dramatic Canadian race, in which the balance of power in the title race shifted towards BMW and Robert Kubica, most squads are hitting the track at the perennial Spanish testing venue for the first of three days of action.
And with the forthcoming race at Magny-Cours, and the next round at Silverstone, marking a return to tracks with fast, sweeping corners, teams will be recalibrating their cars to suit the Circuit de Catalunya's similar characteristics.
The opening day marked a surprise return to track action for Super Aguri refugee Anthony Davidson in the Honda RA108 – the first time he has sat in an F1 car since the Japanese manufacturer’s former B squad’s demise last month.
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