Last year, the weather in Barcelona hampered the first pre-season test. Snow was on the ground, temperatures was as low as freezing point and strong winds prevented continuous running across the first week. Mario Isola, Pirelli's top man in Formula 1, fears a repeat in 2019. "Until the beginning of January it looked like spring in Barcelona, but now it is much colder. We know what happened last year. We are worried," Isola told the Dutch version of Motorsport.com. "This year we are one week earlier than last year. But you never know, we have also had beautiful weather at the beginning of February, sometimes it remains a bit longer winter." Throughout the opening half of...
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