Ferrari officially commenced its test programme on Tuesday at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
After the launch of the SF-26 at Fiorano on Friday, when Lewis Hamilton initially took to the wheel before Charles Leclerc followed suit later in the day, it was the Monégasque who was afforded the first opportunity to put the car through its paces at a grand prix track.
As Hamilton looked on, Leclerc at least had a dry track to conduct a few laps before a switch to Pirelli's wet-weather tyres as the rain set in late morning.
After lunch, Hamilton later took over from Leclerc, although the seven-time F1 champion also had to contend with a wet track.
Leclerc, Hamilton and Red Bull's four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen were the only drivers who took to the circuit, with the remaining teams opting to stay dry and withhold running until later in the week
You can check out how Leclerc fared in the video below!
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