Red Bull make Barcelona Day 3 test decision after Isack Hadjar crash

Red Bull will not take to the track on Wednesday in Barcelona as it continues to carry out an assessment of the RB22.

The Milton Keynes-based squad was present and tallying laps at the opening two days of the shakedown event on Monday and Tuesday.

However, its test took a hit on Tuesday evening when Isack Hadjar slipped off the road and collided with the barrier at Turn 14.

Speaking after the day of running, team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed the team would “carefully” consider when it would take to the track once again.

The F1 teams are only allowed to run three days this week, meaning Red Bull has just one more test day in hand before it travels to the second test in Bahrain next month.

RacingNews365 understands that Red Bull has now decided it will not field its car on Wednesday as it carries out assessments on the car.

Despite the setback, Mekies asserted it has been a positive week thus far for Red Bull.

“It was very tricky conditions this afternoon, so very unfortunate that it finished that way, but it's part of the game,” he said.

“These difficulties came after a very, very positive day yesterday in terms of the number of laps Isack could complete in the car, and in terms of his learning and development and feedback to the engineers.”