Sebastian Vettel wasn’t hanging around as pre-season testing began in Spain, clocking a 1:18.161 to go almost two seconds quicker than last year’s Day 1 time.

Unlike in 2018, this year testing got underway without any major concerns about the weather at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Vettel hit the ground running with the Ferrari driver quickest in the opening hour despite a small spin blotting his copybook.

Sebastian Vettel losing the rear of the SF90#F1Testing#Seb5pic.twitter.com/BPzNfXqnQa

— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) February 18, 2019

He upped his pace as the morning progressed, laying down a 1:19.137, then a 1:18.425 and ending with a 1:18.161.

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