P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Oscar Piastri gained significant data on Friday morning in Barcelona, following a difficult Thursday which saw major time lost.
Oscar Piastri expressed his relief at a smooth morning session on Friday after a challenging week for McLaren in Barcelona.
The five-day test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya did not go as planned for McLaren, with substantial time lost on Thursday due to a fuel system issue.
Piastri was able to drive on Friday morning after the problem was fixed, completing 80 laps and reaching a mid-1m 17s lap time.
This provided Piastri with valuable mileage in the MCL40 ahead of upcoming tests in Bahrain.
The trouble-free running on Friday allowed Piastri to get into a rhythm and understand the car better.
Piastri noted that the morning was successful, giving him the opportunity to make improvements and test different configurations for race weekends.
