Barcelona F1 test day one
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And Magnussen sets another personal best in sector two.
Magnussen sets a personal best sector one on the C3s.
Ocon returns to the track for the first time this hour.
Russell appears to have taken a break from the cockpit - he's pictured putting his helmet back on in the Williams pits.
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Here's the leaderboard after an hour and a half:
1 Perez 1m18.037s
2 Sainz +0.174s
3 Leclerc +0.357s
4 Verstappen +0.359s
5 Ocon +1.581s
6 Magnussen +1.838s
7 Kvyat +2.097s
8 Kubica +2.417s
9 Bottas +2.594s
Russell is still yet to set a time
1 Perez 1m18.037s
2 Sainz +0.174s
3 Leclerc +0.357s
4 Verstappen +0.359s
5 Ocon +1.581s
6 Magnussen +1.838s
7 Kvyat +2.097s
8 Kubica +2.417s
9 Bottas +2.594s
Russell is still yet to set a time
But now Perez pits - so just the Haas is circulating.
It's all gone a bit quiet right now - just Perez and Magnussen are out on track.
Magnussen improves his personal best by a fraction but stays sixth for Haas.
And Perez again completes his lap without improving - we'll try and not get overexcited if this becomes a pattern.
But he's not so hot in the middle segment
90 minutes down, no Alfa/Alpha confusion. Result.
Perez goes purples in sector one...
Perez set the fastest first sector of anyone, but slower final two thirds cost him and he doesn't improve.
Perez is on another flyer.
But Sainz is only just behind on 33 for McLaren.
A quick update on the lap counts - Verstappen leads the way on 34 for Red Bull
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Perez pops into first place for Racing Point - he was quickest of all in the middle sector - with a 1m18.037s on the C2s.
Perez has returned to action in the Racing Point - our technical editor Jake Boxall-Legge is beavering away working on a feature explaining the team's new car.
Sainz's flow-viz is clashing horribly with the papaya orange on the McLaren - not that he'll care, of course.
Leclerc pits the Ferrari.
Kvyat pops the AlphTauri up to seventh on a 1m20.376s on the C2s.
Now we're well into the second hour on this opening morning, Russell is still the only driver yet to set a time.
Kvyat improves to a 1m21.117s, but remains ninth for AlphaTauri.
Kvyat sets two personal bests in the opening sectors.
But it was just a brief visit for Verstappen, who heads straight back out.
Verstappen pits and comes to a noisy stop beneath our feet.
Kvyat has also recently joined the fray.
Bottas is returning to the track for Mercedes
Verstappen set personal bests in S1 and S2 but he backed off in the final sector so remains P3 for Red Bull on the C2s.
He's on the C3 tyres.
Leclerc improves to second.
Verstappen and Leclerc are both looking quick - they've done personal bests in second one.
But Sainz's middle sector is slow...
Sainz is going quickly again after having a lap off - he's fastest of all in the first sector.
Verstappen moves Red Bull up to second with a 1m18.396s, which is 0.185s off Sainz's best, and he's also on the C2 tyres.
Verstappen is on a hot lap.
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And Sainz does go even quicker on the C2s with a 1m18.211s.
And he's gone quickest in sector two as well - the benchmark could be about to be lowered...
Sainz sets a new fastest sector one for the day.
Sainz's McLaren is sporting a hefty amount of aero paint on its right-hand side.
By: Geoff Creighton
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