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Formula 1

Barcelona F1 test two day three

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Grosjean clearly didn't take too much out of his tyres when he locked up earlier on, as he's managed to move the Haas up to second with a 1m17.860s.
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Hour one of the first session is in the books, so here's the order going into hour two:

Sainz - 1m17.255s
Grosjean - 1m17.860s
Hamilton - 1m17.987s
Perez - 1m18.259s
Leclerc - 1m18.297s
Kvyat - 1m18.446s
Ricciardo - 1m18.513s
Albon - 1m18.906s
Raikkonen - 1m19.415s
Russel - No time set
Williams appear to be running a new rear wing.
Sainz has swapped his C2s for C3s and is lighting up the timing screens again.
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Sainz moves the goalposts with a 1m16.822s and is now 1.038s clear of second-placed Grosjean.
Sainz's lap is actually a tiny bit quicker than Vettel's Thursday-topping time.
Kvyat slashes Sainz's advantage at the top of the timesheets to 0.536s with a lap of 1m17.358s on C3s.
As you can see, Williams has been running with a spoon-shaped wing this morning. Shaped to produce as much downforce as possible while also trimming drag from the less critical areas, it's ideal for circuits like Baku and Montreal.

As you can see, Williams has been running with a spoon-shaped wing this morning. Shaped to produce as much downforce as possible while also trimming drag from the less critical areas, it's ideal for circuits like Baku and Montreal.

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Plenty of running done already this morning. Lap totals per driver are:

Hamilton - 27
Kvyat - 24
Ricciardo - 23
Sainz - 22
Grosjean - 21
Leclerc - 20
Perez - 19
Albon - 18
Raikkonen - 16
Russell - 16
Grosjean has moved up to second on C4s with a 1m17.337s. Perez, on C3s, is on a pretty decent lap at the moment.
Perez takes over second now with a 1m17.156s.
A few more suggestions from our football-themed name game: @TermiOnTrack has suggested Perezton North End, @NGAutoArt has come in with Mansellfield Town, and @Kierenisboring has given us JJ Leyton Orient. There's also Lecleicester City from @DeyanskiK and Romainchester City from @minnis0812. Suggest yours via #autosportnames!
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Raikkonen has had a spin at the final corner.
The Alfa driver has gotten going again.
Replay shows Raikkonen dropped it on the exit of Turn 15 as he applied the throttle and round he went. Similar to Kubica's spin in the Alfa on Wednesday.
One thing that we spotted during that Raikkonen spin is that he's sporting a new engine cover design - one that uses the mini shark-fin that Alfa ran with last year. When we've got a clearer image, we'll show you...
Raikkonen gains a bit of lap time and moves up to seventh with a 1m18.204s on C3s.
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Sainz shaves 0.002s off of his previous best to improve to a 1m16.820s. That's the third-fastest time of the pre-season.
Looks like Hamilton is on a bit of a long run again on the C3s. He's currently fifth fastest, 1.167s off the pace.
Russell has finally put a lap on the board. It's a 1m18.766s on C4s, which puts him 10th.
Track has fallen pretty quiet. Only Ricciardo and Russell circulating as the second hour nears its end.
Hamilton heads out on a fresh set of C3s as Russell heads back in.
Current pacesetter Sainz follows Hamilton onto the circuit.
Some more football-themed suggestions from you guys - @ReeveSf90 has given us Haasenal, and @Gumstarr's in with Paris Sainz Germain. And then there's @AeternoVeloce with Pierre Gas-Leeds United, and pun-fiend @CGEustice with Strollympique Marseille. Great stuff, keep 'em coming at #autosportnames!
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Hour two is down and this is the how the timesheets look:

Sainz - 1m16.820s
Leclerc - 1m17.064s
Grosjean - 1m17.102s
Perez - 1m17.128s
Kvyat - 1m27.297s
Ricciardo - 1m17.470s
Albon - 1m17.803s
Hamilton - 1m17.987s
Raikkonen - 1m18.204s
Russell - 1m18.766s
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Lap counts halfway through this morning session:

Hamilton 47
Ricciardo 44
Leclerc 38
Albon 37
Sainz 34
Grosjean 30
Perez 30
Kvyat 29
Raikkonen 27
Russell 23
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Perez loses a bit of time in the last sector but still does enough to depose Sainz from top spot with a 1m16.658s on C3s.
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Racing Point had a bit of a brain fart and almost sent Perez on his way with three C5s and a C3 tyre.
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Grosjean had a bit of an off on the way into Turn 7, but managed to steer his Haas clear of the barriers.
Just Raikkonen lapping at the moment. He's improved to a 1m18.199s and sits 10th.
Just Raikkonen lapping at the moment. He's improved to a 1m18.199s and sits 10th.
And just as I say that, Ricciardo and Kvyat head out.
Ricciardo jumps up to second in the Renault with a 1m16.814s.

By: Geoff Creighton

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