Barcelona F1 test two day three
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Verstappen returns to pitlane after an initial install lap.
Verstappen comes out for the first time today and is on a set of C2s.
Half an hour of the second session is gone. As you'd expect, Magnussen and Ocon are the only updates to the leaderboards - both bringing up the rear with 1m19.616s and 1m19.361s laps respectively. Bottas and Verstappen are yet to appear.
Leclerc, Kvyat and Magnussen are on the C2 tyres doing long runs right now (Magnussen using the development C2s). Sainz is running the C1s.
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Sainz is out on track on C1 tyres and is carrying a fair bit of fuel. His first flying lap was a 1m23.742s.
I would make the bold prediction that Ricciardo's 1m16.276s lap from session one will go unchallenged this afternoon, as race simulations will take priority.
Of course, this will mean I will end up being absolutely wrong.
Of course, this will mean I will end up being absolutely wrong.
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A few returning faces from this morning's session.
Raikkonen in the Alfa Romeo, Kvyat AlphaTauri, Russell in the Williams, Leclerc in the Ferrari and Perez in the Racing Point are back in action.
Taking over from their team-mates are Verstappen (Red Bull), Magnussen (Haas), Ocon (Renault).
Raikkonen in the Alfa Romeo, Kvyat AlphaTauri, Russell in the Williams, Leclerc in the Ferrari and Perez in the Racing Point are back in action.
Taking over from their team-mates are Verstappen (Red Bull), Magnussen (Haas), Ocon (Renault).
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Perez now surges out of the pits, bearing a set of C3 tyres upon his Racing Point.
Ocon's sticking with the 1m19s, the sort of time you'd expect on a low-fuel race run on fresh rubber.
Ocon continues to shave time off of his, erm, time - posting a 1m19.361s that time around.
It's a 1m19.650s for Ocon, 3.3s off of his team-mate's morning benchmark.
Ocon immediately presses on to set a first time - he's on C2s.
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Esteban Ocon is first onto the road, followed by Daniil Kvyat and the practice-starting George Russell.
Green flag
And we're away for the afternoon!
We're about to get underway for the afternoon in just one minute's time! Stay tuned...
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Here's our report from the morning session, as Ricciardo sends Renault to the top of the times by shading Ferrari driver Leclerc. 
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A quick countdown of laps:
Hamilton - 90
Grosjean - 86
Leclerc - 76
Ricciardo - 65
Sainz - 65
Raikkonen - 62
Albon - 59
Kvyat - 59
Russell - 43
Perez - 43
Hamilton - 90
Grosjean - 86
Leclerc - 76
Ricciardo - 65
Sainz - 65
Raikkonen - 62
Albon - 59
Kvyat - 59
Russell - 43
Perez - 43
So, with the Friday morning session complete, here's a run down of the times:
1 Ricciardo 1m16.276
2 Leclerc 1m16.360
3 Hamilton 1m16.410
4 Perez 1m16.658
5 Sainz 1m16.820
6 Russell 1m16.871
7 Kvyat 1m16.914
8 Grosjean 1m17.037
9 Raikkonen 1m17.415
10 Albon 1m17.803
1 Ricciardo 1m16.276
2 Leclerc 1m16.360
3 Hamilton 1m16.410
4 Perez 1m16.658
5 Sainz 1m16.820
6 Russell 1m16.871
7 Kvyat 1m16.914
8 Grosjean 1m17.037
9 Raikkonen 1m17.415
10 Albon 1m17.803
Hamilton heads in to grab lunch and say goodbye to the W11 until the first race - Bottas will be in the car for Mercedes this afternoon.
There's just one four-hour session of running left in F1 2020.
Checkered flag
And that's the morning session over.
And Kvyat calls it a day just before the chequered flag.
As we head into the final minute of the morning session - it's just Kvyat and Hamilton out there.
Grosjean is now being wheeled back into the Haas garage - his long morning race simulation is over.
Hamilton isn't troubling the best sector times on his run on the C3s right now.
But Kvyat was just touring through - he's gone out for at least one more lap more the lunchbreak, which is less than four minutes (yes, four!) away.
Kvyat and Raikkonen return to the pits in unison.
Leclerc has also headed out on the C3s.
Hamilton is continuing to weave going down the pit straight as he works his C3s up to temperature.
Charles Leclerc looks like he's getting ready to go back out in his Ferrari.
Hamilton is touring around slowly - he's warming up his new C3 tyres.
Hamilton has headed out again and is taking his time to do a practice start at the end of the pitlane.
Kvyat is running on the C4 tyres - but he's been on them for five laps now so he's not troubling the top of the times.
But it appears that Raikkonen was just making a brief trip to the pits as he returns to action for Alfa.
It's all gone a bit quiet out there - Raikkonen has headed in, leaving just Grosjean and Kvyat on the track.
By: Geoff Creighton
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