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Barcelona F1 test two day two

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With a lack of action, let's return to the anthems - and we'd like to address something. We've had too many suggestions of "Sweet Home Alabama" for the US Grand Prix - which, of course, is held in Texas.

If you'd like to join in with answering our questions of "which songs would make the best anthem for each Grand Prix?", tweet #autosportanthems and make your case!
Norris joins Verstappen on track again.
Verstappen is back on track with the garden gate fitted to his Red Bull. He's on C2s again, but grip is clearly still at a premium as he spins up the rears going through the gears exiting pitlane.
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The lap count totals are... modest so far:

Bottas 15
Vettel 12
Latifi 10
Giovinazzi 8
Ocon 6
Verstappen 2
Gasly 2
Magnussen 1
Norris 1
Stroll 1
Returned to the pits, Gasly has... again.
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After an hour and a half of running, the times are as follows:
1. Bottas - 1m28.910s, 2. Vettel - 1m29.695s, 3. Latifi - 1m31.116s, 4. Giovinazzi - 1m32.076s, 5. Ocon - 1m40.059s.
Gasly has some rakes at the rear of the car fitted for a bit of aero testing.
After a brief pause, Gasly returns to the circuit.
Gasly doesn't fancy carrying on and comes back in. It's been fairly in-and-out, in-and-out this morning - though, as far as we are aware, no one has shaken it all about just yet.
Bottas’s time on the intermediate tyre remains the benchmark

Bottas’s time on the intermediate tyre remains the benchmark

Gasly is on the C4s.
As we say that, Gasly takes the AlphaTauri out for the first time today.
Vettel's return to the pits has left the circuit quiet again.
Vettel ran a bit deep into Turn 10 and ended up on a damp patch. Another slide exiting the penultimate corner sends him back into pitlane.
Stroll bails, though. Vettel carries on with the C2 tyres.
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Stroll is on C5s. So the track is drying sufficiently to begin working on slicks now.
Latifi, Vettel and Stroll are on track right now, with two hours and 40 minutes to go.
Verstappen heads back to his box.
Verstappen comes around for a slow lap with his Red Bull running the aero rake. He's on C2s. Norris did go out for an install lap on C5s, but has come back in.
Meanwhile, Verstappen is out on slicks!
One Autosport anthem suggestion which is very much up my street is from @Hulab0y, who suggests the Singapore GP's official anthem should be "Balls to the Wall" by the entirely underrated German heavy metal Accept.

Love it!

Keep your suggestions coming to #autosportanthems
Bottas is having a couple of runs through the pitlane for practice starts. Vettel ends his run.
Vettel does a 1m29.695s to get within 0.785s of Bottas, The rear end was writhing around in the final corner - suggesting it's still too slippery for slicks.
We've got our first anthem picks - @minnis0812 has gone for a route-one pick of Down Under by Men at Work for the Australian Grand Prix, while @CMilesRacer suggests The Beastie Boys' Sabotage for the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. The latter choice is a little cheeky...

Join in with your own 'anthem' suggestions for each with #autosportanthems...
Vettel moves up to second with a 1m32.076s on his first flying lap of this run.
Vettel has snuck onto circuit, while Giovinazzi has bailed.
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While Team Autosport tucks into some rather tasty crisps, Bottas has gone faster still with a 1m28.910s.
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First sub-1m30s lap for Bottas this morning on the inters. He's just fired in a 1m29.255s.
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Bottas extends his advantage at the top of the timesheets with a 1m30.142s, while Giovinazzi has gone quicker in the Alfa to a 1m34.622s.
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News elsewhere: The first images of the completed banked corners at Zandvoort have been revealed - take a look here.

Revealed: First images of Zandvoort's completed Dutch GP F1 banking

The first images of Zandvoort's completed banked turns have been revealed ahead of Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix on 3 May

Revealed: First images of Zandvoort's completed Dutch GP F1 banking
Bottas, in another interesting car, returns to the circuit as well.
Expert insight from our own Technical Editor on the Alfa Romeo: "That's an interesting car, isn't it?"

Yes JBL, yes it is.
We have cars! Well, one car. It's Giovinazzi in the Alfa, still on inters.
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We're wondering now, in lieu of on-track action, which songs would be the anthems for each race? Feel free to tweet us with #autosportanthems and we'll pick the best ones throughout the day...
Sitrep: nothing is still happening. However, F1 has announced the Dutch GP has an official song called - weirdly - "Beat Me" by Davina Michelle.

I mean, that's something... I suppose.

By: Geoff Creighton

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