Barcelona F1 test day one
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Grosjean retakes second behind Vettel, with a 1m19.159s on C3 (yellow) tyres.
We're glad Vettel isn't improving, because we can't quite tell which tyres he's running. It looks like they could be the unmarked C3 developmental set, but his last lap was a 1m23s anyway so he's not troubling his 1m18.1 from before lunch.
Grosjean's backed off for a lap and now he's having another go, having got just within one second of Vettel's best.
Vettel isn't troubling the timing screens, but he has just clocked his 160th lap of the day. A decent opening day tally for Ferrari, and the speed the car showed earlier is a tidy bonus.
Sainz has gone out, so now our top five runners from today so far are all on track.
Verstappen puts in a 1m19.6s, just two tenths down on his best for the day.
We'll keep an eye on Sainz, he's on the C4 tyres so could be going for a time. Grosjean returns to the pits after doing just that on the C3s just now and taking second from the Spaniard.
No headline times, but a good amount of running for Mercedes. Hamilton (pictured) and Bottas have complete 145 laps between them
Yep, looks like Sainz is going for a time - new fastest first sector, and a personal best middle sector...
Sainz retakes second from Grosjean with a 1m18.558s to get within half a second of Vettel. Until a few minutes ago, we didn't even have anyone within one second of the Ferrari. But Sainz has used a softer tyre than Vettel and Grosjean to set that time that puts him between them in the order.
Sainz starts another hot lap with a new fastest first sector, but the lap falls away (by half a second in the middle sector and eight tenths in the third) and he ends up crossing the line with a 1m19.9s.
Vettel, Verstappen and Raikkonen are still circulating, but they are all in the high 1m22s or slower.
Sainz is passing through the pits every lap at the moment, while Vettel has come in after another long run with his lap tally up to 166.
Grosjean is now out on a set of the red C4 tyres. A bid to reclaim second from Sainz, who used that same compound to outpace the Haas not long ago?
Hamilton tours past the pits on a slow-speed run, just ahead of Grosjean, who is yet to show us what the C4-tyres run is all about.
Grosjean follows up a 1m29s with a 1m27s, so we're starting to think he isn't trying to reclaim second place after all.
Seven of the nine teams running today are on track as we enter the final five minutes. Just Racing Point and Renault in the garages.
Grosjean speeds up to a 1m20.5s, but that's still some margin off the pace he was showing earlier on the harder C3 compound.
Kvyat is back out on the red C4 tyres, and he finds a couple of tenths to improve to a 1m19.464s.
Red flag
Red flag with just a minute to go on day one of F1 testing.
Circuit CCTV cameras are picking up a recovery mission taking place on the approach to the first corner, where it looks like Raikkonen's Alfa has just come to a stop.
Red flags are quite common at the end of test days - usually because the teams will try to see how far they can push the cars on fuel before they run out. We're not saying that's what Alfa Romeo did, of course...
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Here's how things finished up on day one:
1 Vettel (Ferrari), 1m18.161s (169 laps)2 Sainz (McLaren), 1m18.558s (119)3 Grosjean (Haas), 1m19.159s (65)4 Verstappen (Red Bull), 1m19.426s (128)5 Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo), 1m19.462s (114)6 Kvyat (Toro Rosso), 1m19.464s (77)7 Perez (Racing Point), 1m19.944s (30)8 Bottas (Mercedes), 1m20.127s (69)9 Hamilton (Mercedes, 1m20.135s (81)10 Hulkenberg (Renault), 1m20.980s (65)11 Ricciardo (Renault), 1m20.983s (44)
1 Vettel (Ferrari), 1m18.161s (169 laps)2 Sainz (McLaren), 1m18.558s (119)3 Grosjean (Haas), 1m19.159s (65)4 Verstappen (Red Bull), 1m19.426s (128)5 Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo), 1m19.462s (114)6 Kvyat (Toro Rosso), 1m19.464s (77)7 Perez (Racing Point), 1m19.944s (30)8 Bottas (Mercedes), 1m20.127s (69)9 Hamilton (Mercedes, 1m20.135s (81)10 Hulkenberg (Renault), 1m20.980s (65)11 Ricciardo (Renault), 1m20.983s (44)
Autosport
That ends a fantastic first day of F1 testing in Barcelona. It had a bit of everything, didn't it?
Keep an eye on Autosport's website through the remainder of the evening for news, features and analysis. Don't forget to follow our social media and YouTube channels for more exclusive content.
After that exceptional plug, check out the report from the afternoon session, and meet us back here bright and early tomorrow for round two. You don't want to miss it.
Keep an eye on Autosport's website through the remainder of the evening for news, features and analysis. Don't forget to follow our social media and YouTube channels for more exclusive content.
After that exceptional plug, check out the report from the afternoon session, and meet us back here bright and early tomorrow for round two. You don't want to miss it.
Checkered flag
Driver, Team, Time, Tyre
Bottas,Mercedes,1m20.127s,C2
Vettel,Ferrari,1m18.161s,C3
Verstappen,Red Bull,1m19.426s,C3
Hulkenberg,Renault,1m20.980s,C2
Grosjean,Haas,1m19.159s,C3
Sainz,McLaren,1m18.558s,C4
Perez,Racing Point,1m19.944s,C3
Raikkonen,Alfa Romeo,1m19.462s,C3
Kvyat,Toro Rosso,1m19.464s,C4
Hamilton,Mercedes,1m20.135s,C2
Ricciardo,Renault,1m20.983s,C2
Bottas,Mercedes,1m20.127s,C2
Vettel,Ferrari,1m18.161s,C3
Verstappen,Red Bull,1m19.426s,C3
Hulkenberg,Renault,1m20.980s,C2
Grosjean,Haas,1m19.159s,C3
Sainz,McLaren,1m18.558s,C4
Perez,Racing Point,1m19.944s,C3
Raikkonen,Alfa Romeo,1m19.462s,C3
Kvyat,Toro Rosso,1m19.464s,C4
Hamilton,Mercedes,1m20.135s,C2
Ricciardo,Renault,1m20.983s,C2
By: Geoff Creighton
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