Barcelona F1 test day one
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Bottas is back in now, and Sainz's last lap was over seven seconds slower than his best.
As we've mentioned there are only nine cars at the track so far because Williams's late-running 2019 machine is still yet to appear. You might've seen pictures on social media of a ROKiT-coloured Williams on the loading area of a team truck in the Barcelona paddock, but that's the show car used for livery pictures at the track on Saturday. The real FW42 is still awaited...
It looks like Carlos just needed some encouragement. He improves to a 1m21.230s and that's good enough for fourth overall. There's a handy table on your right, for the full times.
Your current pacesetter after 2.5 hours - Vettel's Ferrari
Sainz is taking the role of entertaining the local fans to the maximum here, as he's the only car on track. Either that or he's loving the new McLaren. Or doesn't want to hand it over to new team-mate Lando Norris.
Vettel, who has the most laps of anyone with 35 so far, is back out on track as Sainz pits.
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The lap count so far. Vettel is on track, now joined by Verstappen.
Vettel - 38
Sainz - 34
Bottas - 30
Hulkenberg - 27
Raikkonen - 21
Verstappen - 19
Perez - 12
Grosjean - 12
Kvyat - 12
Vettel - 38
Sainz - 34
Bottas - 30
Hulkenberg - 27
Raikkonen - 21
Verstappen - 19
Perez - 12
Grosjean - 12
Kvyat - 12
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Vettel goes fastest again, that's been written a few times this morning. It's a 1m18.425s, boosted by switching to the C3 tyres. Those are softer than the C2s he used this morning.
Vettel is now over two seconds fastest, the Racing dot of Perez the next best driver.
Vettel is now over two seconds fastest, the Racing dot of Perez the next best driver.
Hello Max! Verstappen jumps into second with a 1m20.174s. That's the best lap of the Red Bull Honda-era so far.
Vettel has hovered around the 1m18s mark for the last two laps, we'll keep an eye on how much he improves.
Red Bull-Honda up to second now
Raikkonen is joining the fray after a mixed morning where he almost immediately put his Alfa Romeo in the gravel, but has sat in the top five in times most of the morning.
Hulkenberg's Renault is out now too.
Hulkenberg's Renault is out now too.
Vettel returns to the pits, after a successful 20 minutes or so on track where he destroyed his own top time.
Hulkenberg, Raikkonen and Verstappen are all on track.
With the Red Bull-Honda starting to make an impression, here's a look at Jake Boxall-Legge and Giorgio Piola's thoughts on what appears to be a classically aggressive Adrian Newey design that will put pressure on the team's new engine supplier:
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Speed trap figures at the end of the main straight:
Verstappen 320km/h
Perez 319km/h
Sainz 318km/h
Raikkonen 318km/h
Vettel 314km/h
Grosjean 307km/h
Yep, that really is a Red Bull-Honda at the top of the charts so far.
Verstappen 320km/h
Perez 319km/h
Sainz 318km/h
Raikkonen 318km/h
Vettel 314km/h
Grosjean 307km/h
Yep, that really is a Red Bull-Honda at the top of the charts so far.
Vettel is back out, Raikkonen comes in then goes back out, and Bottas is out. Good luck making sense of that one.
Hulkenberg, Bottas, Vettel and Verstappen out on track. That's much clearer.
Bottas is out on the C2 tyre now, having used the softer-than-that C3s all morning. Similarly, Raikkonen has been on the C3 all morning and also switches to the C2.
The flo-vis paint tin is open at McLaren - this is what the orange/blue livery looks like with a splash of green
Bottas introduces himself to the upper end of the timing board. "How do you do sir?"
He sets a 1m20.993s, to go fifth. And it's a personal best in the first sector of the next lap for him too.
He sets a 1m20.993s, to go fifth. And it's a personal best in the first sector of the next lap for him too.
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BOTTAS. He goes third now behind Vettel and Verstappen, with a 1m20.393s. Still some way off Vettel's benchmark, though. Speaking of Vettel, he's pitted.
Bottas improves again, he's down to a 1m20.285s. It's not Ferrari or Red Bull-beating just yet. But he's edging closer, like a coiled viper.
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Lap count approaching three hours in:
Vettel - 46
Bottas - 38
Hulkenberg - 38
Verstappen - 35
Sainz - 34
Raikkonen - 24
Perez - 12
Grosjean - 12
Kvyat - 12
Vettel - 46
Bottas - 38
Hulkenberg - 38
Verstappen - 35
Sainz - 34
Raikkonen - 24
Perez - 12
Grosjean - 12
Kvyat - 12
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And a summary of the times - which you can also keep track of in the info box to the right of the feed:
1 Vettel 1m18.425s
2 Verstappen 1m20.174s
3 Bottas 1m20.285s
4 Perez 1m20.652s
5 Raikkonen 1m20.945s
6 Sainz 1m21.230s
7 Grosjean 1m21.500s
8 Hulkenberg 1m21.633s
9 Kvyat 1m22.985s
1 Vettel 1m18.425s
2 Verstappen 1m20.174s
3 Bottas 1m20.285s
4 Perez 1m20.652s
5 Raikkonen 1m20.945s
6 Sainz 1m21.230s
7 Grosjean 1m21.500s
8 Hulkenberg 1m21.633s
9 Kvyat 1m22.985s
Bottas, Verstappen and Hulkenberg are the drivers entertaining us out on track at the moment. Bottas is likely to become the second driver to break the 40-lap mark after Vettel, who is sat in the pits on 46.
Verstappen has joined us in the pits. Nice stint for him, after the Red Bull's metaphorical lie-in, they're up to a mid-table 35 now.
Verstappen has joined us in the pits. Nice stint for him, after the Red Bull's metaphorical lie-in, they're up to a mid-table 35 now.
In answer to an early criticism of Red Bull for its lack of running in relation to fellow Honda runner Toro Rosso...
Now, we'll redirect that, as while Red Bull has pummelled in 35 laps, Toro Rosso has been absent and stuck on 12. Haas – which had an earlier problem and stopped on track – and the late-starting Racing dot of Sergio Perez are also on 12.
Just Hulkenberg and Bottas are out on track.
Now, we'll redirect that, as while Red Bull has pummelled in 35 laps, Toro Rosso has been absent and stuck on 12. Haas – which had an earlier problem and stopped on track – and the late-starting Racing dot of Sergio Perez are also on 12.
Just Hulkenberg and Bottas are out on track.
Sainz is back on track, as is Vettel. Sainz has just gone fastest in terms of straightline speed on the start/finish straight. We're anticipating some quick times here.
Good time for a picture of the new Mercedes looking purposeful on a kerb
Bottas pits his Mercedes, while Vettel's splits look lively.
Sainz improves to a 1m20.430s, which has him fourth overall. He's on C2s.
Despite a purple first sector, Vettel can't improve that time around.
Despite a purple first sector, Vettel can't improve that time around.
Hulkenberg is back into the pits, but in another attempt to trick Autosport as many of the teams have done today, he heads back out. Only Sainz and Vettel on track now.
Sainz has improved again, to a 1m20.430s, as Hulkenberg pits for real this time.
Bottas has got bored of Sainz and Vettel having all the fun, and aims his Mercedes towards the track for another stint.
Vettel pits and then heads straight back out. Sainz has done the same, while Raikkonen heads back out too.
Vettel is the only driver to pump in a time under a 1m20s, and on his last run of laps he did five tours under that time. Impressive stuff from Ferrari so far.
Unusually enormous sensor klaxon - Ferrari gathers data from... high up
Here's the tyre choices for the four cars on track:
Vettel - C3
Raikkonen - C2
Sainz - C2
Bottas - C2
Vettel - C3
Raikkonen - C2
Sainz - C2
Bottas - C2
Immediate improvements on track as Raikkonen laps a 1m20.160s to establish second over Verstappen.
Vettel went out for an installation lap, returned, and then went back out.
Vettel went out for an installation lap, returned, and then went back out.
By: Geoff Creighton
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