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Formula 1

Barcelona F1 test day one

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Grosjean has started a run on the C3 tyres, although he's kicked things off with a 1m24.499s which is hardly anything to get excited about.
Ricciardo pits, ending a long run on the C2 tyres and taking his total lap count for the day up to 31.
Hamilton heads back out of the garage on a set of C2 tyres.
Ricciardo's pace continues to fall away, with most of his time loss coming in the final sector. That suggests his rear tyres have had enough, as the tight final part of the lap is all about the traction from the rear tyres.
Ricciardo's pace is starting to fall away on this long run on C2 tyres now, he's gone from high 1m21s to high 1m22s over the last six laps.
Vettel is also on C3s now, doing a pass-through the pits at the start of his latest run.
Raikkonen puts in a new personal best to move up to second with a set of C3 tyres, three tenths down on Vettel at the top.
Ricciardo crosses the line to log his 20th lap of the afternoon. That's half the amount of fellow afternoon-only runner Hamilton.
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And halfway through this afternoon session (or three quarters of the way through the day, if you prefer) here's how the competitive order stands:

1 Vettel (Ferrari) 1m18.161s
2 Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1m19.483s
3 Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m19.600s
4 Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1m19.901s
5 Perez (Force India) 1m19.944s
6 Grosjean (Haas) 1m20.094s
7 Bottas (Mercedes) 1m20.127s
8 Hamilton (Mercedes) 1m20.135s
9 Sainz (McLaren) 1m20.430s
10 Hulkenberg (Renault) 1m20.980s
11 Ricciardo (Renault) 1m21.253s
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Time for another lap count:

Vettel - 122
Verstappen - 88
Raikkonen - 75
Bottas - 69
Sainz - 66
Hulkenberg - 65
Kvyat - 50
Hamilton - 38
Perez - 30
Grosjean - 30
Ricciardo - 17
Ricciardo's 17th lap of the day is a new personal best - 1m21.253s on C2 tyres.
Ricciardo has returned to the track, clearly as he heard us talking about how many laps Hamilton has done. Both drivers took over their respective cars this afternoon, but Ricciardo has 15 laps to Hamilton's 36.
Hamilton isn't lapping quickly out there, but he is lapping. He's notched up 36 laps already, more than Perez and Grosjean managed this morning.
On track now we have a trio, comprised of Verstappen, Hamilton and Sainz. Verstappen is on the C3 tyre while Hamilton and Sainz lap on the C2.
And just as we talk about how good the afternoon has been for Grosjean and Haas, he rewards us by pitting. No more of this juice for you, Autosport.
Looking at Grosjean's run, there's one time that's odd, but the rest are alarmingly consistent and close to his personal best. The afternoon is looking up for Haas after a tough morning.
Raikkonen has pitted. Out on track, Verstappen has bolted on a set of C3 tyres and looks rapid, although his last lap was clearly a cool-down effort.

Sainz has joined the fun on track.
We've had some cars go in and out, so the only ones on track now are Raikkonen, Verstappen, Grosjean and Hamilton.
Grosjean improves again, this time it's a 1m20.094s which jumps him up to sixth, ahead of Bottas's morning best.

Hamilton has also gone quicker not long after returning to the track, with a 1m20.135s.
Grosjean is getting a nice stint going in the Haas now, and has set a personal best with a 1m20.453s. He doesn't move from ninth in the order, though.
Quietly plugging away, Vettel has put 120 laps on his Ferrari, which still sits atop the leader board. This is a brilliant opening day so far for the Scuderia.
Sainz has managed to get successfully back onto the track now, too.
Sainz has immediately returned to the pits after an install following his earlier stoppage at the exit of the pits. Having more luck getting on track is Hamilton, who joins the circuit now.
Ferrari hasn't had too much need to roll out the screens today. Vettel's lap tally is up to 118 and still climbing

Ferrari hasn't had too much need to roll out the screens today. Vettel's lap tally is up to 118 and still climbing

It didn't take Grosjean long to rekindle his mojo. He steers the Haas to a 1m20.946s, ninth overall.
Sainz has rejoined after losing drive at the exit of the pitlane earlier in the afternoon.
Perez has pitted his Racing dot. That leaves Grosjean, Kvyat, Vettel and Raikkonen on circuit.
Raikkonen joins the track now, as Ricciardo replaces him in the pits after a decent stint.
Our second-placed driver in the order, Kimi Raikkonen, is back out on track for Alfa Romeo. Ricciardo has pitted from a decent stint.
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And here's what the order - available in the timing box on the right of the feed - looks like right now:

1 Vettel (Ferrari) 1m18.161s
2 Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1m19.483s
3 Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m19.600s
4 Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1m19.901s
5 Perez (Racing Point) 1m19.944s
6 Bottas (Mercedes) 1m20.127s
7 Sainz (McLaren) 1m20.430s
8 Hamilton (Mercedes) 1m20.440s
9 Hulkenberg (Renault)1m20.980s
10 Grosjean (Haas) 1m21.500s
11 Ricciardo (Renault) 1m21.659s
Verstappen pits his Red Bull after that aforementioned stint, while Grosjean joins to put some more laps on the Haas.

It ground to a halt on track this morning with a fuel pressure issue.
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Here's a latest lap count, an hour and a half into the afternoon session:

Vettel - 113
Verstappen - 76
Bottas - 69
Hulkenberg - 65
Raikkonen - 65
Sainz - 58
Kvyat - 41
Perez - 27
Hamilton - 25
Grosjean - 18
Ricciardo - 12
This is a really lengthy longrun from Verstappen. The team had a slow start this morning but have turned that around with some long stints. He now has 76 laps on the car, which is more than anyone other than Vettel.
Kvyat is really flying now. Straight out of nowhere, he jumps into fourth on the timing screens with a 1m19.901s. The lapcount is coming up to, now 40.
Racing dot driver Perez has zoomed out of his garage and onto the track. He'll be joining Kvyat, Ricciardo, Verstappen and Vettel.
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Sainz reported he lost drive at the end of the pitlane. McLaren is investigating the problem now.
That's a 1m20.546s for Kvyat, which boosts him ahead of Hulkenberg, Grosjean and Ricciardo in the order. That's much better, after a disappointing morning where the squad was last on times.
Ricciardo completed seven laps on his first run of the afternoon for Renault

Ricciardo completed seven laps on his first run of the afternoon for Renault

By: Geoff Creighton

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