Barcelona F1 test day three
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Sainz has pitted after those two laps in the 1m19s.
There's just over one hour to go in this morning session. Vettel is on the C3 tyre, which he used to set the benchmark time earlier. But they've done a few laps now and he'll likely need a new set to challenge his best.
Sainz is just over two tenths off his best on his second push lap.
Raikkonen got an ace tow from Perez down the main straight there. It's a decent first sector for the Finn but is he currently pushing to improve his time?
Kvyat is still last but improves to a 1m22.092s on what we think is the D3 tyre, which is basically a non-homologated development version of the C3.
Sainz improves immediately on the C3 tyre, setting a 1m19.513s.
Sainz is also out leaving just Fittipaldi and Verstappen in the pits.
Heading straight out are Bottas, Vettel, Perez, Kvyat, Raikkonen and Hulkenberg.
Green flag
And it's go, go, go.
The tooting horns in the pitlane indicate the car is back, so we should be green soon.
We're still waiting for some on-track action here while Fittipaldi's Haas is being recovered.
Fittipaldi is back in the pits now and chatting to engineers.
The car has the black sheet cloaked over it in order to hide the secrets within, and it's being loaded onto the back of the recovery flatbed.
The car has the black sheet cloaked over it in order to hide the secrets within, and it's being loaded onto the back of the recovery flatbed.
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It looks like the Haas car is stopped before Turn 9.
Fittipaldi is up and out of the car. The marshals have been rapid so far in the past two days, so hopefully we'll be back underway within 10 minutes or so.
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This stoppage is bad news for McLaren. Sainz was out and adding to his six laps for the morning. They are not on track to get anywhere near as much running as the previous two days. There's just over an hour and 20 minutes left in the morning session.
Monday morning McLaren running:
Sainz - 56 laps
Tuesday morning McLaren running:
Norris - 53 laps
Monday morning McLaren running:
Sainz - 56 laps
Tuesday morning McLaren running:
Norris - 53 laps
The Haas stopped in Grosjean's hands on Monday morning too, which was caused by a fuel pressure issue. We'll have to wait to see what's caused this stoppage.
Red flag
Fittipaldi has stopped on track.
Vettel is only a tenth off his best with his last effort. Sainz is improving on his time in the first sector.
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Another lap count update:
Vettel 51
Bottas 41
Raikkonen 40
Fittipaldi 40
Hulkenberg 39
Kvyat 26
Perez 23
Verstappen 18
Sainz 5
Vettel 51
Bottas 41
Raikkonen 40
Fittipaldi 40
Hulkenberg 39
Kvyat 26
Perez 23
Verstappen 18
Sainz 5
Sainz is on the C3 tyre and his first lap yields a 1m19.725s and the fifth-place spot. McLaren is a bit short on laps this morning though, after missing the first two hours.
Vettel has seen the activity on the timing boards and said: "I'm having some of that!"
Or something like that anyway.
Or something like that anyway.
Hulkenberg was visibly pushing hard and got a kick of oversteer in the final sector. That 1m18.800s was good enough to usurp Raikkonen for second, but still over four tenths slower than the Ferrari of Vettel, the latter using a harder C3 compound than the C4 Hulkenberg is on.
Sainz is out for McLaren, while Hulkenberg has improved his time in the Renault.
On what we think are those pseudo C3s, Fittipaldi improves to a 1m19.664s. He remains fifth.
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Ferrari is debuting a new wheel rim design, one that appears to be taking inspiration from the much-debated rear wheel assembly that was run by Mercedes in 2018 
It looks like Fittipaldi could be on a development tyre, which is similar to the yellow C3 tyre, but a little bit different and not homologated. You know, because the new Pirelli labelling system isn't difficult enough to decipher as it is...
Fittipaldi is out and ready for another run. He's set the fifth fastest time so far.
Ferrari have got a brilliant routine nailed for when its car comes into the pits. Before the nose is even in the garage, the mechanics are moving big red screens in front so that people can't spy on its car.
Bottas is stuck in the 1m25s on this set of C2 tyres.
Vettel and Raikkonen pit.
Vettel and Raikkonen pit.
Vettel's on a similar 10-lap run to the one that Leclerc completed yesterday. It seems as though the tyres are very sub-optimal around the 10-lap mark. But, we don't know how much fuel Ferrari has on board, or just how hard Vettel is pushing behind the wheel.
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Sainz is the first driver at the test to use the C5, the softest tyre Pirelli has at this test.
However, we won't see them used to set a time just yet, as it was just an install lap. Which we really love.
However, we won't see them used to set a time just yet, as it was just an install lap. Which we really love.
Tyre update: Raikkonen is on C2s, Bottas on C2s, and Vettel on C3s.
Sainz is out. McLaren is very late to start the day here after putting plenty of laps on the previous two days.
Hulkenberg is back in the pits after his rapid runs.
Hulkenberg is back in the pits after his rapid runs.
Hulkenberg improves his time again, but it's not enough to move him past Raikkonen for second. It's a 1m19.157s.
Raikkonen, who is on track also, just set a low 1m19s before a cool-down lap too.
Raikkonen, who is on track also, just set a low 1m19s before a cool-down lap too.
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Gary Anderson is down in the pits at the moment and he's heard the Williams engine being fired up. Good signs.
Personal best in the middle sector for Hulk, too.
Personal best in the first sector from Hulkenberg, who's on the C3 tyre.
It looks like Hulkenberg has taken a cool-down lap, ready to push again next time around.
By: Geoff Creighton
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