Barcelona F1 test day three
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A centenary worth noting, Kvyat only got 77 laps in the Toro Rosso Honda on Monday, but has made the most of his Wednesday, racking up 116 laps and counting with an hour and 20 minutes still to go.
No drivers on track are lapping under the 1m22s mark.
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Claire Williams has her say on the testing delays that mean the squad has only completed five laps so far today. 
Hamilton has been pounding around for what feels like the whole session. He's done 72 laps this afternoon already, and with an hour and half to go, he's 15 laps behind his team-mate Bottas from the morning session. Productive.
Verstappen has gone straight back out on the C3 tyre.
Vettel slowed on track earlier in this lap, but it looks like it was just to let some traffic past. He pits the Ferrari.
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Grosjean improves again and pinches a spot from his team-mate Fittipaldi to go sixth overall.
Ricciardo gets pretty close to his personal best with his first flying lap on the D3 tyre.
That's a developmental tyre that won't be used in the F1 season, but is very similar to the C3 tyre.
That's a developmental tyre that won't be used in the F1 season, but is very similar to the C3 tyre.
Grosjean is the only driver inside the 1m21s at the moment, with other drivers focusing on long runs and/or car set-up.
Grosjean is just over a tenth shy of his personal best with his last effort.
Sainz heads on to the track.
Ricciardo heads out for Renault. We're still not used to typing that, but at least it begins with an 'r'.
Grosjean has had a cool down lap after his personal best lap. Will he go again for another good time?
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Tyre selections on track:
C2: Hamilton
C3: Grosjean, Verstappen, Vettel, Raikkonen, Kvyat
C2: Hamilton
C3: Grosjean, Verstappen, Vettel, Raikkonen, Kvyat
Grosjean immediately improves, that's a 1m19.270s which moves him ahead of Sainz and into seventh.
Kvyat is on the C3 tyre, as is Grosjean, as they look to add to their lap counts respectively.
Grosjean is back out on track, after he stopped the Haas on track earlier on for the second time in this test.
Russell has managed to take Williams's lap total to five after his latest run
Sainz pits from his long run on the C2s, helping to bring up McLaren's lap count.
Hamilton pitted briefly, while Kvyat joins the track.
Sainz leads a two-car train ahead of Verstappen for half a lap, but Verstappen breezes by with DRS at Turn 1 in a brilliant manoeuvre.
Ricciardo has pitted and switches off his engine. He currently has the ninth fastest time of 13 drivers.
Raikkonen is on the C3 tyres, and is being chased down by Hamilton who is on a super-long run.
There's no one on track trying to beat their personal bests at the moment.
Perez pits the Racing Point, which has completed 67 laps today.
Perez pits the Racing Point, which has completed 67 laps today.
Raikkonen is heading out to replace Russell on the circuit. Will anyone beat Raikkonen's best time, set in the morning session?
Russell pits after four laps in the Williams.
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Here's the tyres the drivers on track are using:
C2: Perez, Sainz, Hamilton
C3: Ricciardo, Vettel, Verstappen
C4: Russell
C2: Perez, Sainz, Hamilton
C3: Ricciardo, Vettel, Verstappen
C4: Russell
Russell is through and sets a 1m49.830s.
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Vettel is out on the C3 tyre while Perez is on the C2.
Russell stays out to complete a lap in the new Williams. It's a 1m56.073s.
And Perez has joined the track. Nice and busy, just as we like it.
Russell is on the C4 tyre.
Vettel has also come out to play.
Vettel has also come out to play.
Driving a 2019 F1 car in anger is a mega 21st birthday present, after Russell turned the landmark age last week.
George Russell is back out in the Williams, which has only done an installation lap so far. The car arrived late and only appeared earlier this afternoon.
Verstappen is on track for some much needed lappery. He's only completed 58 tours today.
The team lost running yesterday when Pierre Gasly crashed its car at Turn 12.
The team lost running yesterday when Pierre Gasly crashed its car at Turn 12.
Kvyat pits from a long run on the C2 tyre.
Ricciardo improves by 1.1 seconds to a 1m19.775s using the C3 tyres. That moves him up to ninth today.
By: Geoff Creighton
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