Barcelona F1 test two day four
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The truck now starts to head down Turn 2 in reverse to return the Alfa back to the team.
Checkered flag
And we're done for the morning.
We're edging towards two minutes to go and the Alfa is only just starting to be picked up by the truck, so this session could well end under the red flag.
We have just five minutes left, so this might be the time to beat the lunch queue rush in the paddock.
We would, but we're providing minute-by-minute updates to the end.
We would, but we're providing minute-by-minute updates to the end.
Flatbed truck is already at the scene of Turn 2 to collect the Alfa.
Raikkonen only managed a few corners before pulling off to the side of the track
Red flag
And we have a red flag, caused by Raikkonen.
Vettel spins the wheels, getting a little bit out of shape as he pulls to the end of the pitlane for a practice start and heads out. Not sure yet if it's the C4 or C5 tyre on his Ferrari.
Sainz finishes his C2-clad run.
Another practice start for Raikkonen as Ricciardo follows him on to the track.
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Vettel brings the Ferrari back out of the garage.
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Just Raikkonen and Sainz on track now.
Kubica pits the Williams, Raikkonen brings the Alfa in closely behind.
But Raikkonen is doing a practice start and will continue.
But Raikkonen is doing a practice start and will continue.
It's a 1m22.521s on the first lap of this stint for Sainz.
Kubica narrowly misses out an improvement on the C5s after two personal best sectors, while Raikkonen coasts across the line.
Sainz is on the C2 compound again, running out of sync compared to the others.
Raikkonen and Kubica have the track to themselves.
Vettel pits from that short run on the C3.
Sainz heads out for McLaren.
Grosjean pits after a three-lap C5 stint.
Raikkonen comes in after a lap on the C3s and does a practice start.
Bottas comes in and this time he actually stops. We tripled checked.
Kubica rejoins the track for Williams.
Vettel's also decided to pick up a set of C3s. His first lap is a 1m16.720s.
Raikkonen comes out on track too.
Oh no, Bottas did a practice start and heads back out. Life in the old tyres yet, as they say.
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Bottas brings his long-running stint to a close.
Vettel heads back out again, we have 20 minutes left in the session.
Bottas is still touring in the 1m21s range on the C3.
Grosjean uses the C5 to move fifth with a 1m17.076s lap.
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Grosjean heads back out to join Bottas as the only drivers circulating.
Vettel ends his run after that lap time - the fastest of testing so far by one hundredth of a second.
Kubica is back in after his latest improvement.
Ricciardo ends a short C4 stint.
Vettel's first flying lap lowers the benchmark further to a 1m16.221s on the C5 compound.
Kubica stays at the bottom but improves his time a 1m18.993s.
By: Geoff Creighton
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