Barcelona F1 test two day four
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Leclerc is back out in the Sauber now for the first time since his red flag-inducing spin this morning, however. The F2 champion has plenty of lost ground to make up for.
Little sign of anyone setting a personal best now as teams settle into long runs. Still no sign of Sainz's Renault, by the way.
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Christian Horner has responded to suggestions from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff that Red Bull could have made a "mistake" by not selecting the same fuel supplier as Renault, suggesting the team's strategy is "an advantage": 
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McLaren's issue this morning was with its turbo. The power unit was changed.
Now Alonso has pitted again, 26 laps down now for the Spaniard.
Alonso not doing anything special after that deleted lap. He's in the 1m24s, five seconds slower than what Bottas is managing right now.
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Alonso and Ricciardo both head out again.
Let the packing up commence!
Grosjean out in the Haas, so it's just the current top four on track right now. Raikkonen the fastest among them in the high 1m22s.
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I'm watching down at Turn 9, and the Mercedes looks absolutely immense through here. Despite obviously carrying more fuel on board, the car looks really fast - Bottas has the tiniest of lifts of the throttle.
It’s nice to finally see Alonso on track and true to form he’s not short of commitment. He tried to go into Turn 9 flat but the car won’t take it and he has to have a quick lift near the apex to avoid running out of road.
It’s nice to finally see Alonso on track and true to form he’s not short of commitment. He tried to go into Turn 9 flat but the car won’t take it and he has to have a quick lift near the apex to avoid running out of road.
Ricciardo back in after another brief run.
And Alonso comes straight back in. That leaves Raikkonen, Hartley, Ocon and Ricciardo circulating, none at an especially rapid rate.
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Alonso back out to add to that 20-lap tally, Bottas and Raikkonen also heading out.
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Alonso's time has been deleted for cutting the chicane, he slumps back to seventh place.
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Alonso pits after that ultrasoft effort. Worth noting Bottas is lapping on the lesser-spotted, blue-marked hard tyres right now.
We have movement - Alonso has just leapt to second on a 1m18.276s, a little over a second off Raikkonen's benchmark.
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Hartley becomes the second driver of the day to reach 100 laps for the day.
A sudden flurry of activity in the pits now as Raikkonen, Bottas and Ricciardo all head out almost at the same time.
Alonso now back out in the McLaren, with Ocon and Ricciardo having both pitted.
Just three cars out on track right now, Hartley, Ocon and Ricciardo, none of whom are troubling their PBs.
Alonso pits. 15 laps in the books for McLaren, 98 fewer than Mercedes.
Amid that Alonso excitement, Sirotkin became the day's first driver to enter triple figures in terms of laps complete. He's pitted with 105 to his name.
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Another Alonso improvement, he goes seventh on a 1m19.192s.
Sirotkin also circulating on ultrasofts, but no improvement that time around. Ricciardo is back out in the Red Bull, meanwhile.
Alonso moves up two places with his second timed lap, a 1m19.730s.
Alonso's first timed lap of the day on ultrasofts puts him 10th, nearly seven seconds off the pace.
Sirotkin makes it a trio of drivers on track.
Alonso is back on track - a little over five hours since causing that red flag. Bottas is also back on track after a somewhat shorter break.
Sirotkin pits, so no cars on track. Seems quite a few teams are still gorging on dessert or finishing up their coffees.
Ultrasofts are the tyre of choice for the Williams driver.
Two personal best sectors but no improvement for Sirotkin on his first flyer.
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By: Geoff Creighton
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