Barcelona F1 test two day one
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Gasly's on some nice-looking new C3s as he prepares for his next run.
Ricciardo heads out too. Renault has also been prioritising long runs, will the afternoon driver do the same?
Magnussen's lapping around two seconds slower than his benchmark, Albon about three. Suggests both are in for the long haul at the moment, rather than glory runs.
We noticed Albon's on the C2 tyre as he drove past our vantage point, Magnussen on the C3.
Albon and Magnussen currently have the track to themselves.
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Albon takes the Toro Rosso back out now.
Here comes Magnussen to start lap 100 of the day. He's the first driver to reach a ton.
That was a bit premature of us to declare. Vettel comes back in next time round for a spot of pitstop practice, before being wheeled back into the garage.
Ben Anderson
End of pitlane start for Vettel. Pulled away super smoothly on the yellow-walled tyre. Not even a hint of wheelspin. Some eager photography going on - including from our own Giorgio Piola - while Vettel was stationary.
Vettel has just done a fly-by visit through the pits, heading back out to add to his current 10-lap stint.
It's a 1m18.888s for the Haas driver, who stays sixth for now.
Magnussen's on course for a new personal best here, with faster times in sectors one and two.
Russell heads in, but we've still got two cars out on track as Magnussen has taken the Haas back out on a set of C3s.
Not much doing out on track at the moment. It's just Vettel - whose last lap was a 1m20.078s - and Russell (a 1m26.770s) circulating.
Gasly's grabbed the (red) bull by the horns this afternoon
Russell's stint is starting to tail off now, as he drops into the 1m26s.
A new personal best for Vettel includes a fastest middle sector of all on C3s, but it's not enough to overhaul Gasly, who remains a couple of tenths clear.
Vettel's first sector is a new personal best.
Giovinazzi drives straight through the pitlane and back out onto the circuit, as Vettel heads back out and onto a new flying lap. Can he reclaim top spot from Gasly?
Russell is still out there on this run in the Williams, but his latest laps of 1m24.808s and 1m25.026s are nothing to write home about.
Albon and Ricciardo have now pitted.
Stroll's final sector is also a new personal best, and his 1m18.519s takes him up to third.
Two personal bests for Stroll in the first and second sectors.
We've still got half the field out on track though, as Stroll takes the Racing Point out once again.
Norris has also returned to the pits after setting Ricciardo free.
Gasly brings the Red Bull back in after that short, sweet and successful attempt to reclaim top spot.
Norris and Ricciardo continue to keep each other company down the main straight, with the Renault pulling out of the McLaren driver's draft.
Gasly sets a new overall best in sector one on this lap, but his lap fades away and he can only record a 1m18.051s (which would still be good enough for top spot). Poor form.
Russell has taken the Williams out for another spin, and Giovinazzi is also back out on track in the Alfa Romeo.
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Let's take a look at the lap chart with just under two and a half hours to go.
Vettel - 21
Giovinazzi - 68
Gasly - 81
Leclerc - 29
Stroll - 56
Magnussen - 95
Russell - 71
Albon - 59
Hamilton - 83
Hulkenberg - 80
Ricciardo - 21
Norris - 69
Bottas - 1
Vettel - 21
Giovinazzi - 68
Gasly - 81
Leclerc - 29
Stroll - 56
Magnussen - 95
Russell - 71
Albon - 59
Hamilton - 83
Hulkenberg - 80
Ricciardo - 21
Norris - 69
Bottas - 1
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He doesn't! A 1m17.715s puts him comfortably clear by half a second.
Gasly also goes quickest through the second sector. Don't let us down now...
Never mind about adding to his lap tally, Gasly looks set on reclaiming top spot. His 21.956s is a new fastest time through the first sector.
Jake Boxall-Legge
Before Bottas came to a halt after Turn 3, he'd gone out on the old wing that Mercedes ran last week with the inwash endplates.
Evidently, Mercedes fancied doing some comparison runs as part of its validation phase, but the Finn's truncated running has delayed that somewhat.
Evidently, Mercedes fancied doing some comparison runs as part of its validation phase, but the Finn's truncated running has delayed that somewhat.
Gasly heads out now in the Red Bull to add to his 78 laps.
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Vettel is the pacesetter currently
Pit stop
Vettel pits after a fairly short but effective stint on the C3 tyres.
It's always nice to see cars getting up close and personal. There's a gap of around a second on track at the moment between Norris and Ricciardo, which the Renault driver has reduced over the past couple of laps
By: Geoff Creighton
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