Barcelona F1 test two day one
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It's just Gasly, Russell and Norris (after his red-flag inducing off) in the pits for now as we approach the end of the morning session.
Less than five minutes left now until the lunch break. For your information, of course, not because we're wishing them away.
Eric Boullier isn't the only former McLaren face enjoying the testing sunshine in Barcelona today... (Motorsport Images)
In the end neither improves their overall time, allowing us to continue the theme of our last few posts.
Leclerc and Stroll set similar first sector times. The Ferrari driver's is a personal best, but Stroll's isn't.
The Racing Point driver can't improve either though and stays fourth.
Stroll puts in his personal best through the first sector, which is a tenth shy of Giovinazzi's benchmark.
He can't improve in the final sector though and remains third. Looks as though the Ferrari man is on C3s.
New personal best first and second sectors from Leclerc on this lap.
Stroll has also headed out, although our on-track count remains at seven as Russell returns to the Williams pit.
Leclerc and Russell join in the fun for good measure.
After that brief moment of excitement, everything's calmed down on track. Giovinazzi, Gasly, Magnussen, Albon and Hulkenberg are out there right now.
The Alfa driver is definitely on the C4 tyres on this run.
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NEW FASTEST TIME KLAXON! Giovinazzi goes fastest with a 1m18.589s.
That is, at least, until Russell pits. Thanks George.
No further improvements from Albon or Russell for the time being, but both are lapping in the 1m20-21s bracket.
Giovinazzi heads back out in the Alfa Romeo with 20 minutes left on the clock.
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A 1m19.662s is the Williams driver's first effort on this run.
Russell jumps up to sixth and into the 1m19s!
Russell is also back out after a pretty productive morning for Williams. Looks like he's about to improve, too...
Albon does improve his time - but not his position - in the Toro Rosso with a 1m19.689s.
Gasly can't better his table-topping effort with his first run, but his 1m18.990s would still be good enough for fourth on the leaderboard.
Albon is also out on the yellow-striped tyres.
Yep, you guessed it - it's a trusty set of C3s for Gasly, who immediately pumps in a personal best time in the first sector.
Current pacesetter Gasly has headed back out, as has Albon in the Toro Rosso.
Not hard to see why Hulkenberg, Hamilton and Magnussen are well into the 60s for laps, all three are continuing to have the track to themselves.
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For one last time before the chequered flag brings an end to the morning, here's a look at the lap counts as they stand currently:
Hulkenberg - 68
Hamilton - 67
Magnussen - 62
Giovinazzi - 46
Gasly - 44
Russell - 40
Norris - 38
Stroll - 36
Albon - 22
Leclerc - 20
Hulkenberg - 68
Hamilton - 67
Magnussen - 62
Giovinazzi - 46
Gasly - 44
Russell - 40
Norris - 38
Stroll - 36
Albon - 22
Leclerc - 20
Hamilton set a personal best sector early on but ends up a second down on his best, backing up the long run theory.
Hamilton is on C2s again, Hulkenberg's still on his C3s and Magnussen is running the C3 tyre. Plenty of long running into this half an hour you would expect.
Speaking of Magnussen, he's heading out again now after a practice start.
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Hamilton's joined him on the C2s though, so its the drivers with the most miles this morning running on the circuit.
Both have completed 64 laps.
Both have completed 64 laps.
Just serial lapper Hulkenberg on track now, still on the C3s.
Hamilton's into the pitlane and concludes his C2 long run.
Russell's on some C5s as he enters the pits, spins the wheels and does a practice start.
If Russell manages two laps in this new stint, he will have bettered his total from the whole of last week in a single morning.
Leclerc completes his 17th lap. Ferrari had done just six before the new recruit's latest stint.
By: Geoff Creighton
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