Barcelona F1 test two day three
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Bottas has now completed 20 laps for the day, it's a 1m24.180s this time. A slight time loss.
We stand corrected on Gasly, this bright sun isn't great help for tyre spotting. He was actually on C5s.
Ricciardo is on C2s. We're sure of that one.
Ricciardo is on C2s. We're sure of that one.
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1m24.704s for Bottas this time, a bigger chunk of time lost on the 19th go of his stint.
Ricciardo set his first timed lap and jumps Bottas on the times for 11th, it's a 1m20.070s for the Renault man.
Bottas completes his 19-lap stint on the C3s.
He heads back out on the C2s for what's beginning to look like a race simulation.
Stroll, Bottas and Ricciardo have the track to themselves.
Stroll's back into the 1m25s again.
Stroll's back into the 1m25s again.
Ricciardo sets a personal best in the first sector.
Bottas has finished his outlap, so let's see how the next phase of his running goes.
Ricciardo improves on his previous best to set a 1m19.759s.
Bottas set a personal best in the first sector and ends up with his fastest time yet: 1m22.709s. He stays 12th.
Ricciardo appears to be alternating between push laps and cool down laps so far this stint.
Another improvement for Bottas, it's a 1m22.224s this time. Over six tenths up on his last.
Bottas looks on course to go quicker again.
Not quite though, it's a 1m23.306s.
Ricciardo's last lap was a 1m21.661s.
Ricciardo's last lap was a 1m21.661s.
Stroll is also on a longer run this and he's still firmly in the 1m25.301s. He's past the five lap stage of this stint.
Leclerc and Norris are heading out.
So is Gasly, heading out on some new-looking C3s.
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Bottas is on the fifth lap of his second stint and sets a 1m22.674s.
Ricciardo is edging towards his 10th lap on the stint and is now at a more regular 1m22s.
Ricciardo is edging towards his 10th lap on the stint and is now at a more regular 1m22s.
Leclerc comes into the pits for a practice start and we note he's on the C2s.
As is Norris.
As is Norris.
All signs are pointing to an afternoon of longer runs. At least in the first phase of the running.
Russell is also going out again for a bask in the sun.
Albon heads out for the first time today.
Ricciardo is beginning to find consistency, it's a 1m21.436s.
Not quite Bottas's level though, his latest is a 1m22.599s, followed by a 1m22.556s.
That's a good window into how close each lap Bottas is setting really is.
Not quite Bottas's level though, his latest is a 1m22.599s, followed by a 1m22.556s.
That's a good window into how close each lap Bottas is setting really is.
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Taking a sample set of 14 laps from Bottas's first run (excluding the first six laps and an anomalous final one) his average on the C3 was a 1m23.885s, with a 1.047s difference between his fastest and slowest lap in that range.
But his run on the harder C2 tyre has already yielded a new personal best, and looks even more consistent than the first stint.
But his run on the harder C2 tyre has already yielded a new personal best, and looks even more consistent than the first stint.
Stroll on the other hand is into the 1m26s already, with a 1m26.186s his latest on his 10th lap of the stint.
Ricciardo comes into the pits, while Albon's gone straight through on the C3s.
Russell is on the C3 tyre.
Norris and Gasly start their runs in the 1m23s, 1m23.707s and 1m23.471s respectively.
Bottas improves his time to 1m22.195s.
Russell though starts his run with a 1m24.978s.
Leclerc's early laps are in the 1m22s. His latest is a 1m22.519s.
Bottas improves once again to a 1m22.150s.
Gasly's now lapping in 1m23.613s.
Leclerc's next lap is 1m23.001s, that's half a second slower than his last lap.
Norris is back into the pits after his short run.
Bottas has now done 11 laps on the C2 and is lapping in 1m22.593s.
It's a 1m23.174s from Leclerc, so that's a little bit more consistent.
By: Geoff Creighton
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