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Formula 1

Barcelona F1 test two day three

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There's an engine humming, so one team at least is confident it can squeeze in a few laps.
And it's Bottas on the C3 who heads down pitlane.
He's keen, but we're still under the red flag.
But now members of the Mercedes crew are running down the pitlane to the car at pit exit.
We've got five minutes left and Leclerc's car has not been returned to Ferrari yet.

Renault also heads to the end of the pitlane with Ricciardo.
Giovinazzi joins the queue as does Albon.
Green flag
They head out on track as the green flag is waved.
Grosjean also heads out.
Ricciardo comes in for a practice pitstop.
Albon does his outlap on the C4s as does Grosjean.
Grosjean sets a personal best first sector.
Bottas laps three tenths off his best, using the C3.
Grosjean crosses the line on those C4s and jumps to ninth with a 1m17.854s lap.
Another practice pitstop for Hulkenberg.
Bottas comes into the pitlane to do a practice start.
Giovinazzi and Albon come in as more teams do practice pitstops.
Checkered flag
And the session ends.
Ricciardo, Bottas and Grosjean will finish up their laps.
Ricciardo pits and has another practice pitstop to end his day.
Bottas begins what should be his in lap.
Grosjean enters the pits and ends his curtailed running of 16 laps total.
And Bottas trundles down the pitlane and completes the set. One day of testing left.
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The day is done. Time for your final lap count of Thursday.

Russell - 140
Leclerc - 138
Albon - 118
Stroll - 103
Bottas - 97
Hamilton - 85
Norris - 84
Hulkenberg - 73
Giovinazzi - 71
Gasly - 65
Ricciardo - 65
Magnussen - 53
Grosjean - 16
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One more day to go. Here's our full report from the penultimate day of pre-season testing - join us again tomorrow for one lust hurrah.

F1 testing report: Leclerc keeps Ferrari on top, Gasly in big crash

Charles Leclerc's morning benchmark stood unbeaten on the penultimate day of Formula 1's second pre-season test at Barcelona, as a hefty Pierre Gasly crash halted Red Bull's running

F1 testing report: Leclerc keeps Ferrari on top, Gasly in big crash
Checkered flag
Driver, Team, Time, Tyre
Hamilton,Mercedes,1m18.097s,C2
Leclerc,Ferrari,1m16.231s,C5
Gasly,Red Bull,1m17.091s,C5
Hulkenberg,Renault,1m17.496s,C5
Magnussen,Haas,1m18.199s,C3
Norris,McLaren,1m17.084s,C5
Stroll,Racing Point,1m17.556s,C5
Giovinazzi,Alfa Romeo,1m17.639s,C5
Albon,Toro Rosso,1m16.882s,C5
Russell,Williams,1m18.130s,C5
Bottas, Mercedes,1m18.862s,C3
Ricciardo,Renault,1m17.204s,C5
Grosjean, Haas,1m17.854,C4

By: Geoff Creighton

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