Barcelona F1 test two day three
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Stroll is also quick on the C3 and is now fifth with his time of 1m18.000s.
Hamilton's latest is a 1m20.726s on his eight lap on the C2 stint.
Magnussen's long run came to an end just past the 50 lap mark for the day.
Gasly's out, and it's not on C3! It's on the shiny C5s. A welcome change.
Leclerc has also headed out, he's up to 21 laps for today after missing out on running over the last two days.
Hamilton's long runs have gradually slipped into the 1m21s range now, his last a 1m21.008s.
Leclerc is on those C3s again.
Hulkenberg is back out again.
Gasly sets a personal best in the first sector.
He then goes fastest of all in the second sector.
Gasly goes second with a time of 1m17.091s, just 0.006s off Norris's leading times.
Leclerc had looked set to better his time, setting a personal best on the lap, but fell just short with a 1m18.401s.
Hulkenberg is now on the C4 tyre, so we're looking at more performance runs in the field again.
Hamilton's run ended up at 10 laps, but he is heading out again now.
Norris is now on the C3s for this latest run as Hulkenberg completes his out lap.
Gasly's next time around was a slow cool down lap.
Giovinazzi heads back out for Alfa Romeo. We very nearly typed Sauber there, but we recovered well.
Hamilton comes in after one lap and returns to the garage.
Giovinazzi's Alfa is on the C3 tyre.
Leclerc and Gasly are still on track and lapping within a second of their best times.
Giovinazzi's run of personal bests looked set to yield a new quickest time, but it falls away in the final sector.
Gasly ends his three lap run, while Stroll joins the track.
Norris is on the more durable rubber and is lapping in the 1m22s range. He's done three laps on this stint.
Norris is on the more durable rubber and is lapping in the 1m22s range. He's done three laps on this stint.
Leclerc is back in after six laps on the C3, but he's driving through to have a practice start.
Stroll is now on the C5s as he skips by the media centre window in the Racing Point. Not literally.
Giovinazzi does improve this time around and sets a 1m18.358s. That keeps him ninth.
Stroll also finds time to set a 1m17.556s best, making up two tenths in the last sector alone.
Albon loves to make the timing screen purple this morning.
It's another fastest of all first sector on the C4s, but it isn't a lap good enough to improve on his best time.
It's another fastest of all first sector on the C4s, but it isn't a lap good enough to improve on his best time.
Giovinazzi pits after his latest lap time improvement.
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Stroll is also in after another short spell on track.
Leclerc ends his stint after eight laps on the C3, leaving Norris and Albon on track.
Norris's times are now slipping into the 1m23s range after seven laps of this stint.
Hulkenberg is back out on track while Albon completes his fourth lap of his run in 1m18.086s.
Albon comes in to finish his stint the next time around.
Hamilton is back out now and Hulkenberg is on the C4.
Norris's times are climbing again, it's now a 1m23.676s for the McLaren on its 10th lap of the current stint.
Hamilton's first lap is a 1m18.859s, while Hulkenberg was six seconds slower on his first.
Albon rejoins the track for Toro Rosso.
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Hamilton's next is then a 1m20.654s, while Hulkenberg pits.
Norris is still in the 1m23s range, now lapping in 1m23.820s.
Norris is still in the 1m23s range, now lapping in 1m23.820s.
By: Geoff Creighton
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