Barcelona F1 test two day three
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But in the real battle on track, there's not a lot to report beyond a lot of 1m24s laps at this stage.
Ricciardo still goes against the grain with his C4 runs. Everyone else on the longer runs.
Ricciardo still goes against the grain with his C4 runs. Everyone else on the longer runs.
Ages ago we promised a count of the Hamilton support flags, and we can tell you there's seven.
Ferrari has three, but it comfortably dwarfs the size of the Verstappen support.
In the all important rankings, that's:
1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Ferrari
Ferrari has three, but it comfortably dwarfs the size of the Verstappen support.
In the all important rankings, that's:
1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Ferrari
Ricciardo is in the 1m23s on this latest run on the C4 tyre.
Grosjean has returned to the pits after logging an initial nine laps in the Haas since his late start.
The Ferrari is out on the C4 tyre at the moment.
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A few eagle eyes here may have spotted Red Bull dismantling its pitwall in the last hour following Gasly's heavy crash.
I've spoken to the team who inform me it was "always dismantling it today as we don’t need it for tomorrow. We’re not going home."
The equipment is headed back to the factory for practice on Monday.
I've spoken to the team who inform me it was "always dismantling it today as we don’t need it for tomorrow. We’re not going home."
The equipment is headed back to the factory for practice on Monday.
Leclerc posts a 1m19.652s on the first lap of this run.
Bottas comes into the pits and drives straight past the Mercedes garage and back out. Ricciardo is also out circulating again in the Renault.
Leclerc is back out in the Ferrari now to add to his 127-lap tally.
Albon beats the 100-lap mark as well for Toro Rosso - he's up to 102 for the day.
Another improvement was on the cards for Grosjean, until he backed off in the final sector.
Ricciardo pits from a fairly short run on which he was a long way short of his best.
Most of the seven cars out there are in long-run territory in terms of pace. Lots of 1m23s and 1m24s on the board.
Grosjean gets a first lap time on the board. It's a 1m18.960s for the Haas driver.
Norris also joins the action in the McLaren.
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Grosjean is on C3s for this run.
Bottas is straight down into the 1m19s on his run, and is about to match team-mate Hamilton's tally of 85 laps.
Haas klaxon. Grosjean has headed out for his first lap of the day after an exhaust issue stopped the team from sending the car out post-lunch.
Albon is on C2s for this run, while we're more and more confident Russell is out on C1s.
Russell looks to half our team as though he's on C1s, while the other was more confident it was a set of C2s. Giovinazzi is definitely on the C2s as he comes past the pits, while Albon is back out in the Toro Rosso.
Ricciardo does another couple of 1m21.9s as Bottas heads out on the C3 tyres.
Russell is also heading out for another run in the Williams. He's already at 120 laps for the day.
Nothing to report other than that Ricciardo's first timed effort is a 1m21.910s.
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As Thursday's session clicks into its final hour, let's take another look at the lap count.
Leclerc - 126
Russell - 119
Stroll - 103
Albon - 94
Hamilton - 85
Bottas - 80
Hulkenberg - 73
Norris - 72
Gasly - 65
Giovinazzi - 60
Magnussen - 53
Ricciardo - 43
Leclerc - 126
Russell - 119
Stroll - 103
Albon - 94
Hamilton - 85
Bottas - 80
Hulkenberg - 73
Norris - 72
Gasly - 65
Giovinazzi - 60
Magnussen - 53
Ricciardo - 43
The C4 compound is the Renault's weapon of choice.
Ricciardo has headed back out in the Renault.
Green flag
With the Racing Point back in the pitlane, the green flag is shown once again. There's 55 minutes left in the session now.
The Racing Point team is ready in its pitbox to receive Stroll's car, which is heading up the pitlane now.
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The recovery of Stroll's car is well underway.
CCTV clashes with a bit of lowering sun, but it looks like Stroll has stopped at Turn 9
Going off the timing screens, Stroll is the cause.
Red flag
And we have a red flag.
Stroll is now dipping back into the 1m22s, which is stronger than his earlier long runs which often featured 1m24s laps.
Both Russell and Stroll are lapping in the 1m23s as they rack up the long run mileage.
Stroll's just cleared 100 laps which is the first time Racing Point has passed that marker in pre-season testing.
Just Stroll and Russell on track now.
Russell's back on the C2 tyre for this run.
By: Geoff Creighton
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