Barcelona F1 test two day three
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Gasly's smashed Red Bull being recovered. Thankfully, he walked away unscathed
That CCTV image hints at the severity of the damage, so don't expect the session to resume any time soon.
Here's CCTV footage of the damaged Red Bull
The return of every car but the Red Bull confirms it's Gasly who's gone off big time - it looks like it's at Turn 8 rather than Turn 9 where he's crashed though. He's out of the car.
The CCTV is a bit grainy so we'll apply a bit of caution before trying to identify which car it is.
Red flag
Red flag. - someone's gone off big time exiting Turn 9.
Leclerc sets Gasly free, so our best bet is probably to compare the Mercedes and the Red Bull on this stint.
Gasly's first lap on the C2s is a 1m22.752s. It's a second faster than Leclerc's latest time, which is enough to put Gasly in the Ferrari's draft down the straight.
He does indeed - he's down to a 1m20.858s with his first lap on that new set of harder C2 tyres.
Bottas might shave a bit off his personal best here.
Stroll takes (racing) point this afternoon
That was 20 laps for Bottas. Gasly has also pitted after his 13-lap stint on the C3 and switches over to the C2s.
Pit stop
Bottas brings that monstrous run to an end, but only so he can swap over to a shiny new set of C2s.
Beyond the 'big three' of Leclerc, Gasly and Bottas, we've still got Albon, Giovinazzi and Ricciardo lapping. Russell has just brought the Williams back in.
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The first hour of the afternoon session is in the books, so let's take a look at the current lap count.
Albon - 88
Hamilton - 85
Leclerc - 73
Hulkenberg - 73
Norris - 72
Russell - 71
Stroll - 65
Gasly - 59
Giovinazzi - 54
Magnussen - 53
Bottas - 43
Ricciardo - 15
Albon - 88
Hamilton - 85
Leclerc - 73
Hulkenberg - 73
Norris - 72
Russell - 71
Stroll - 65
Gasly - 59
Giovinazzi - 54
Magnussen - 53
Bottas - 43
Ricciardo - 15
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We've been watching Leclerc closely over his last 10 laps and he's also managed to find a good balance of pace and consistency on the C2s.
His best time was 1m22.590s and his 'worst' was 1m23.670s, around a one second gap, meaning his average was 1m23.248s.
His best time was 1m22.590s and his 'worst' was 1m23.670s, around a one second gap, meaning his average was 1m23.248s.
Bottas finally records something other than a 1m22s, but it's not much slower. His latest lap is a 1m23.099s.
Gasly has just headed north over the 1m25s mark again on this C3 run.
In a sea of long runs, Ricciardo has just popped up with a new personal best of 1m19.253s.
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Mercedes and Ferrari are the easiest two to compare at the moment on these long runs as they're both on the C2s.
Leclerc seems to have found a pretty consistent level in the Ferrari, in the low-to-mid 1m23s, but Bottas has been supreme on his set. He's just completed his 17th lap on the compound and is yet to drop out of the 1m22s.
Leclerc seems to have found a pretty consistent level in the Ferrari, in the low-to-mid 1m23s, but Bottas has been supreme on his set. He's just completed his 17th lap on the compound and is yet to drop out of the 1m22s.
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One hour gone, and Bottas is already up to 37 laps.
Leclerc is starting to reach Bottas levels of consistency now, his latest is a 1m23.350s.
Gasly's gone slightly quicker if still not consistent with a 1m24.098s, but his last lap was held up slightly by the Racing Point.
Gasly's gone slightly quicker if still not consistent with a 1m24.098s, but his last lap was held up slightly by the Racing Point.
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Speaking of which, Leclerc goes around in 1m23.230s.
Gasly's latest is 1m25.505s, so less consistent than Leclerc or Bottas.
It's a 1m23.174s from Leclerc, so that's a little bit more consistent.
Bottas has now done 11 laps on the C2 and is lapping in 1m22.593s.
Norris is back into the pits after his short run.
Leclerc's next lap is 1m23.001s, that's half a second slower than his last lap.
Gasly's now lapping in 1m23.613s.
Bottas improves once again to a 1m22.150s.
Leclerc's early laps are in the 1m22s. His latest is a 1m22.519s.
Russell though starts his run with a 1m24.978s.
Bottas improves his time to 1m22.195s.
Norris and Gasly start their runs in the 1m23s, 1m23.707s and 1m23.471s respectively.
Russell is on the C3 tyre.
Ricciardo comes into the pits, while Albon's gone straight through on the C3s.
Stroll on the other hand is into the 1m26s already, with a 1m26.186s his latest on his 10th lap of the stint.
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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.
By: Geoff Creighton
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