Barcelona February Test Test day two
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Jaime Alguersuari heads out to start a long run for Toro Rosso
Glock improves Virgin's best lap of the day by 0.007s. It' still more than a second slower than the Lotus though
The other driver on a long run is Alguersuari, who is 22 laps in and in the 1m27s
Liuzzi is 10 laps into his second stint and has broken into the 1m25s
Vettel is now on the 25th lap of this run, the last 10 times have all been in the 1m26s
@clubforce: Race sim going as planned so far. Tonio has made one stop. Lapping in 27' early on and now around the 25'
Hamilton must have finished his pudding, he's out for the first time this afternoon. De la Rosa, Trulli and Glock all head onto track as well
Alonso drives straight through the pitlane and back out again. Beginning of a Ferrari race simulation perhaps
Liuzzi, Vettel and Alguersuari are still going, as Alonso heads back out
Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Kubica and Glock are still to emerge after the break. Big lunches maybe
Vettel and Alguersuari are the only other cars on track, both a dozen laps into their runs
Liuzzi has made a quick pitstop and is out to start stint two - he spent almost all of the first stint in the low 1m27s
@tororossospy: Jaime is on a race simulation now, in front of bigger crowd than used to watch the Grand Prix here before Alonso came to F1.
Schumacher pits after 15 laps, Liuzzi is 20 laps in now, with Vettel and Alguersuari on long runs as well. Looks like race simulation time
Trulli does his best time of the day, taking the Lotus into the 1m25s
...not a very long one, though. He's back in the pits
Alguersuari is out there too in the Toro Rosso and Alonso has just started a run in the Ferrari
Liuzzi is now 16 laps into his long run, lapping in the 27s throughout. Schumacher is 12 laps into his, mostly in the 24s but just did a solitary 1m21s
@clairevwilliams All the drivers ran safety car practice runs just before lunch. They have to meet a certain time that is transmitted to their dash. Clever.
Weather update from Barcelona: Skies are clear and sunny. Air temp 17.4 degrees, track temp 30.6
Vettel is also in the 27s, while Trulli has taken the Lotus back into the pits after seven laps
Lotus is enjoying the Spanish sun after Jerez
@mylotusracing: doing various tire runs and mechanical set ups....sunny, warm and totally lovely
@mylotusracing: doing various tire runs and mechanical set ups....sunny, warm and totally lovely
Schumacher is lapping the 1m24s and Trulli in the 1m27s, as Vettel joins the track again
Liuzzi is now on the fifth lap of his run, lapping six seconds slower than the time he set just before the lunch break - 27.4, 27.2, 27.4, 27.2
Schumacher and Trulli are on track as well now
Just an installation for Vettel too. Liuzzi has just gone onto the first flying lap of the afternoon
Here's a re-cap of the morning's action in case you're just joining us
Alonso sets dominant Barcelona pace
Liuzzi is straight back into the pits after a quick installation lap, but Vettel is on track now
Liuzzi's Force India is the first car out of the pits to kick things off after lunch
Live commentary will return in less than an hour for the start of the afternoon session
Lap count is: Alonso 60, de la Rosa 46, Liuzzi 26, Vettel 55, Alguersuari 36, Schumacher 45, Hamilton 39, Hulkenberg 82, Kubica 44, Glock 18, Trulli 40
1m23.513 for Hulkenberg, who stays in eighth as the morning session comes to an end
Chequered flag is out
Just two minutes to go and four drivers on track
Glock joins the Italian on track, and so does Hulkenberg
Trulli heads back out with fives minutes to go before the break
Kubica wraps up a three-lap stint with an average of 1m25.904
Lewis Hamilton
Schumacher pits and leaves Hamilton, Kubica and Hulkenberg alone on track
Just ten minutes left before the one-hour break for lunch
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