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Formula 1

Barcelona February Test Test day two

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De la Rosa improves by a tenth of a second and stays in fifth
Track temperature is 26.1 degrees at the moment. Air temperature 15.4
Vettel returns to the pits after a four-lap run with an average of 1m22.367. He is still a second of Alonso's best
A 1m21.606 for Vettel, who is now up to fourth
Vettel and Kubica have improved, the German to a 1:22 and the Pole to a 1:24
Three-lap run for Alonso, with an average of 1m20.991
Glock has done an installation lap, and Virgin is now working on another issue before the German is sent out again:

@VirginRacing: Installation lap OK on rebuilt car - a new start procedure outside the garage highlighted a small heat shield issue which is being fixed.
Alonso goes even quicker with the Ferrari - 1m20.637 for the Spaniard, who is four tenths ahead of Liuzzi
Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher


Schumacher sets his best time of the day on his first flyer. A 1:24 for the German
It's two world champions in action now, as Alonso jumps onto the track once more
Schumacher joins his compatriot on track
Hulkenberg drives his Williams out of the pits
No cars on track right now
Liuzzi continues to make progress, the Italian now setting a 1m21.056, just three tenths off Alonso
This is how a Williams chassis travels back to the factory:

@ClaireVWilliams: http://twitpic.com/15embf - If u see this transporter on the roads between here & the UK, give it a wide berth (& a wave!), that's chassis 1
Toro Rosso is working on set-up changes in Alguersuari's car. The team says the Spaniard is likely to be out again in about 30 minutes
Alonso comes back out for another run. Him and Kubica share the track
Liuzzi is back into second spot after posting a 1m21.401
Lap count: De la Rosa 31, Vettel 30, Hulkenberg 29, Alonso 28, Trulli 27, Alguersuari 24, Liuzzi 19, Hamilton 18, Schumacher 14, Kubica 13
And a further few hundreds of a second now
Alguersuari shaves a tenth off his best time
Vettel hasn't set spectacular times so far, but the Red Bull driver is already the busiest man with 30 laps
Trulli has made a significant improvement and is now in the 1:26s, still at the bottom of the times
Alguersuari jumps ahead of Liuzzi with the Toro Rosso, the Spaniard back into second with a 1m21.697
Alex Yoong

Alex Yoong


Former GP driver Alex Yoong is in Barcelona working for Lotus
Liuzzi is back into the pits after a two-lap run in the 1:21s
Liuzzi moves up to second in the Force India, the Italian having set a 1:21.812
Another update on Virgin's progress:

@VirginRacing: The guys are busy completing the car rebuild after a long night at the track and Timo will be hitting the asphalt very soon...
Vettel has improved his best to a 1:23.1. The German is fifth quickest
Fans keep arriving at the track:

@InsideFerrari: Traffic jam outside of the circuit: another effect of the Alonso-Ferrari combination...
De la Rosa also joins
Hamilton, Schumacher and Vettel are on track
Virgin is still hard at work trying to get Glock out as soon as possible:

@VirginRacing: Last of the new bits to repair yesterdays crash arrived from uk 1 hour ago - Timo should be out soon...
Read the latest on the construction of the Korean GP circuit:

Korean GP construction still on schedule
Jarno Trulli

Jarno Trulli


Only Trulli on track now, lapping in the 1:29s and 1:30s with the Lotus
@NobleF1: The Mercedes GP car is running with the upgraded aero package today - but the final 2010 diffuser spec will wait until Bahrain
1:22.924 for the McLaren driver, who now heads back to the pits
One more lap in the 1:20s for Alonso - 1:20.896 - as Hamilton continues to improve his times
Vettel joins the track as Alonso sets the first time of his run: 1:21.038
1:22.924 for Hamilton

By: Pablo Elizalde, Steven English

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