Barcelona second 2015 test Test day one
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BEN ANDERSON has found some eye-witnesses to the Wolff/Nasr crash. From what we can ascertain, Wolff was on an out-lap, backed off to make space for Nasr, but contact was made as the Sauber moved across to take the corner, pitching both off.
We'll get both drivers' sides of the incident tonight - amusingly they're having simultaneous media briefings this evening.
We'll get both drivers' sides of the incident tonight - amusingly they're having simultaneous media briefings this evening.
And now everyone's back in the pits again.
Raikkonen re-emerges for a quick out/in lap then returns to the pits.
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Romain Grosjean won’t get his chance to drive the Lotus at Barcelona until the final day on Sunday.
But the Frenchman, who only got one day in the car at Jerez while team-mate Pastor Maldonado got two, won't be hanging around at home.
The 28-year-old tweets that he's just parked the car at the airport ahead of jumping on a plane bound for Spain.
But the Frenchman, who only got one day in the car at Jerez while team-mate Pastor Maldonado got two, won't be hanging around at home.
The 28-year-old tweets that he's just parked the car at the airport ahead of jumping on a plane bound for Spain.
Raikkonen comes back in, leaving Wehrlein - who is still doing 1m30s - as the only driver on track.
No startling pace for the Ferrari on this run yet, just a 1m30s, although Raikkonen did clock the highest sector-one speed trap so far.
As Wehrlein continues to log low-key 1m30s laps in the Mercedes, Raikkonen is on track again for Ferrari.
Wehrlein's pace in the Mercedes remains around the 1m30s and 1m31s range, a bit off the 1m29.2s he rapidly hammered out when he hopped into the car just before lunch.
There has been a lot of chat about a 'rules revolution' in Formula 1 between now and 2017, suggesting that the sport is broken.
But in his latest column, JONATHAN NOBLE argues that a radical overhaul of the cars does not need to be top of the list of things to change. Instead Formula 1 should focus on YouTube.
F1 isn't broken - it needs YouTube
But in his latest column, JONATHAN NOBLE argues that a radical overhaul of the cars does not need to be top of the list of things to change. Instead Formula 1 should focus on YouTube.
F1 isn't broken - it needs YouTube
Perez joins the track again too.
Wehrlein starts off with a low-key 1m32.5s lap.
Plenty of revving beneath our feet heralds the re-emergence of Ricciardo in the Red Bull.
Wehrlein sets off on a run using 'normal' (summer?) hards as opposed to the winter flavour.
Mercedes wasn't fibbing, the car-hopping Wehrlein joins the circuit.
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Force India says its last run was all about aero testing, while Mercedes announces that Wehrlein is about to reappear.
Lap counts by engine so far today:
Mercedes: 191
Ferrari: 115
Renault: 58
Honda: 21
Mercedes: 191
Ferrari: 115
Renault: 58
Honda: 21
We've got a quiet circuit again, but this time because all our functioning cars have finished their runs, not because of drama.
Raikkonen got back on the pace with a 1m26.0s on his next lap, while Ricciardo is already back in the pits. A short Red Bull run again.
Photos are floating around showing left-front damage on Wolff's Williams as it came to rest in the gravel.
Raikkonen backs right off on his next lap and is caught by Ricciardo, who does a 1m28.1s, eight tenths off his best.
Here's a shot from our friends at LAT of Felipe Nasr's Sauber on the back of a flatbed truck making its way back to the pits earlier on. It's going to be a busy afternoon/evening for the Sauber mechanics.
Perez is on the circuit again too while Ricciardo has come through on a 1m29.3s.
Stopwatch
Raikkonen immediately improves the pace to a 1m25.167s on medium tyres, putting Ferrari 1.6s clear.
Raikkonen is heading onto the track to join Ricciardo.
Actually we're not short of drivers, we've got a timing screen containing multiple Wehrleins.
With Williams and Sauber damaged, McLaren broken and Hamilton unwell, we're running a bit short of cars/drivers today.
Green flag
Lots of engine noise from downstairs (which is Red Bull) and we're back to green.
Here's a shot from the CCTV of the Turn 5 clear-up. The Sauber on the lorry has already been brought up from the far corner of the gravel trap to where the Williams is sitting - they were much further apart following the incident.
Felipe Nasr, Susie Wolff, Barcelona F1 test incident
And the current times:
1 Raikkonen 1m25.598s
2 Perez 1m26.888s
3 Nasr 1m27.307s
4 Ricciardo 1m27.363s
5 Maldonado 1m27.510s
6 Verstappen 1m27.951s
7 Button 1m28.182s
8 Wehrlein (Force India) 1m28.329s
9 Wolff 1m28.906s
10 Wehrlein (Mercedes) 1m29.286s
11 Hamilton 1m30.429s
1 Raikkonen 1m25.598s
2 Perez 1m26.888s
3 Nasr 1m27.307s
4 Ricciardo 1m27.363s
5 Maldonado 1m27.510s
6 Verstappen 1m27.951s
7 Button 1m28.182s
8 Wehrlein (Force India) 1m28.329s
9 Wolff 1m28.906s
10 Wehrlein (Mercedes) 1m29.286s
11 Hamilton 1m30.429s
While we're paused, lap count update:
Wolff 83
Nasr 68
Maldonado 48
Raikkonen 41
Verstappen 35
Wehrlein (Force India) 32
Button 21
Ricciardo 19
Perez 8
Hamilton 11
Wehrlein (Mercedes) 6
Wolff 83
Nasr 68
Maldonado 48
Raikkonen 41
Verstappen 35
Wehrlein (Force India) 32
Button 21
Ricciardo 19
Perez 8
Hamilton 11
Wehrlein (Mercedes) 6
Nasr's Sauber - which may well be too damaged to get back out again today - is nearly on the back of the truck now.
There are two flatbed trucks at the scene and both cars are now covered up.
We won't get any replays (and the CCTV was focusing on two men on mopeds at the time of the incident) so will need to wait for information.
Crash
Nasr's Sauber is missing its rear wing and has made it as far as the barriers at Turn 5. Wolff's Williams is parked just into the gravel.
Crash
It's both of them - a damaged Sauber and the Williams are in the gravel!
Red flag
Red flag, and as Raikkonen's back into the pits that's either Nasr or Wolff who has stopped.
Raikkonen stays out and is now lapping in 1m27s on Pirelli's 'winter hard' tyre.
Breaking news
Here are the top stories as we approach the six-hour mark of testing at Barcelona:
* Kimi Raikkonen leads the way for Ferrari with a best time of 1m25.598.
* Lewis Hamilton completes just 11 laps in the morning session before abandoning his running through illness.
* Mercedes to recall Pascal Wehrlein from Force India to replace the 2014 world champion; Sergio Perez in for the German and currently second quickest.
* McLaren may not be able to run a full programme until Saturday as Honda needs to redesign an MGU-K component.
* Pastor Maldonado causes two red flags in the Lotus but returns to set the fifth-best time.
* Kimi Raikkonen leads the way for Ferrari with a best time of 1m25.598.
* Lewis Hamilton completes just 11 laps in the morning session before abandoning his running through illness.
* Mercedes to recall Pascal Wehrlein from Force India to replace the 2014 world champion; Sergio Perez in for the German and currently second quickest.
* McLaren may not be able to run a full programme until Saturday as Honda needs to redesign an MGU-K component.
* Pastor Maldonado causes two red flags in the Lotus but returns to set the fifth-best time.
Ricciardo, who's now down to fourth, sets off in the Red Bull, and Sauber man Nasr is back out too.
By: Scott Mitchell, Ben Anderson, Matt Beer, Glenn Freeman, Lawrence Barretto
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