Barcelona second 2015 test Test day one
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Verstappen's on the board, so Renault's wait for a time is over.
The 17-year-old is seventh, ahead of Maldonado, on a 1m46.118s.
The 17-year-old is seventh, ahead of Maldonado, on a 1m46.118s.
Verstappen heads back out in the Toro Rosso. Maybe now we'll see a time. The youngster has clocked nine laps thus far, not nothing that has yielded a laptime.
Breaking news
Nasr and Verstappen pit. And with that, here are the headlines of the opening 90 minutes:
* Kimi Raikkonen puts Ferrari on top during a strong 11-lap run
* Jenson Button delivers McLaren-Honda's most encouraging on-track appearance of pre-season testing so far in second
* Pastor Maldonado causes the only red flag so far, stopping his Lotus at Turn 5
* Felipe Nasr's Sauber heads the lap leaderboard on 17
* Red Bull and Toro Rosso the only two teams yet to set a time
* Kimi Raikkonen puts Ferrari on top during a strong 11-lap run
* Jenson Button delivers McLaren-Honda's most encouraging on-track appearance of pre-season testing so far in second
* Pastor Maldonado causes the only red flag so far, stopping his Lotus at Turn 5
* Felipe Nasr's Sauber heads the lap leaderboard on 17
* Red Bull and Toro Rosso the only two teams yet to set a time
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Barcelona F1 test
Better from Nasr, but not an improvement. He's on 16 laps now, tied with Raikkonen.
A substantially slower lap from Nasr that time round, but the Sauber continues nonetheless.
Verstappen emerges in the Toro Rosso. Will we finally see a Renault-powered flying lap?
Nasr improves to third, 1.753s off the pace on a 1m29.276s.
Now Nasr goes purple of all in sector one, just to show it's not just the McLaren-Honda doing the business.
Speaking of which, Button pits. A good run.
Speaking of which, Button pits. A good run.
Into the 1m29s for Nasr, who stays fourth but is now just 0.030s slower than Wehrlein.
Button crosses the line: 1m28.401s. He's now on 11 laps, too. This is almost as encouraging as Raikkonen's run for Ferrari.
Nasr does improve though, and goes fourth on a 1m30.087s.
It's not a faster time from Button, but it's another decent one. A 1m28.305s. Some consistency will please McLaren-Honda.
Nasr, on the 11th attempt, finally gets a time on the board in the Sauber.
It's a 1m32.203s. That puts him fifth, 4.680s off the pace.
It's a 1m32.203s. That puts him fifth, 4.680s off the pace.
Another improvement for Button but he's still second, now on a 1m28.182s.
Nasr's back out in the Sauber, as Button goes purple again in the middle sector.
But the McLaren-Honda stays second. He improves his time, to 1m28.472s, and is now less than a second behind Raikkonen.
Button has two purple sectors to his name...
Button crosses the line and goes second, 1.425s behind Raikkonen.
Jenson Button, McLaren, Barcelona, February 2015
Purple middle part of the lap for Button after a solid first sector.
Wolff in, Button out. Will we see a continue improvement for the McLaren-Honda in terms of pace?
The Briton rounds the final corner and crosses the line, so we will soon find out.
The Briton rounds the final corner and crosses the line, so we will soon find out.
Speaking of lap counts, here's what we have so far:
Raikkonen 16
Wehrlein 10
Hamilton 11
Button 5
Wolff 11
Maldonado 5
Nasr 9*
Verstappen 4*
Ricciardo 2*
*No time set
Raikkonen 16
Wehrlein 10
Hamilton 11
Button 5
Wolff 11
Maldonado 5
Nasr 9*
Verstappen 4*
Ricciardo 2*
*No time set
It's another improvement for Wolff, who stays fifth but is now on a 1m32.600s.
Ricciardo's back in, but bumps Red Bull's lap count up to two.
Ricciardo's back in, but bumps Red Bull's lap count up to two.
Raikkonen's not getting a break. He's back on track in the SF15-T.
Ricciardo's just left the Red Bull garage.
Ricciardo's just left the Red Bull garage.
Wolff improves to a 1m34.055s.
Raikkonen brings the Ferrari back in after what seemed a very encouraging stint that broke the double-digit barrier.
Wehrlein's in too.
Wehrlein's in too.
Wolff's posted a personal best in fifth place, the Williams driver 8.962s behind Raikkonen's benchmark.
This has been a good stint from Raikkonen. He's 10 laps into this run and his latest lap, a 1m29.494s, would also be good enough for top spot.
Wehrlein improves to a 1m29.510s.
Wehrlein improves to a 1m29.510s.
Stopwatch
Raikkonen goes quickest on a 1m27.523s. That's quicker than last year's fastest race lap and not at all far off the pole lap of 1m25.232s.
Wolff's returned to the track in the Williams. Nasr is back in the pits.
The German is slower next time through, posting a 1m30.633s.
Pascal Wehrlein, Force India, Barcelona F1 testing February 2015
Raikkonen improves but falls 0.186s short of deposing Wehrlein from top spot.
Stopwatch
Wehrlein goes top of the pile now, 1m29.675s.
Stopwatch
Raikkonen lowers the benchmark further, a 1m30.063s for the Finn.
But the on-loan Force India man stays third, despite improving to a 1m30.684s.
Wehrlein's on an even quicker lap now, green in sector one and purple in the middle.
Wehrlein improves to a 1m31.444s, going third in the Force India.
We've sent BEN ANDERSON down to the paddock and the pitlane to have a nose around.
Meanwhile, Raikkonen's latest effort is a 1m30.569s and Nasr continues to dip in and out of the pitlane.
Meanwhile, Raikkonen's latest effort is a 1m30.569s and Nasr continues to dip in and out of the pitlane.
And now Wehrlein gets on the board, putting the old Force India fourth on a 1m33.651s.
Stopwatch
Raikkonen's continued improvement puts him top now, 0.219s faster than Hamilton on a 1m30.210s.
We're edging closer to the fastest race lap from last year.
We're edging closer to the fastest race lap from last year.
Wehrlein crosses the line in the Force India to start a lap.
By: Scott Mitchell, Ben Anderson, Matt Beer, Glenn Freeman, Lawrence Barretto
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