Jerez first 2015 test Test day three
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Nasr heads back out on track in the Sauber. He's currently fastest.
Sainz improves to a 1m24.473s. He's seventh fastest overall.
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Sainz heads back out on track.
SAUBER FACT: Sauber has finished ninth in a grand prix more times than in any other position - a total of 46 times. The most recent of those ninth places came in Singapore 2013 courtesy of Nico Hulkenberg.
Maldonado improves to a 1m24.215s
And Maldonado is back out, ending the Sauber monopoly. Everyone in Switzerland will have enjoyed that moment in the sun.
SAUBER FACT: Sauber has started 292 world championship grands prix. That puts it tenth in the all-time list for races started.
As we only have Nasr in the Sauber on track, it's time for a...
Massa's run is done and he's back in.
Massa is currently lapping in the high 1m24s
Raikkonen returns to the pits.
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Nasr retakes top spot. 1m21.545s using the soft-compound Pirellis, relegating Raikkonen to second.
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Raikkonen goes fastest on a 1m22.351s. He's on mediums.
...and he improves to fourth, 1m23.665s.
Massa personal best sector 2 as well...
And Nasr, who is currently fastest, heads back out.
Massa sets a personal best in sector 1. Could be set for an improvement.
And Raikkonen returns to the track too.
Massa rolls out of the garage to head out on track.
Red Bull will be hoping to get Ricciardo out for some serious running after briefly getting the car back out following an engine change. His lap count is up to 12 after being stuck on five for the majority of the morning.
Sainz returns to the pits. He has logged 88 laps so far today. That leaves only Maldonado on track.
Maldonado improves his best time to 1m25.157s
Maldonado heads out on track.
Nasr's time is just six-hundredths of a second faster than Rosberg in second place.
Felipe Nasr
Just two cars on track right now - Nasr and Sainz
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Nasr goes fastest on a 1m22.750s
Nasr's back in, so just Rosberg on track. He's now on his 104th lap.
Just Rosberg and Nasr on track right now here at Jerez.
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Meanwhile Rosberg is back on top of the pile after breaking into the 1m22s in the now-healthy Mercedes.
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@McLarenF1: "We can replace those components ahead of running tomorrow. The issue was promptly spotted by Fernando on an outlap - so quick to trace."
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@McLarenF1: "We've had a loss of cooling water pressure & have removed the power unit for inspection. That’s a long process, so it ends today's running."
Breaking news
McLaren's progress on day three has been halted. The MP4-30 is out for the day after developing a problem.
Breaking news
Red Bull confirms the Renault engine has been changed in the RB11. Ricciardo is expected to be back out shortly.
Rosberg heads back out in the Mercedes, which suffered an engine shutdown earlier.
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Nasr sets a new fastest lap of the day - breaking into the 1m23s for the first time, while Massa has come back into the pits in the Williams.
Nasr has rejoined the action for Sauber, so we have both Felipes running again.
Sainz calls it quits for now too, so Massa has the track all to himself briefly.
Nasr is back in the pits in the Sauber, so it's just Massa and Sainz banging around now. Both are currently lapping in the 1m26s.
By: Glenn Freeman, Ben Anderson, Jonathan Noble, Edd Straw, AUTOSPORT staff
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