Jerez first 2015 test Test day two
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Still getting used to the blue-and-yellow colour scheme of the Sauber. That's the brightest colours the team has carried since it came into F1 in 1993!
Nasr returns to the track in the Sauber. He's now on his 50th lap of the day.
The Lotus has now done a respectable 25 laps. That said, ideally the car should have been running on Sunday so its still behind the game.
Just Bottas on track now in the Williams, as Vettel has returned to the Ferrari garage.
Nico Rosberg
Meanwhile, out on the Mercedes pitwall, whatever has just happened above Hamilton's spectating team-mate Nico Rosberg is clearly brilliant and hilarious.
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Hamilton's problem is confirmed by Mercedes:
@MercedesAMGF1: "Minor water system problem the reason for @LewisHamilton switching off in pit lane entry. Expecting to have him back out in a jiffy"
@MercedesAMGF1: "Minor water system problem the reason for @LewisHamilton switching off in pit lane entry. Expecting to have him back out in a jiffy"
Kvyat's back in the pits, and Vettel just did another plodding lap, dropping down to the 1m38s.
And Kvyat heads back out again in his front wingless Red Bull.
After a slow one (1m32s), Vettel picks up the pace and is back in the mid 1m23s bracket
Vettel drops into the 1m24s on his seventh timed lap.
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Looks like Hamilton may have had a problem at the end of his last run.
@MercedesAMGF1: "@LewisHamilton stopped just short of the marks in pit lane (by a few hundred metres...)car back in the garage for inspection #StayTuned"
@MercedesAMGF1: "@LewisHamilton stopped just short of the marks in pit lane (by a few hundred metres...)car back in the garage for inspection #StayTuned"
Just Vettel on the track at the moment. He's on his seventh flying lap of the run.
Five timed laps in the books for Vettel on this run on mediums, and he's in the low 1m23s now.
It's a pretty quick start to this run for Vettel - three straight laps in the 1m22s.
Red Bull's camouflage testing livery has certainly generated some debate at a time when the samey nature of F1 colour schemes has exasperated fans (and AUTOSPORT magazine editor EDD STRAW).
But this morning at Jerez Christian Horner promised that when Red Bull's definitive 2015 race colours are unveiled, they won't be a disappointment:
Red Bull promises stronger livery for 2015
But this morning at Jerez Christian Horner promised that when Red Bull's definitive 2015 race colours are unveiled, they won't be a disappointment:
Red Bull promises stronger livery for 2015
Predictably, Bottas returns to the pits. Vettel and Ferrari take the opportunity to make use of an empty track.
Hamilton briefly re-appears, but now it's just Bottas out there and he's on a slow lap as he heads out of the first sector (and therefore out of our sight).
That slow lap signals the end of Hamilton's run on the medium tyre. The first two laps were high 1m23s, the next eight were 1m24s, and he finished with two 1m25s
Bottas moves up to third in the Williams, as Hamilton short shifts down the pit straight and cruises through the first sector.
Breaking news
Sebastian Vettel
There's no lunch break during testing at Jerez, but for those of you trying to catch up during yours, here's our report on the morning's action:
Vettel fastest on morning of day two
As Hamilton continues to lap in the 1m24s on this run, Bottas is back out in the Williams and on course to improve his time.
That's six timed laps on this run so far for Hamilton, suffering a drop off of 0.9s on a set of medium-compound Pirellis.
Hamilton's next laps are a 1m23.9s and a 1m24.2s, while Kvyat is out for some more single-lap runs without a front wing.
Hamilton starts this run with a 1m23.601s - faster than anyone other than the 2014 champion and Vettel today.
As Maldonado pits, Hamilton joins the action with a practice start from the end of the pitlane.
A brief pitstop for Kvyat, who must be kicking himself for that error on his first lap of the morning. Big setback for learning his new surroundings.
Kvyat's front-wingless Red Bull has just headed back out, making it three cars on track now.
Maldonado is pressing on in the E23 now - he's found another second and is almost within a second of the Williams now.
Maldonado goes quicker still in the Lotus on the first flier of this latest run - shaving three tenths off his previous best.
As if his ears were burning as we type, Nasr tags out and returns to the pits. Verstappen's Toro Rosso and Maldonado's Lotus take his place.
Felipe Nasr is back out in the Sauber, which is resplendent in the colours of his sponsor: Banco do Brasil.
The change of colour scheme has clearly caught out some members of the paddock.
One rival F1 driver asked yesterday: "Which car is the blue and yellow one with the white wings?"
Well here's your answer...
The change of colour scheme has clearly caught out some members of the paddock.
One rival F1 driver asked yesterday: "Which car is the blue and yellow one with the white wings?"
Well here's your answer...
Red Bull
Red Bull has caused much fanfare by unveiling its new RB11 cloaked in a camouflage livery. Our technical expert Craig Scarborough reveals the secrets it's trying to hide.
Technical analysis: The Red Bull RB11
The track goes quiet once more as Verstappen brings his latest run to an abrupt halt and heads back to the pits.
Breaking news
The late start to this test for Lotus means Romain Grosjean will only get one day of running in the new E23. The team has confirmed Maldonado will stay in the car tomorrow and hand over to his Franco-Swiss team-mate for the final day on Wednesday.
Verstappen breaks the short silence and heads back out in the Toro Rosso. He's clocked 42 laps and the Dutch teenager is only four shy of matching team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr's tally for the whole of yesterday, so the STR10 is clearly running better than on day one.
Hamilton finally brings his run to an end. His 73 laps is comfortably the largest total of the day so far as quiet descends on the Jerez circuit.
Hamilton is still going strong and has racked up 70 laps for Mercedes. Pace has dropped into the 1m27s now on a very long run. Paddy Lowe will be delighted...
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Bottas dives for the pits now, leaving Hamilton alone on track. The Williams has clocked 24 laps so far today and Bottas says the team will be solely focused on reliability work at this test.
"I think these days here we're going to use to experience the car and put mileage on it, see about the reliability and learn from it.
"I think we are getting some bits onto the car a bit later at Barcelona.
"I don't think it's time to start focusing on pure performance here yet. I think it's time to focus on the basic things first."
"I think these days here we're going to use to experience the car and put mileage on it, see about the reliability and learn from it.
"I think we are getting some bits onto the car a bit later at Barcelona.
"I don't think it's time to start focusing on pure performance here yet. I think it's time to focus on the basic things first."
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@McLarenF1: "Jenson's run a couple more laps - chasing a recurring problem. Hopefully out again soon. #Jerez #TestingIsTesting"
The Sauber is in too now as Hamilton continues to pound round. The world champion is lapping in the low 1m27s to late 1m26s at the moment.
By: Glenn Freeman, Ben Anderson, Edd Straw, AUTOSPORT staff
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