Jerez first pre-season test Test day one
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Chilton has left them to it, heading back to the paddock on a scooter and waving at our trackside observer Edd Straw. Our man has been joined by Jean-Eric Vergne in the final sector, too.
Marussia mechanics have arrived on the scene, and are taking a good look at the right rear corner of the car while the recovery trucks wait to be called into action.
It's hard to see if there's any damage to the car, but judging by how far into the gravel it's gone, and how close it is to the outside barrier it is.
The British rookie then brings the red flags out, having gone off at the end of the backstraight.
Max Chilton, Marussia, F1 testing, Jerez
Behind them Chilton has set his fastest lap of the day. His 1m24.176 leaves him 4.3 seconds off the pace.
Just a lap later the Toro Rosso is back on the Force India's tail, and again Ricciardo backs off.
Di Resta clearly wasn't up for playing ball and letting Ricciardo through, so the Australian has backed off to get some clear space.
Max Chilton heads back out, joining the track just behind a nose-to-tail di Resta and Ricciardo. The Toro Rosso was the quickest of the cars on track at the moment before he hit traffic.
The McLaren improves again, with a 1m20.611s moving Button ahead of Rosberg's Mercedes and into fifth. Edd Straw says the MP4-28 had a wild moment on the exit of the double right-hander before the chicane.
Button finally posts a lap time - a 1m20.848s to go sixth quickest.
Four cars on track now, as Daniel Ricciardo gets involved for Toro Rosso. Hulkenberg slows almost to a stop on the start/finish straight and then picks up the pace again.
Button heads back out. We're still waiting for the McLaren's first 'flying' lap of 2013.
No problems for Hulkenberg at the chicane this time, as he's backing off to get away from di Resta. By the time he gets to the start/finish straight he's back on it.
On track, di Resta has rejoined Hulkenberg in a repeat of the double act we had about 20 minutes ago. Edd Straw reports that the Sauber driver is having more difficulties at the chicane, this time locking a wheel under braking
Jonathan Noble says that Martin Whitmarsh's media session is over-running. Hopefully that means he's got a few interesting things to say about McLaren's day.
Hulkenberg's Sauber breaks the silence on track.
With nothing on track, now seems a good time to remind everyone of the big story this afternoon: Mercedes will not be back out today after an electrical problem forced Nico Rosberg to stop out on track earlier.
Jenson Button is back in the pits, and he still hasn't set a lap time today. Team boss Martin Whitmarsh is holding a media briefing at the moment which should offer some insight into McLaren's day.
Paul di Resta, Jerez F1 testing
When the Sauber and Force India were on track together, Edd Straw observed that the Swiss car looked the more nimble. He reckons di Resta could have been battling a car with a heavier fuel load.
Di Resta brings a run of 12 flying laps to an end, the fastest of which was a 1m24.9s. Button has the track to himself.
Hulkenberg pits, shortly after Edd Straw sees him miss the chicane towards the end of the lap. Jenson Button heads out, as a few British fans appear opposite the pits.
Only di Resta and 2012 team-mate Nico Hulkenberg (now at Sauber) are sharing the track at the moment, with the German putting in the faster laps
Edd Straw has headed trackside this afternoon, and he's seen a few lock-ups from Paul di Resta's Force India in the final sector of the lap.
Force India on Twitter: "@pauldirestaf1 is doing some longer runs in the #VJM06 at Jerez this afternoon and assessing the set-up changes made during the lunch break."
Ricciardo hunts down di Resta over the second half of the lap, but the Scot isn't giving ground and, after thinking about a move into Curva Expo, Ricciardo backs off to give himself some room
Another out-lap/in-lap combination for Button. Di Resta and van der Garde stay out and are on mediums, while Ricciardo has joined on hards.
A little more detail from the Mercedes camp, following the announcement that the team won't run again today: "The part which requires modification is the wiring loom where the electrical fault originated this morning."
Jenson Button and Paul di Resta are our other men currently on track.
Giedo van der Garde finds a chunk of time as he comes round in a 1m22.791s - that will keep him 10th but does at least allow him to close to within 2.9s of the outright pace.
Mercedes won't run again today, it confirms via Twitter: "Jerez update... after identifying the cause of the problem, we will not be running again today whilst parts are modified ready for tomorrow"
Hulkenberg pits, and we have relative quiet out on track. The media centre is a slightly different affair after some issues with the internet...
Nico Hulkenberg is the only man out on track at present, and he makes full use of that freedom by almost coming to a halt down the main straight several times, all in the name of testing.
Button heads back in, but he has at least boosted his lap count to five, even if he is still yet to set a time. No sight as yet of Nico Rosberg however, who caused the other of today's two red flags when he stopped earlier this morning at Turn 11.
Jenson Button 2013 F1
Only man on track now is Hulkenberg, as Button swiftly pitted again.
AUTOSPORT's Edd Straw is back from a chat with Max Chilton about his first morning as an F1 driver:
"This morning was a pretty incredible feeling I have to say. Heading out the garage for the first time you feel not just your own excitement but, for the mechanics around me and the team back at home, this is what they've all been working for over a long winter.
"It's a big moment, especially as everyone seems pretty confident with what we have here. So far so good. Things really couldn't have got off to a better start when you think that we're all getting to grips with a pretty new package.
"There's quite a detailed programme we need to follow to start to understand the car, so it's a slow and painstaking process. As we've started testing on time, we've got plenty of room to keep building over the next few weeks, so that's pretty exciting as Australia will be here before we know it."
"This morning was a pretty incredible feeling I have to say. Heading out the garage for the first time you feel not just your own excitement but, for the mechanics around me and the team back at home, this is what they've all been working for over a long winter.
"It's a big moment, especially as everyone seems pretty confident with what we have here. So far so good. Things really couldn't have got off to a better start when you think that we're all getting to grips with a pretty new package.
"There's quite a detailed programme we need to follow to start to understand the car, so it's a slow and painstaking process. As we've started testing on time, we've got plenty of room to keep building over the next few weeks, so that's pretty exciting as Australia will be here before we know it."
Button sets out again now, rejoining for the first time since his McLaren hit fuel pump problems this morning.
Only man out now is Ricciardo in the Toro Rosso.
And yes, that does mirror the current top three on the times, but how often in testing are those times deceptive? Remember the day last year when a visibly unpleasant-to-drive Ferrari set a morale boosting flyer.
Early reports from AUTOSPORT technical expert Gary Anderson out on track are that the Lotus looks good, and the Toro Rosso and Force India show promise.
The Caterham comes down the pits straight slowly on a constant speed aero test.
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