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By: Geoff Creighton

Summary

Status: Stopped
Driver, Team, Time, Tyre
Hamilton, Mercedes,
Bottas, Mercedes, 1m23.443s, S
Verstappen, Red Bull, 1m21.769s, S
Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1m20.872s, S
Perez, Force India, 1m22.534s, SS
Massa, Williams,
Vandoorne, McLaren, 1m22.576s, US
Kvyat, Toro Rosso,
Sainz, Toro Rosso,
Grosjean, Haas, 1m22.309s, SS
Hulkenberg, Renault, 1m24.974s, S
Palmer, Renault, 1m21.778s, S
Giovinazzi, Sauber, 1m22.401s, US
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FINAL LAP COUNT:
Raikkonen 93
Verstappen 85
Palmer 39
Grosjean 118
Giovinazzi 84
Perez 82
Vandoorne 67
Bottas 68
Hulkenberg 51
Kvyat 1
Perez heads back into the pits, followed by Vandoorne and Raikkonen and that's it for the on-track action here in Spain.
Vandoorne completes his final lap of the day, posting a 1m23.593s. Just three cars left now.
And that's the final chequered flag of this first pre-season test. Raikkonen ends the day fastest on a 1m20.872s.
Verstappen is back in, and with just a minute to go it's not looking like anyone is going to do anything spectacular on pace.
And Vandoorne has now headed out.
Raikkonen, Verstappen, Grosjean and Perez are the only drivers on track with just over two minutes to go.
Raikkonen circulates as the sun begins to go down. Pic: LAT

Raikkonen circulates as the sun begins to go down. Pic: LAT

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Bit of a wobble for Perez out of the final chicane, and he comes round to complete a 1m26.118s.
Perez is back out and starts his first flier of this run on medium-compound Pirellis.
And he improves to a 1m22.309s to take fourth place from Giovinazzi.
Great news for Sauber fans, as Giovinazzi improves to a 1m22.401s. He's on ultra-softs and up in fourth.
Quickest on track at the moment is Palmer, in the high 1m23s. Just 16 minutes of this first pre-season test remaining. Still time for some drama.
Today's been such an ordeal it's drained all of the colour out of Daniil Kvyat. Pic: XPB

Today's been such an ordeal it's drained all of the colour out of Daniil Kvyat. Pic: XPB

 
 
 
Perez in the Force India. Pic: LAT

Perez in the Force India. Pic: LAT

Raikkonen dives into the pits, leaving just three cars on track.
With just over 20 minutes to go, Raikkonen, Palmer, Perez and Grosjean are all on track.
Palmer goes third fastest with a 1m21.778s.
Raikkonen does push again, but despite a new best time through the final sector he is four tenths down on his fastest.
Another improvement for Giovinazzi on the ultra-softs, while Raikkonen has backed off for two laps in the row. Will he try again on this set of softs? We'd all love to see an ultra-soft run, if Ferrari is listening (we suspect it has better things to do).
It's a 1m20.8s for Raikkonen on the softs. Giovinazzi has also improved in the Sauber, on ultra-softs.
Raikkonen is improving again - how fast can the Ferrari go this time?
Renault has tried a new colour on its RS17's livery, kinda. Pic: LAT

Renault has tried a new colour on its RS17's livery, kinda. Pic: LAT

Grosjean has passed the 100-lap mark for Haas, an impressive feat on a day where a lot of the running was compromised by the wet test conditions.
That is McLaren's fastest time of the week - a fraction faster than Alonso has managed at this test.
 
Vandoorne improves again - he's down to a 1m22.5s on another ultra-soft run.
 
Giovinazzi improves again - 1m23.129s, so the ultra-softs are holding up well towards the end of today's running.
Sauber jumps up to sixth - ahead of Bottas's now-parked Mercedes - with ultra-softs for Giovinazzi.

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