Barcelona F1 test day two
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By: Geoff Creighton
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Status: Stopped
Driver, Team, Time, Tyre
Hamilton,Mercedes,1m19.928s,C3
Leclerc,Ferrari,1m18.247s,C3
Gasly,Red Bull,1m19.814s,C3
Ricciardo,Renault,1m19.886s,C3
Magnussen,Haas,1m19.206s,C3
Norris,McLaren,1m18.553s,C4
Stroll,Racing Point,1m20.433s,C3
Giovinazzi,Alfa Romeo,1m19.312s,C4
Albon,Toro Rosso,1m19.301s,C4
Bottas,Mercedes,1m19.535s,C3
Hulkenberg,Renault,1m19.837s,C3
Fittipaldi,Haas,1m21.849s,C3
Hamilton,Mercedes,1m19.928s,C3
Leclerc,Ferrari,1m18.247s,C3
Gasly,Red Bull,1m19.814s,C3
Ricciardo,Renault,1m19.886s,C3
Magnussen,Haas,1m19.206s,C3
Norris,McLaren,1m18.553s,C4
Stroll,Racing Point,1m20.433s,C3
Giovinazzi,Alfa Romeo,1m19.312s,C4
Albon,Toro Rosso,1m19.301s,C4
Bottas,Mercedes,1m19.535s,C3
Hulkenberg,Renault,1m19.837s,C3
Fittipaldi,Haas,1m21.849s,C3
Another exciting day of testing! Keep an eye on our YouTube and social media channels for videos and podcasts from Barcelona this evening, and of course the Autosport website will have all the latest news, features and opinions from the second day of testing.
See you back here tomorrow. Last one in buys breakfast.
See you back here tomorrow. Last one in buys breakfast.
So, the final order at the end of the second day of pre-season testing is as follows:
1 Leclerc 1m18.247s
2 Norris 1m18.553s
3 Magnussen 1m19.206s
4 Albon 1m19.301s
5 Giovinazzi 1m19.312s
6 Bottas 1m19.535s
7 Gasly 1m19.814s
8 Hulkenberg 1m19.837s
9 Ricciardo 1m19.886s
10 Hamilton 1m19.928s
11 Stroll 1m20.433s
12 Fittipaldi 1m21.849s
1 Leclerc 1m18.247s
2 Norris 1m18.553s
3 Magnussen 1m19.206s
4 Albon 1m19.301s
5 Giovinazzi 1m19.312s
6 Bottas 1m19.535s
7 Gasly 1m19.814s
8 Hulkenberg 1m19.837s
9 Ricciardo 1m19.886s
10 Hamilton 1m19.928s
11 Stroll 1m20.433s
12 Fittipaldi 1m21.849s
End of day lap count:
Leclerc 157Albon 132
Norris 104Giovinazzi 101Hulkenberg 95Gasly 92Bottas 89Stroll 79Hamilton 74Magnussen 59Ricciardo 28Fittipaldi 13
Leclerc 157Albon 132
Norris 104Giovinazzi 101Hulkenberg 95Gasly 92Bottas 89Stroll 79Hamilton 74Magnussen 59Ricciardo 28Fittipaldi 13
Chequered flag. Leclerc's time from prior to lunch has survived that soft tyre onslaught from Norris and McLaren to give Ferrari bragging rights for the second day running.
While track action nears its end for today, JAKE BOXALL-LEGGE has been taking a look at what's become the big tech battleground of 2019 - teams' responses to the front wing rule changes.
There are two schools of thought - it's a battle between extreme and conventional. And Ferrari is in the 'bold' camp while Mercedes and Red Bull seem to have played it relatively safe. Here's the full explanation of it all:
There are two schools of thought - it's a battle between extreme and conventional. And Ferrari is in the 'bold' camp while Mercedes and Red Bull seem to have played it relatively safe. Here's the full explanation of it all:
Norris gives up some time to Leclerc in the remaining two sectors, so although his times are personal bests through both, he ends up three tenths down on the Ferrari, using the red C4 tyres.
Norris chucks in a new fastest overall first sector as we count down the minutes to the chequered flag.
Hulkenberg is finishing a busy afternoon - which included a race simulation and has now taken him up to 94 laps since the lunchbreak, with repeated passes through the pits and practice starts.
Near miss between Albon and Hulkenberg in the pits. Albon was told to leave the garage as the Renault trundled past, and pulled out. Not sure what happened there but Albon must not have been expecting a car to his left. It was a silly near miss, it would have been a near side-on collision with the angle they almost met each other at.
Fittipaldi improves again to a 1m22.458s, while Norris backed off for a cool-down lap and is now pushing again.
Norris has put a set of the red C4 tyres on and puts them to good use to move up to third with a 1m19.249s. Fittipaldi also improves at the other end of the order, getting down to a 1m23.918s.
Bottas is out on a very shiny set of yellow-marked C3s. They don't retain their shine for very long - most of it was gone by the time he got to the end of the pit lane, but it makes for a striking image when the car rolls out of the garage.
Another tiny improvement for Hulkenberg, but he remains within the same tenth of a second as Ricciardo. He's had a much better day than his team-mate, logging 84 laps so far while Ricciardo only managed 28 thanks to his rear wing failure in the morning.
Hulkenberg moves up to eighth with a 1m19.852s for Renault, so for the second day running he and Ricciardo have ended up within a tenth of a second of each other.
Fittipaldi posts his first lap time since taking over the Haas, it's a 1m34.684s. More to come, you'd expect.
Pietro Fittipaldi has made an appearance, not long after Haas confirmed he would replace Magnussen for most of this afternoon due to a seat issue for KMag.
Ooh. Stroll did a 1m20.621s last time around which is only a couple of tenths off his best.
But then the next is in the 1m21s.
But then the next is in the 1m21s.
For one final time before the chequered flag falls on today's test, this is what the order looks like currently:
1 Leclerc 1m18.247s
2 Magnussen 1m19.206s
3 Giovinazzi 1m19.312s
4 Norris 1m19.489s
5 Albon 1m19.606s
6 Bottas 1m19.616s
7 Gasly 1m19.814s
8 Ricciardo 1m19.886s
9 Hamilton 1m19.928s
10 Hulkenberg 1m20.382s
11 Stroll 1m20.433s
1 Leclerc 1m18.247s
2 Magnussen 1m19.206s
3 Giovinazzi 1m19.312s
4 Norris 1m19.489s
5 Albon 1m19.606s
6 Bottas 1m19.616s
7 Gasly 1m19.814s
8 Ricciardo 1m19.886s
9 Hamilton 1m19.928s
10 Hulkenberg 1m20.382s
11 Stroll 1m20.433s
Just the two cars on track with just over 30 minutes to go. Stroll (C2) and Bottas (C3) lead the way.
Albon pits from that Bottas-beating run on the C4s. Will Bottas answer late on?
Stroll's first lap on these C2's yielded a 1m24.524. That's not Hulkenberg-gazumping pace.
Stroll's first lap on these C2's yielded a 1m24.524. That's not Hulkenberg-gazumping pace.
Stroll has clearly been reading Autosport Live, and has headed out to seek revenge on Hulkenberg for condemning him to last in the order.
Albon's done a cool down lap now, so we'll have a look at his first sector shortly.
No, we'll do it now. It's not very good.
No, we'll do it now. It's not very good.
The timing screens here at Barcelona have responded to the news the Williams is on its way from the UK by giving Russell and Kubica token sector times. Maybe they took that show car from the garage for a little spin and none of us noticed
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