Barcelona F1 test two day two

By: Geoff Creighton

Summary


	Sainz sets the fastest time of testing so far to top the morning running
	Vettel crashes at Turn 3 mid-way through the morning, causing a 40-minute delay
	Ricciardo completed race runs for Renault in the first session
	Mercedes has been showing more pace today
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Status: Stopped

23:39 Driver, Team, Time, Tyre
Bottas,Mercedes,1m18.941s,C3
Vettel,Ferrari,1m18.195s,C3
Verstappen,Red Bull,1m18.395s,C3
Ricciardo,Renault,1m22.597s,C2
Grosjean,Haas,1m18.330s,C5
Sainz,McLaren,1m17.144s,C4
Perez,Racing Point,1m17.842s,C4
Raikkonen,Alfa Romeo,1m18.209s,C4
Kvyat,Toro Rosso,1m18.682s,C3
Kubica,Williams,1m19.367s,C4
Hamilton, Mercedes,1m18.943s,C3
Hulkenberg,Renault,1m19.056s,C3

20:11 Raikkonen's Alfa is on the flatbed truck and is on its way to the pitlane.

20:09 It was a lost afternoon for Ferrari then following Vettel's crash, but aside from that how is the team viewing its pre-season so far? Italian journalist Roberto Chinchero joined Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell to give us his insight into how the mood is at Ferrari.

20:07

20:04

Recovery vehicles are on the scene

20:03

20:03 CCTV confirms Raikkonen has stopped coming out of Turn 6.

20:02 We haven't seen anything, but the timing screens suggest Raikkonen has stopped in the second sector.

20:01 That's it - day over.

19:59 Another pair of quick turnarounds in the pits for Verstappen and Hulkenberg, as Hamilton heads out for one final run as well.

19:58 Raikkonen, Grosjean, Verstappen, Hulkenberg and Kubica are the six on track as we enter the final minute and a half of the session.

19:56 It's another quick turnaround for the Red Bull (and Hulkenberg for that matter), who head straight back out.

19:55 Kubica is back out for a final run in the Williams as Hulkenberg and Verstappen head back in.

19:53 Among all of that, we have a Ferrari on track! Briefly, anyway. Leclerc goes for an outlap before returning to the pits.

19:53 Sainz is out on what we think is a set of C4s, although the dipping sun makes the colour look a bit duller. Perez has just come past us in the pits on what we're more confident is the C5, and Kubica has done the same.

19:51 Grosjean sets a personal best in the second sector, but ends the lap 0.023s slower than his current best.

19:49 Verstappen has us going like we're playing musical chairs, running to the window each time he pits to check what tyres he's gone for. This time he bamboozles us completely by driving straight through the pits.

19:47

19:45 Out on track right now: Sainz, Raikkonen, Verstappen (who's been back to the pits twice more for pitstop practice), Hamilton, Hulkenberg and Kubica.

19:45

19:44 Hamilton and Sainz also head out as Perez comes in. We're trying to keep up.

19:43 Hulkenberg is on the C2 compound.

19:42 In the background, Hulkenberg has headed out again for Renault.

19:42 And the Racing Point jumps up to second with that effort! He's only the second driver - after Sainz - to dip below the 1m18s mark, setting a 1m17.842s.

19:41 Perez sets new personal bests in the first and second sectors.

19:41 Both drivers have the C4 fitted for this run, as Verstappen heads back in to swap to the unmarked tyre.

19:39 Raikkonen and Perez are back out now as the track busies up heading into the final 20 minutes.

19:38

19:37 Verstappen comes back in for a quick pitstop, heading back out on a set of C3s.

19:37 Grosjean sets new personal best times in sectors two and three to jump up to fourth on a 1m18.330s.

19:36 We do have the Red Bull back out on track for the first time in more than two hours. No word from the team about its lengthy break.

19:34 Grosjean goes back out in the Haas to join Sainz and Kubica on track.

19:33 Hamilton, meanwhile, brings the Mercedes back in. He's tallied a mammoth 92 laps this afternoon, to add to Bottas's 74 from the morning.

19:33 For one final time today, here's the lap count latest:

Sainz - 118
Verstappen - 114
Kubica - 111
Grosjean - 107
Raikkonen - 104
Kvyat - 101
Hamilton - 91
Perez - 84
Bottas - 74
Ricciardo - 72
Hulkenberg - 47
Vettel - 40

19:32 Sainz is back out for McLaren on a set of C4s.

19:32 That's Hulkenberg in now. After a slow start, he's closed in on a half century of laps for the afternoon.

19:31 Half an hour to go. Will we see any further improvements or, for the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull, any further runs?

19:29 Perez heads in after his latest improvement, just Hamilton, Hulkenberg and Kubica on the track.

19:27 Perez does though! He moves fifth with a 1m18.513s lap.

19:27 Hulkenberg doesn't improve.