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2013 Pre-season testing - Barcelona

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1st Barcelona Pre-season Test - 3rd Test Day

(21/02/2013)

09:24

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to our coverage of the 3rd day of testing from Barcelona

09:24

NewsOnF1:

Unlike the past 2 days, it is cloudy at Barcelona

09:27

NewsOnF1:

The drivers testing today are:

Red Bull - Red Bull
Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
Jenson Button - McLaren
Romain Grosjean - Lotus
Nico Rosberg - Mercedes
Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber
Adrian Sutil - Force India
Pastor Maldonado - Williams
Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso
Charles Pic - Caterham
Geido van der Garde - Marussia

09:27

NewsOnF1:

All the drivers have completed installation laps however no serious times have been set yet

09:28

NewsOnF1:

It is cold with air temperature at 9 degrees while track temperature is at 10 degrees

09:28

NewsOnF1:

Mark Webber is on a the track

09:31

NewsOnF1:

Webber sets a 1:26.569

09:32

NewsOnF1:

van der Garde sets a 1:31.899

09:34

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits after 4 timed laps

09:36

NewsOnF1:

Today Adrian Sutil will be testing the Force India while tomorrow it will be Jules Bianchi. Although the team isn't stating so, it looks like this will be a head to head to see who will drive alongside Paul di Resta this year

09:36

NewsOnF1:

This is the only remaining vacant seat for the 2013 season

09:37

NewsOnF1:

You can visit the 2013 driver lineup page here

09:38

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado sets a 1:26.807

09:39

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado improves with a 1:25.671

09:41

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado pits after 3 timed laps

09:47

NewsOnF1:

Alonso pits without setting a time

09:47

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean and Webber on the track

09:48

NewsOnF1:

A 1:31.001 for Grosjean

09:49

NewsOnF1:

Webber sets a 1:26.145

09:51

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean pits after 4 timed laps

09:56

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits after 4 timed laps

10:06

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado sets a 1:22.675

10:07

NewsOnF1:

That was just a single timed lap from Maldonado

11:01

NewsOnF1:

Apologies for the interruption

11:01

NewsOnF1:

Alonso is now quickest with a 1:22.510

11:05

NewsOnF1:

Fastest lap times @ 11 am local time
Alonso / Ferrari 1:22.510
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.675
Webber / Red Bull 1:23.066
Grosjean / Lotus 1:24.296
Vergne / Toro Rosso 1:25.577
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:27.153
van der Garde / Caterham 1:27.344
Best time on day 2: 1:21.848
Best time on day 3 in 2012: 1:22.391

11:06

NewsOnF1:

Alonso's quickest lap was during a 2 timed lap run

11:06

NewsOnF1:

Alonso goes out again

11:07

NewsOnF1:

Alonso improves with a 1:22.301

11:09

NewsOnF1:

Most laps so far, Vergne with 28

11:10

NewsOnF1:

Sutil and Button yet to set times

11:10

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg had set a time but it isn't representative

11:11

NewsOnF1:

Button sets a 1:24.530

11:13

NewsOnF1:

Vergne sets a 1:24.125

11:15

NewsOnF1:

And now Sutil sets a 1:25.936

11:17

NewsOnF1:

And he improves with a 1:24.890

11:19

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg finally puts in a competitive lap with a 1:23.153

11:22

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado is on a long run, so far he has completed 13 timed laps, he started with a 1:32.6 and is now down to a 1:34.1. The tyre degredation isn't too bad however he isn't pushing either

11:24

NewsOnF1:

Sutil completed 5 timed laps, his last lap was a 1:28.838

11:24

NewsOnF1:

Showers are forecast tomorrow so expect to see a lot of running today

11:25

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg sets a 1:24.429

11:26

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg pits after 5 timed laps, 3 fast and 2 slow ones

11:27

NewsOnF1:

Looks like Maldonado is doing a race distance. He makes a stop and goes back out

11:29

NewsOnF1:

A 1:30.283 for Maldonado after his stop. The last lap prior to his stop was a 1:34.490

11:30

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg pits after 3 timed laps, 2 fast and 1 slow

11:31

NewsOnF1:

Vergne and Alonso return to the track

11:31

NewsOnF1:

Fastest lap times at 11:30 am
Alonso / Ferrari 1:22.301
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.675
Webber / Red Bull 1:23.066
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:23.153
Vergne / Toro Rosso 1:24.125
Grosjean / Lotus 1:24.296
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:24.429
Button / McLaren 1:24.530
Sutil / Force India 1:24.890
van der Garde / Caterham 1:27.344
Best time on day 2: 1:21.848
Best time on day 3 in 2012: 1:22.391

11:31

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean returns as well

11:35

NewsOnF1:

Vergne improves with a 1:23.983

11:36

NewsOnF1:

And Hulkenberg improves with a 1:23.849 and Grosjean improves with a 1:24.106

11:38

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg sets a 1:22.627

11:40

NewsOnF1:

Sutil improves with a 1:23.641

11:41

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado on his 8th timed lap this stint, tyre degradation not bad as his lap times now down to 1:31.991

11:41

NewsOnF1:

Webber on the track

11:44

NewsOnF1:

Button back out as well

11:44

NewsOnF1:

Webber sets a 1:23.522

11:45

NewsOnF1:

Button improves with a 1:23.839

11:48

NewsOnF1:

28 laps so far for Maldonado. He is fairly consistent but not a single lap under the 1:30 mark, now lapping consistently in the mid 1:31s

11:48

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits after 2 timed laps

11:48

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on the track

11:51

NewsOnF1:

Button pits after 4 timed laps, his last lap was a 1:27.231

11:51

NewsOnF1:

Alonso improves again with a 1:22.144

11:55

NewsOnF1:

Alonso pits after 2 timed laps

11:56

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg does a 1 timed lap run with a 1:23.397

11:57

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado makes his second stop after 15 laps

11:58

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado sets a 1:29.059 on the first lap of his 3rd stint

12:03

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado drops into the 1:30s but has been fairly consistent in the last 4 laps

12:03

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean sets a 1:22.332

12:05

NewsOnF1:

Fastest lap times at midday
Alonso / Ferrari 1:22.144
Grosjean / Lotus 1:22.332
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:22.627
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.675
Webber / Red Bull 1:23.066
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:23.397
Sutil / Force India 1:23.641
Button / McLaren 1:23.839
Vergne / Toro Rosso 1:23.983
van der Garde / Caterham 1:27.344

Best time on day 2: 1:21.848
Best time on day 3 in 2012: 1:22.391

12:06

NewsOnF1:

Webber back on track

12:06

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado now lapping the in mid 1:31s

12:07

NewsOnF1:

Webber improves slightly with a 1:23.024

12:23

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg sets a 1:22.160, a single timed lap run

12:25

NewsOnF1:

And Button sets a 1:22.840, again a single timed lap run

12:26

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado makes his 3rd stop

12:27

NewsOnF1:

His lap prior to the stop was a 1:31.363

12:27

NewsOnF1:

He sets a 1:28.862 on his first lap of his 4th stint!

12:27

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean sets a 1:22.188

12:28

NewsOnF1:

Alonso sets a 1:21.875

12:30

NewsOnF1:

Alonso's time remains slower than the time set by Perez yesterday (a 1:21.848)

12:30

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean pits after setting a second slow laptime of 1:31.486

12:31

NewsOnF1:

Alonso pits after a 3 timed lap run, the other 2 laps were slow

12:31

NewsOnF1:

30 minutes remains in the morning session

12:31

NewsOnF1:

Webber seems to be on a long run with a lot of fuel

12:32

NewsOnF1:

He is lapping in the high 1:30s

12:33

NewsOnF1:

Sutil goes into the 1:22's with a 1:22.877

12:34

NewsOnF1:

Chilton takes 10th from van der Garde with a 1:27.208

12:35

NewsOnF1:

Most laps so far: Maldonado with 73 then Vergne with 54

12:35

NewsOnF1:

Least laps: Button with 23 laps

12:37

NewsOnF1:

58 laps completed for Maldonado on this run. The race simulation will end before the lunch break. They will be the first team this test to complete a full race simulation without issues

12:38

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado is currenlty lapping in the low 1:31s

12:39

NewsOnF1:

Meanwhile Webber is on his 8th lap. His last timed lap was a 1:32.473, degradation more than what Maldonado is showing

12:39

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits

12:39

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on the track as Vergne sets a 1:23.366

12:40

NewsOnF1:

Alonso sets a 1:22.041

12:44

NewsOnF1:

Chilton improves with a 1:26.416

12:45

NewsOnF1:

Alonso once again doing a 3 timed lap run, a fast (1:22.0) and medium (1:27.0) and a slow lap (1:38.7)!

13:02

NewsOnF1:

Maldonado completes his race simulation. 65 laps, his final lap was a 1:31.017

13:02

NewsOnF1:

Its lunchtime now

13:03

NewsOnF1:

Fastest lap times at 1 pm local time
Alonso / Ferrari 1:21.875
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:22.160
Grosjean / Lotus 1:22.188
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:22.627
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.675
Button / McLaren 1:22.840
Sutil / Force India 1:22.877
Webber / Red Bull 1:23.024
Vergne / Toro Rosso 1:23.366
Chilton / Marussia 1:26.416
Best time on day 2: 1:21.848
Best time on day 3 in 2012: 1:22.391

14:01

NewsOnF1:

Most laps from the morning session: Maldonado with 79 laps

14:02

NewsOnF1:

Least laps: Button and Rosberg with 29 laps each

14:08

NewsOnF1:

Session resumes following the lunch break and Rosberg goes out straight away

14:22

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg and Sutil on track now as well

14:22

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg doing a few laps and pits then goes back out again

14:25

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg sets a 1:22.611

14:29

NewsOnF1:

Bottas takes over from Maldonado this afternoon

14:29

NewsOnF1:

Bottas sets a 1:25.719

14:38

NewsOnF1:

Bottas completed a 3 timed lap run

14:38

NewsOnF1:

His last lap was a 1:27.627

14:41

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on the track

14:45

NewsOnF1:

Alonso pits after 2 timed laps, lapping in the 1:27s

14:45

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg and Hulkenberg on longer runs

14:48

NewsOnF1:

Bottas sets a 1:22.826

14:51

NewsOnF1:

Both Rosberg and Hulkenberg are on long(ish) runs

14:52

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg has completed 8 timed laps so far

14:55

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg pits after 8 timed laps, best was a 1:28.602, slowest was a 1:32.610

15:00

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg pits after 12 timed laps, best was a 1:27.093, slowest was a 1:34.184

15:01

NewsOnF1:

Now Alonso, Grosjean and Bottas are on the track

15:02

NewsOnF1:

Bottas pits after a single timed lap (a 1:23.322)

15:04

NewsOnF1:

Alonso doing out/in laps

15:08

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean on a long run

15:11

NewsOnF1:

Button pits after a 5 timed lap run, best lap was a 1:31.332. slowest was a 1:35.061

15:13

NewsOnF1:

Alonso continues his out/in laps, so far he has done 6 of those!

15:16

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean is now on his second stint of a race simulation

15:17

NewsOnF1:

His first stint only lasted only 6 laps!

15:17

NewsOnF1:

Best time in first stint was a 1:31.446

15:17

NewsOnF1:

Best time on second stint so far, a 1:28.523

15:20

NewsOnF1:

Webber back on the track after a long stop

15:21

NewsOnF1:

11 laps so far for Grosjean on his second stint

15:21

NewsOnF1:

Laptime now a 1:31.743 for Grosjean

15:27

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean makes his second stop

15:27

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15:28

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean's first lap following his stop is a 1:27.005

15:29

NewsOnF1:

Interestingly, Rosberg is on a long(ish) run and his laptimes are actually improving! The first time this is happening! They have been either consistent and slightly dropping or dropping dramatically

15:30

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg started with a 1:30.160 and now he is lapping with a 1:28.380

15:31

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean is now lapping in the 1:28s

15:34

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean has a very slow lap! A 1:37.146

15:35

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg improved again with a 1:27.922

15:36

NewsOnF1:

A few drivers are on longer runs now including Webber and Button

15:36

NewsOnF1:

Webber completed 7 timed laps with a best of 1:30.979 and a slowest of 1:32.188

15:37

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean now in the 1:30s

15:38

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits and goes back out, looks like a race simulation for him as well

15:38

NewsOnF1:

Only Alonso and Vergne not on the track

15:39

NewsOnF1:

Webber sets a 1:28.457 on the first lap of his second stint

15:39

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg times are dropping now, his last lap was a 1:29.571

15:40

NewsOnF1:

That was Rosberg's 17th timed lap this run ... that is remarkable

15:40

NewsOnF1:

Alonso joins in the action

15:41

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg pits

15:42

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean on his 12th lap this stint is now lapping in the 1:32s

15:42

NewsOnF1:

Webber drops into the 1:30s

15:43

NewsOnF1:

Combined, Maldonado and Bottas have covered 100 laps so far.

15:44

NewsOnF1:

Chilton in the Marussia improves with a 1:25.690

15:48

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean pits after 14 laps

15:48

NewsOnF1:

Webber now lapping in the 1:31s

15:49

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean back out

15:50

NewsOnF1:

Alonso on his 5th timed lap, his first lap was a 1:24.171, now he sets a 1:28.968

15:52

NewsOnF1:

A 1:29.147 for Grosjean, his first lap in his 4th stint

15:53

NewsOnF1:

Alonso pits

15:53

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean is improving this stint so far, now lapping with a 1:28.262

15:57

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits after 11 laps this stint

16:00

NewsOnF1:

Webber sets a 1:29.679

16:00

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean drops back into the 1:29s now

16:04

NewsOnF1:

Webber laps consistently in the mid 1:29s for 3 laps then drops into the 1:30s

16:05

NewsOnF1:

Fastest lap times at 4 pm local time
Alonso / Ferrari 1:21.875
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:22.160
Grosjean / Lotus 1:22.188
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:22.611
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.675
Bottas / Williams 1:22.826
Button / McLaren 1:22.840
Sutil / Force India 1:22.877
Webber / Red Bull 1:23.024
Vergne / Toro Rosso 1:23.366
Best time on day 2: 1:21.848
Best time on day 3 in 2012: 1:22.391

16:07

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean into his 49th lap of his race simulation

16:08

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean fairly consistent this stint, he is stil lapping in the low 1:29s

16:09

NewsOnF1:

Webber on his 32nd lap and now lapping in the mid 1:31s

16:10

NewsOnF1:

Bottas also appears to be on a race simuation

16:11

NewsOnF1:

14 laps in the first stint for Bottas with a best of 1:31.991 and a slowest of a 1:35.770

16:11

NewsOnF1:

His second stint started with a 1:29.321 and 8 laps later he sets a 1:32.503

16:13

NewsOnF1:

Webber makes his 3rd stop

16:13

NewsOnF1:

Alonso back out

16:15

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean impressive this stint with consistent lap times, 17 laps so far and lapping between mid 1:28s and low 1:29s

16:17

NewsOnF1:

Webber sets a 1:27.655 on his first lap of his 4th stint

16:18

NewsOnF1:

Button on the track

16:20

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean now dropping into the 1:30s

16:21

NewsOnF1:

Webber into the 1:28's and 2 laps later in the 1:29s

16:22

NewsOnF1:

Alonso completes 5 timed laps, a best of 1:24.021, drops to 1:27.152

16:24

NewsOnF1:

57 laps for Grosjean so far in this race simulation

16:25

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean pits for the last time

16:26

NewsOnF1:

Webber's laptimes stablise around the 1:29s

16:26

NewsOnF1:

Alonso pits after 5 timed laps

16:29

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean sets a 1:28.093 following his final stop

16:31

NewsOnF1:

Bottas now on his 3rd stint of his race simulation

16:33

NewsOnF1:

Grosjean completes his race simulation. His last lap was a 1:27.465

16:34

NewsOnF1:

He has now completed the most number of laps with 119

16:35

NewsOnF1:

However the Williams car has done the most laps, with Maldonado in the morning and Bottas in the afternoon, the two have covered 133 laps so far

16:36

NewsOnF1:

Webber now into the 1:30s this stint

16:37

NewsOnF1:

Alonso back out

16:38

NewsOnF1:

49 laps so far for Webber

16:39

NewsOnF1:

Webber makes his 4th stop

16:39

NewsOnF1:

Button on a short race simulation as there isn't enough time to complete a race distance

16:40

NewsOnF1:

He completed 10 timed laps on the first stint with a best time of a 1:28.606 and a slowest of 1:32.5756

16:41

NewsOnF1:

Button's second stint started with a 1:28.714 dropping into the 1:29s

16:41

NewsOnF1:

Webber pits twice!

16:44

NewsOnF1:

Webber sets a 1:26.874 on his 5th stint!

16:46

NewsOnF1:

15 minutes remain in the session

16:46

NewsOnF1:

Red flag!

16:47

NewsOnF1:

van der Garde stops on the track

16:48

NewsOnF1:

The simulations for Webber, Button and Bottas are aborted

16:48

NewsOnF1:

Bottas just made his 3rd stop in his simulation

16:51

NewsOnF1:

The session is effectively over, we may have a green period for a few minutes

16:52

NewsOnF1:

Fastest lap times at 4:50 pm local time
Alonso / Ferrari 1:21.875
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:22.160
Grosjean / Lotus 1:22.188
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:22.611
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.675
Bottas / Williams 1:22.826
Button / McLaren 1:22.840
Sutil / Force India 1:22.877
Webber / Red Bull 1:23.024
Vergne / Toro Rosso 1:23.366
Best time on day 2: 1:21.848
Best time on day 3 in 2012: 1:22.391

16:55

NewsOnF1:

The Caterham is on the truck and on its way to the pits

16:55

NewsOnF1:

The session will resume for a few minutes

16:55

NewsOnF1:

Session resumes

16:56

NewsOnF1:

A few drivers go out