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2013 Pre-season testing - Barcelona

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2nd Barcelona Pre-season Test - 1st Test Day
(28/02/2013) 
10:37
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the final pre-season test of 2013
10:37
NewsOnF1: 
The session has started under wet conditions
10:40
NewsOnF1: 
The drivers on testing duty are:
Webber - Red Bull
Massa - Ferrari
Perez - McLaren
Grosjean - Lotus
Hamilton - Mercedes
Gutierrez - Sauber
di Resta - Force India
Bottas - Williams
Vergne - Toro Rosso
Pic - Caterham
Chilton - Marussia
10:41
NewsOnF1: 
Very early in the session, Grosjean went off and brought out the red flags
10:43
NewsOnF1: 
The fastest times so far are in the 1:42s and it is still raining
10:56
NewsOnF1: 
The track remains wet although it has stopped raining
11:33
NewsOnF1: 
The track is starting to dry
11:33
NewsOnF1: 
Best times remain in the 1:42s though
11:47
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton now sets a 1:41.614. Still wet conditions
11:57
NewsOnF1: 
Now it is raining again!
12:27
NewsOnF1: 
The rain continues and the times now are in the 1:45s
12:47
NewsOnF1: 
Second red flag of the day
12:47
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez is off
12:48
NewsOnF1: 
He had done the most laps so far with 47
12:54
NewsOnF1: 
The session has resumed but there isn't much running as lunchtime approaches
13:47
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes at lunch time (wet)
1:41.614
1:41.848
1:42.155
1:43.649
1:44.444
1:45.020
1:45.147
1:45.457
1:47.521
1:48.562
Wet Track
13:48
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps so far by Gutierrez with 47 then Webber and Bottas with 44 laps each
Least laps by Perez with 23
14:26
NewsOnF1: 
The afternoon session is now underway
14:27
NewsOnF1: 
Conditions remain wet although the rain has stopped
15:08
NewsOnF1: 
Webber improves with a 1:40.152
15:13
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes second with a 1:41.306
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas goes quickest with a 1:39.844
15:32
NewsOnF1: 
Now Webber goes quickest with a 1:38.287
15:54
NewsOnF1: 
The track is now drying out quickly and hopefully we'll see some dry times before the session ends
15:54
NewsOnF1: 
Massa now sets a 1:32.677
15:58
NewsOnF1: 
Now Perez goes quickest with a 1:31.399
16:05
NewsOnF1: 
Times continue to tumble, now Webber is quickest with a 1:27.487
16:17
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez now quickest with a 1:27.021
16:21
NewsOnF1: 
And Gutierrez improves again with a 1:26.574
16:21
NewsOnF1: 
Now Bottas quickest with a 1:26.458
16:30
NewsOnF1: 
Webber goes quickest with a 1:25.061
16:33
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Massa with a 109 then Hamilton with 99
16:41
NewsOnF1: 
Red flag
16:41
NewsOnF1: 
Massa has stopped on the track
16:47
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes at 4:40 local time
1:25.061
1:26.458
1:26.574
1:26.835
1:27.107
1:27.541
1:27.724
1:29.989
1:32.402
1:34.928
Drying track
16:49
NewsOnF1: 
Session resumes with just over 10 minutes remaining
16:51
NewsOnF1: 
A few cars on the track for the final few minutes
16:52
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton sets a 1:24.348
16:53
NewsOnF1: 
Webber responds with a 1:23.863
17:00
NewsOnF1: 
Webber improves again with a 1:22.693
17:06
NewsOnF1: 
Session concludes
17:07
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes
1:22.693
1:24.348
1:25.017
1:26.458
1:26.538
1:26.574
1:27.107
1:27.541
1:28.166
1:28.644
1:34.928
Wet track becoming dry in last hour
17:09
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Hamilton with 113 followed by Massa with 112 laps
Least laps by Grosjean with 52 laps
17:09
NewsOnF1: 
There were 3 red flags during today's sessions. Grosjean and Gutierrez both went off while Massa stopped on the track
17:10
NewsOnF1: 
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17:10
NewsOnF1: 
Testing continues tomorrow at Barcelona

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2013

Jerez (5 - 8 February)

Day 1  Day 2  Day 3  Day 4

Barcelona (19 - 22 February)

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