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2013 Pre-season testing - Barcelona

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2nd Barcelona Pre-season Test - 2nd Test Day
(01/03/2013) 
11:46
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the 2nd day of the final pre-season test at Barcelona
11:47
NewsOnF1: 
It has been another wet start although the track is starting to dry now!
11:50
NewsOnF1: 
Drivers on duty today are:
Vettel / Red Bull
Alonso / Ferrari
Button / McLaren
Grosjean / Lotus
Rosberg / Mercedes
Hulkenberg / Sauber
Sutil / Force India
Maldonado / Williams
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso
van der Garde / Caterham
Chilton / Marussia
11:51
NewsOnF1: 
In the last hour, the times started to drop as the track is drying quickly
11:52
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg is currently fastest with a 1:35.984 from Alonso with a 1:36.452
11:52
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps so far by Rosberg with 35, least by Maldonado with 13
11:54
NewsOnF1: 
There was one red flag instance this morning when Ricciardo stopped on the track
12:01
NewsOnF1: 
Sutil goes quickest with a 1:35.715
12:17
NewsOnF1: 
Button now fastest with a 1:27.826
12:18
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso now second with a 1:27.878
12:19
NewsOnF1: 
Most are on dry tyres now
12:20
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg quickest with a 1:27.672
12:22
NewsOnF1: 
Button now goes sub 1:26 with a 1:25.936
12:35
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg now second quickest with a 1:27.246
13:07
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes at lunchtime
1:25.936
1:26.152
1:27.246
1:27.672
1:27.757
1:27.878
1:29.132
1:29.682
1:29.772
1:31.159
1:39.036
Wet track drying in late morning
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
Afternoon session gets underway
14:04
NewsOnF1: 
Conditions are dry but it is overcast and windy
14:05
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg is the first out on the track
14:06
NewsOnF1: 
In the morning session both Alonso and Grosjean did the most number of laps with 52
Vettel did the least number of laps with 26
14:13
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg pits and Hulkenberg, Sutil, Button and van der Garde go out
14:15
NewsOnF1: 
Button improves with a 1:25.225
14:23
NewsOnF1: 
Only Button and Chilton on the track
14:26
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits as Hulkenberg, Sutil and Maldonado go back out
14:31
NewsOnF1: 
Sutil goes quickest with a 1:24.286
14:34
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel goes out. So far he has done the least laps today
14:45
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel sets a 1:25.335 then a 1:25.218 then pits
14:46
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso on the track as Sutil sets a 1:24.215
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes second fastest with a 1:24.543
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel back on the track on a longer run
15:05
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits after 6 timed laps with a best of 1:27.875
15:05
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso and Button on the track
15:07
NewsOnF1: 
Button sets a 1:23.924 quickest
15:21
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes second with a 1:24.155
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg on a long run
15:29
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg is lapping in the 1:32s, he has completed 10 laps so far. Looks like he is on a race simulation
15:36
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean goes quickest with a 1:22.716
15:37
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg pits after 14 laps, best lap was a 1:31.013 while his slowest was a 1:33.102
16:04
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso now on a long run
16:09
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso completes 10 laps so far, best time of 1:31.092
16:14
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits after 13 laps, goes back out
16:20
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso sets a best time of 1:29.033 then drops back in the 1:30s
16:22
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel sets a 1:23.743
16:33
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits again after 28 laps
16:34
NewsOnF1: 
It is starting to rain again!
16:36
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso puts on intermediates. He is the only driver on the track
16:38
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso is now lapping in the 1:45s
16:46
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits
16:47
NewsOnF1: 
Red flag
16:47
NewsOnF1: 
van der Garde stops on the track
16:51
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes at 4:50 pm local time
1:22.716
1:23.181
1:23.628
1:23.743
1:23.744
1:24.215
1:25.483
1:25.598
1:26.316
1:26.655
1:27.878
Wet track drying in late morning, rain returns late afternoon
16:52
NewsOnF1: 
The Caterham is being cleared
16:52
NewsOnF1: 
The Caterham is being cleared
16:53
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps by Rosberg with 117 then Alonso with 100
Least laps by van der Garde with 48
16:58
NewsOnF1: 
Session resumes with just a few minutes to go
16:59
NewsOnF1: 
It isn't raining but the track remains wet
16:59
NewsOnF1: 
And Maldonado stops on the track
16:59
NewsOnF1: 
Seems he is out of fuel
17:00
NewsOnF1: 
This would be the end of the session for today
17:00
NewsOnF1: 
Lets hope the conditions will be better tomorrow
17:01
NewsOnF1: 
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17:02
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes
1:22.716
1:23.181
1:23.628
1:23.743
1:23.744
1:24.215
1:25.483
1:25.598
1:26.316
1:26.655
1:27.878
Wet track drying in late morning, rain returns late afternoon

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