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2013 Pre-season testing - Barcelona

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2nd Barcelona Pre-season Test - 3rd Test Day
(02/03/2013) 
09:49
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to the third day of testing from the final pre-season test in Barcelona
09:49
NewsOnF1: 
The good news is that it is dry
09:53
NewsOnF1: 
The drivers on duty today are:
Webber - Red Bull
Massa - Ferrari
Perez - McLaren
Raikkonen - Lotus (pulled out not feeling well)
Valsecchi - Lotus (replacing Raikkonen in the morning)
Grosjean - Lotus (should take over in the afternoon)
Hamilton - Mercedes
Gutierrez - Sauber
Sutil - Force India
Maldonado - Williams (am)
Bottas - Williams (pm)
Vergne - Toro Rosso
van der Garde - Caterham
Bianchi - Marussia
09:54
NewsOnF1: 
After testing for Force India in the hope of securing their second seat, Bianchi finds himself in the Marussia after Razia's contract was terminated due to his sponsors not paying
09:55
NewsOnF1: 
9 drivers have so far gone out onto the track
09:56
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton is so far fastest and covered the most laps
10:09
NewsOnF1: 
Valsecchi who replaces the unwell Raikkonen goes out for the first time in the Lotus
10:10
NewsOnF1: 
Only Maldonado has yet to go out. Williams were expecting some parts from the factory and they have arrived a bit late
10:14
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes at 10:10 am local time
1:23.326
1:24,036
1:25.238
1:25.338
1:25.471
1:27.025
1:47.501
No time
No time
No time
10:30
NewsOnF1: 
A 1:21.534 for Hamilton
11:10
NewsOnF1: 
van der Garde stops on the track
11:15
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton has completed the most laps so far with 31 then Massa with 29
Least laps with Valsecchi with just 2 laps
11:16
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton goes out
11:18
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton sets a 1:20.817! That is the fastest so far this year!
11:24
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez improves with a 1:22.739
11:25
NewsOnF1: 
And Vergne improves with a 1:23.614
11:27
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits. he did 5 timed laps making his fastest time even more impressive
12:23
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton's time still holds, in fact, no other driver has even set a time in the 1:21s!
12:24
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez improves slightly with a 1:22.553. That is almost a full 2 seconds off Hamilton's quickest time
12:25
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez is second quickest!
12:27
NewsOnF1: 
Massa improves with a 1:22.100. still over a second and a half slower than Hamilton
13:59
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes at lunchtime
1:20.558
1:21.627
1:21.673
1:22.305
1:22.553
1:22.694
1:23.116
1:23.223
1:23.448
1:24.307
Best time on day 3 in 2012: 1:22.094
15:19
NewsOnF1: 
Not much improvement after lunch
15:19
NewsOnF1: 
Sutil and Vergne are conducting race simulations
15:21
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean has taken over from Valsecchi and Bottas has taken over from Maldonado
15:26
NewsOnF1: 
Massa improves with a 1:21.505
15:41
NewsOnF1: 
Most laps so far by van der Garde with 91 then Hamilton with 85
15:47
NewsOnF1: 
Sutil is on a race simulation, he has completed 48 laps so far of that race simulation. He has made 4 stops so far
15:48
NewsOnF1: 
His quickest time so far is a 1:27.554 during this stint
15:50
NewsOnF1: 
Vergne is on his 40th lap of his race simulation. He has made 3 stops so far and his best time is a 1:28.159
15:50
NewsOnF1: 
Meanwhile Massa improves slightly again with a 1:21.457
15:56
NewsOnF1: 
Massa's quick times have been made during 3 or 4 timed lap runs
16:06
NewsOnF1: 
Sutil completes 67 laps on his race simulation and pits. It was a 4 stop race simulation
16:07
NewsOnF1: 
Gutierrez is also on a race simulation, currently on his 29th lap having made 1 stop so far
16:32
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean completes a 13 timed lap run, quickest time of 1:27.192 (1st), slowest time of 1:32.039 (13th)
16:35
NewsOnF1: 
Vernge on his 60 laps of his race simulation
16:36
NewsOnF1: 
Best time so far from Vergne on this simulation is a 1:28.159
16:37
NewsOnF1: 
Bianchi improves his best time, a 1:24.028
16:44
NewsOnF1: 
Red flag, Massa stops on the track
16:45
NewsOnF1: 
A wheel flew off Massa's car!
16:46
NewsOnF1: 
Massa has just improved his time with a 1:21.266
16:52
NewsOnF1: 
Session remains red flagged as they clear Massa's car. 10 minutes remain in the session
16:58
NewsOnF1: 
Session resumes
16:59
NewsOnF1: 
Webber improves with a 1:22.658
17:01
NewsOnF1: 
Bottas sets a 1:22.468 as the session ends
17:07
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes
1:20.558
1:21.266
1:21.627
1:22.305 (am)
1:22.468 (pm)
1:22.553
1:22.658
1:22.694
1:23.223
1:23.380 (pm)
1:23.448 (am)
1:23.380
1:24.235
Best time on day 3 in 2012: 1:22.094
17:20
NewsOnF1: 
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2013

Jerez (5 - 8 February)

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