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2013 Pre-season testing - Barcelona

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2nd Barcelona Pre-season Test - 4th Test Day

(03/03/2013)

09:18

NewsOnF1:

Welcome to the final day of the 2013 pre-season testing

09:23

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The drivers on duty today are:

Vettel / Red Bull
Alonso / Ferrari
Button / McLaren
Raikkonen / Lotus (he is feeling better today)
Rosberg / Mercedes
Hulkenberg / Sauber
di Resta / Force India
Maldonado / Williams (Bottas to take over in the afternoon)
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso
Pic / Caterham
Bianchi / Marussia

09:24

NewsOnF1:

The weather is dry and sunny which is good news. Expect plenty of running today

09:25

NewsOnF1:

All the drivers have completed installation laps

09:26

NewsOnF1:

Best time so far is a 1:27.651 by Hulkenberg

09:36

NewsOnF1:

A number of drivers have set lap times. Nothing quick yet though

09:37

NewsOnF1:

We will see a few teams doing race simulations today

09:39

NewsOnF1:

The first quick time of the day comes from Rosberg with a 1:22.825

09:42

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg improves with 1:22.381

09:45

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg improves with a 1:24.867

09:50

NewsOnF1:

Button goes second with a 1:24.255

09:54

NewsOnF1:

Vettel and Raikkonen have yet to set a time

10:01

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Alonso now goes second quickest with a 1:22.988

10:02

NewsOnF1:

Fastest laptimes at 10 am local time
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:22.381
Alonso / Ferrari 1:22.988
Button / McLaren 1:24.255
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:24.867
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:26.967
di Resta / Force India 1:27.319
Bianchi / Marussia 1:29.666
Pic / Caterham 1:30.033
Maldonado / Williams1:32.730

10:14

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg improves with a 1:21.277

10:50

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Alonso improves with a 1:21.739

10:51

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And Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:22.844

11:00

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Fastest laptimes at 11 am
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:21.277
Alonso / Ferrari 1:21.739
Vettel / Red Bull 1:22.844
Button / McLaren 1:23.533
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:23.778
Maldonado / Williams1:23.986
di Resta / Force India 1:24.284
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:24.664
Pic / Caterham 1:24.840
Bianchi / Marussia 1:29.169
Best time so far in 2013: 1:20.558 (Hamilton)
Best time in 2012: 1:22.030 (Raikkonen)

11:01

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen has yet to set a time. The Lotus has a gearbox issue

11:03

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11:05

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Button improves with a 1:23.302, remains in 4th

11:06

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Alonso now quickest with a 1:21.024

11:07

NewsOnF1:

This is the second quickest time this year in Barcelona. Still half a second slower than that time set by Hamilton yesterday!

11:12

NewsOnF1:

And Rosberg responds with a 1:20.723! The Mercedes is quick! How much pace the others are showing is the question!

11:13

NewsOnF1:

Vettel improves with a 1:22.514

11:28

NewsOnF1:

Alonso now sets a 1:20.809

11:38

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg sets a 1:20.794, very close to his best time

11:43

NewsOnF1:

It is worth noting that Hamilton's time yesterday was the second quickest time set during testing since the chicane was added in 2007. Only in 2009 did a quicker time get set and that was by Rubens Barrichello in the Brawn (1:18.926)

11:47

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As for the quickest Pole lap at the Spanish Grand Prix since 2007, that was a 1:19.995 by Webber in the Red Bull in 2010

11:48

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Maldonado sets a 1:22.767 and goes 4th

11:51

NewsOnF1:

Alonso sets a 1:20.900. Also very close to his best

11:53

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen yet to set a time. It seems the Lotus is quick but fragile

12:06

NewsOnF1:

Alonso betters Rosberg's time. A 1:20.606

12:07

NewsOnF1:

Hulkenberg sets a 1:21.541

12:10

NewsOnF1:

And Rosberg responds with a 1:20.130! That is four tenths quicker than Hamilton's time. Impressive

12:15

NewsOnF1:

Fastest laptimes at 12:15 pm local time
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:20.130
Alonso / Ferrari 1:20.606
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:21.541
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.415
Vettel / Red Bull 1:22.514
di Resta / Force India 1:22.828
Button / McLaren 1:23.101
Pic / Caterham 1:23.115
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:24.664
Bianchi / Marussia 1:25.603
Best time so far in 2013: 1:20.130 (Rosberg)
Best time in 2012: 1:22.030 (Raikkonen)

12:18

NewsOnF1:

Alonso sets a 1:20.494!

12:20

NewsOnF1:

Doesn't look like Raikkonen will go out before lunch

12:24

NewsOnF1:

Button sets a 1:21.664, goes 4th

12:25

NewsOnF1:

Rosberg sets a 1:20.180. Will we see a sub 1:20 time today ?

12:27

NewsOnF1:

Alonso does a 1:20.503

12:28

NewsOnF1:

The question is how much fuel is Rosberg and Alonso carrying ?

13:06

NewsOnF1:

Fastest laptimes at lunchtime
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:20.130
Alonso / Ferrari 1:20.494
Button / McLaren 1:21.444
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:21.541
di Resta / Force India 1:21.664
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.415
Vettel / Red Bull 1:22.514
Pic / Caterham 1:23.115
Bianchi / Marussia 1:23.167
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:23.628
Raikkonen / Lotus 1:24.396
Best time so far in 2013: 1:20.130 (Rosberg)
Best time in 2012: 1:22.030 (Raikkonen)

13:09

NewsOnF1:

Most laps so far today by Alonso with 64 then Bianchi with 62

Raikkonen went out in the final few minutes of the morning session and completed 7 laps in total

13:09

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15:37

NewsOnF1:

It seems that drivers are on longer runs in the afternoon

15:39

NewsOnF1:

However there has been 2 driver swaps
Bottas has taken over from Maldonado and Chilton has taken over from Bianchi

16:00

NewsOnF1:

Bottas in the Williams goes 8th with a 1:22.721

16:11

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen improves slightly with a 1:23.399 takes 11th

16:17

NewsOnF1:

Vettel and Alonso on long runs, both lapping in the 1:27s but hard to compare really

16:42

NewsOnF1:

Kimi improves with a 1:21.658

17:23

NewsOnF1:

Fastest laptimes
Rosberg / Mercedes 1:20.130
Alonso / Ferrari 1:20.494
Button / McLaren 1:21.444
Hulkenberg / Sauber 1:21.541
Raikkonen / Lotus1:21.658
di Resta / Force India 1:21.664
Maldonado / Williams 1:22.415
Vettel / Red Bull 1:22.514
Bottas / Williams 1:22.524
Pic / Caterham 1:23.115
Bianchi / Marussia 1:23.167
Ricciardo / Toro Rosso 1:23.628
Chilton / Marussia 1:24.103
Best time so far in 2013: 1:20.130 (Rosberg)
Best time in 2012: 1:22.030 (Raikkonen)

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