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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
NewsOnF1: 
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
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso now goes second quickest with a 1:22.988
10:02
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes at 10 am local time
1:22.381
1:22.988
1:24.255
1:24.867
1:26.967
1:27.319
1:29.666
1:30.033
1:32.730
10:14
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg improves with a 1:21.277
10:50
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso improves with a 1:21.739
10:51
NewsOnF1: 
And Vettel goes 3rd with a 1:22.844
11:00
NewsOnF1: 
Fastest laptimes at 11 am
1:21.277
1:21.739
1:22.844
1:23.533
1:23.778
1:23.986
1:24.284
1:24.664
1:24.840
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
NewsOnF1: 
Button improves with a 1:23.302, remains in 4th
11:06
NewsOnF1: 
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
NewsOnF1: 
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
NewsOnF1: 
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
1:20.130
1:20.606
1:21.541
1:22.415
1:22.514
1:22.828
1:23.101
1:23.115
1:24.664
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
1:20.130
1:20.494
1:21.444
1:21.541
1:21.664
1:22.415
1:22.514
1:23.115
1:23.167
1:23.628
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
NewsOnF1: 
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You can predict who will be the 2013 F1 Champion here, and which team will win the Contructors' Championship here
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
1:20.130
1:20.494
1:21.444
1:21.541
1:21.658
1:21.664
1:22.415
1:22.514
1:22.524
1:23.115
1:23.167
1:23.628
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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