Last Updated on February 28 2017, 9:22 am
At last testing is upon us and the Circuit de Catalunya is busy with the new 2017 machinery pounding out the laps.
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17:15
Full results for today are:
| Pos. | Team | Driver | Time | Laps | Compound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | Hamilton | 1:21:765 | 73 | Soft |
| 2 | Ferrari | Vettel | 1:21:878 | 128 | Medium |
| 3 | Williams | Massa | 1:22:076 | 103 | Soft |
| 4 | Haas | Magnussen | 1:22:894 | 51 | Soft |
| 5 | Red Bull | Ricciardo | 1:22:926 | 50 | Soft |
| 6 | Mercedes | Bottas | 1:23:169 | 79 | Soft |
| 7 | Force India | Perez | 1:23:709 | 39 | Soft |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | Sainz | 1:24:494 | 51 | Medium |
| 9 | Renault | Hulkenberg | 1:24:784 | 57 | Medium |
| 10 | McLaren | Alonso | 1:24.852 | 29 | Soft |
| 11 | Sauber | Ericsson | 1:26:841 | 72 | Medium |
17:00
16:10
Current laps completed:
Vettel 102
Massa 86
Bottas 79
Ericsson 65
Sainz 52
Hamilton 51
Perez 36
Magnussen 36
Hulkenberg 36
Ricciardo 30
Alonso 11
15:55
https://twitter.com/officialminisES/status/836231633250435072
15:50
15:45
Vettel 1.21.878 with Mediums!
15:15
Alonso returns to the pits at a crawling pace, with the Honda engine already switched off. He pulls out of the fast lane as mechanics run up the pitlane in case the McLaren can’t coast all the way to the garage.
15:10
Autosport:
The Toro Rosso does everything it needs to do and rides the kerbs well.
The Haas, by comparison, isn’t really hitting the kerbs hard. When Magnussen does attack the kerbs, the rear reacts badly and he had a moment in Turn 2 just now that effectively ruined the lap.
14:50
https://twitter.com/Sergio_salva/status/836226954600787969
12:10 GMT
Headlines from Testing Day 1 Morning
McLaren only able to complete one lap with oil leakage
Ricciardo suffers sensor failure requiring gearbox removal early in first run for RB13
Near the session end Magnussen puts the Haas in the wall at Turn 10
Bottas completes the most running, covering 79 laps on soft and hard tyres
Vettel posts the fastest time at a 1.22.791 but Ferrari and Mercedes reluctant to show true pace
Whale Tails see running for many teams
- 1 Vettel Ferrari 1m22.791s
- 2 Bottas Mercedes 1m23.169s
- 3 Perez Force India 1m23.709s
- 4 Massa Williams 1m25.552s
- 5 Sainz Toro Rosso 1m25.632s
- 6 Hulkenberg Renault 1m26.319s
- 7 Magnussen Haas 1m26.404s
- 8 Ericsson Sauber 1m26.865s
- 9 Ricciardo Red Bull 1m28.712s
- Hamilton Mercedes No time
- Alonso McLaren No time
https://twitter.com/Secteur_F1/status/836183273437016068
11:50 GMT
https://twitter.com/Sergio_salva/status/836179249514045440
https://twitter.com/Sergio_salva/status/836168320743321600
11:30 GMT
11:00 GMT
https://twitter.com/Gianludale27/status/836153268233437185
10:00 GMT
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