Barcelona Pre-Season Testing – Day 3
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This is the end of this live text of pre-season testing on the Barcelona circuit. Thank you very much for accompanying us throughout the week and we will meet again for the second salvo in Bahrain from March 10 to 12. Have a great weekend everyone!
18h
The final ranking of the 3rd and final day of the Barcelona winter testing:
- Hamilton, 1’19″138
- Russell, 1’19″233
- Perez, 1’19″556
- Verstappen, 1’19”756
- Vettel, 1'19″824
- Leclerc, 1’19″831
- Sainz, 1’20″072
- Albon, 1’20″318
- Latifi, 1'20″699
- Ricciardo, 1’20″750
- Norris, 1’20″827
- Alonso, 1’21″242
- Zhou, 1'21″939
- Gasly, 1’22″469
- Mazepin, 1’26″229
- Bottas, 1'30″433
18h
Improving on a new lap, Hamilton finally eases off while the checkered flag is waved. The Briton still finished the week with the best time. A good omen? Only the future will tell us
17h
Never two without three. New improvement for Hamilton who beats his previous mark by 3 thousandths. 1'19″138 for the Englishman
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Rush hour in Barcelona 🐢#F1 @WilliamsRacing pic.twitter.com/89hRYkRF1y
- Formula 1 (@ F1) February 25, 2022
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The Englishman followed up with a 1'19″141 and took control of the session and set the best time of the week in the process. The return of Sir Lewis? Very gentle, very gentle, these are only tests
17h
Confirmation of the trend. Here is Hamilton 3rd with a lap 1'19″674
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The track is dry in Barcelona as demonstrated by Pérez's 2nd time of the day in 1'19″556 on soft tires. Here he is three tenths behind Russell
17h
Here is an update on the ranking less than an hour from the end of the session
- Russell, 1’19″233
- Verstappen, 1’19”756
- Vettel, 1'19″824
- Leclerc, 1’19″831
- Albon, 1’20″318
- Perez, 1’20″452
- Latifi, 1'20″699
- Ricciardo, 1’20″750
- Norris, 1’20″827
- Sainz, 1’20″883
- Alonso, 1’21″242
- Zhou, 1'21″939
- Gasly, 1’22″469
- Hamilton, 1’23″030
- Mazepin, 1’26″229
- Bottas, 1'30″433
16h
We won't see Aston Martin again in Barcelona either. Like Haas and Alpine, the British team will not be able to send Stroll onto the track this Friday afternoon. “Despite the team's efforts, we will not go out today. We thank the entire team for their efforts. » As a reminder, Vettel was forced to stop the AMR22 on track at the end of the session this morning. An oil leak was then detected by the mechanics
UPDATE: Despite the team's best efforts, we will not be running again today.
We'd like to thank the team for all their hard work. We are going to Bahrain again. 👊 #F1Testing pic.twitter.com/ke2z9EeddX
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) February 25, 2022
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Pérez in action in Barcelona at the end of the first sector. The Mexican is currently 9th with a best lap of 1'21″644
Getting to grips with the # RB18 👊 @SChecoPerez ???? pic.twitter.com/2BzhHfjcvM
- Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) February 25, 2022
15h
Ricciardo at work with intermediaries. The Australian gets closer to 40 laps
The # MCL36 in the wet. You're welcome. 💦😍#F1Testing pic.twitter.com/2jSKEHNsfG
- McLaren (@ McLarenF1) February 25, 2022
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Hamiton begins to sign some timed laps. The Briton currently has a best time of 1'34″314, still on intermediate tires of course.
15h
Testing completed for Haas. Although it had high hopes of sending Schumacher to the wet track this Friday afternoon, the American team indicated that the repairs on the VF22 are taking longer than expected, forcing it to lower the garage curtain for good.
Whilst we'd hoped that the car would be able to return this afternoon, the repair work is going to take several more hours, so unfortunately we will not be back on track today.# HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/sVOhVvb5BM
— MoneyGram Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) February 25, 2022
15h
Aston Martin found the source of the problem which forced Vettel to stop on track before the end of the first session. It was an oil leak which caused a small fire. The team continues to work to try to send Stroll out on track this afternoon
UPDATE: The team has determined that it was an oil leak that caused # SV5 to stop on track shortly before lunch.
The oil leak caused a small fire but with the car now back in the garage, we are investigating where the issue came from.#F1Testing
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) February 25, 2022
15h
We are currently experiencing some technical problems on our site but here is an update on the ranking after a little over an hour of driving in the Catalan afternoon
- Russell, 1’19″233
- Verstappen, 1’19”756
- Vettel, 1'19″824
- Leclerc, 1’19″831
- Latifi, 1'20″699
- Norris, 1’20″827
- Alonso, 1’21″242
- Zhou, 1'21″939
- Gasly, 1’22″469
- Albon, 1’22″652
- Mazepin, 1’26″229
- Ricciardo, 1’42″814 (Inters)
- Hamilton, no time
14h
Latifi, Hamilton, Pérez and Norris in action on the wet tarmac of Barcelona
Intermediates are the popular choice on Friday afternoon #F1 pic.twitter.com/HkSUYVh5V4
- Formula 1 (@ F1) February 25, 2022
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Please note that this session will take place in wet conditions. Trucks watered the track to allow the teams to try the wet tires with their new car
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Here are the drivers chosen by the teams for the last session of the week with therefore the absence ofAlpine and Ocon
Red Bull:PEREZ
Mercedes: HAMILTON
Ferrari: SAINZ
McLaren: RICCIARDO
AlphaTauri: TSUNODA
Aston Martin: STROLL
Williams: ALBON
Alfa Romeo: BOTTAS
Haas: SCHUMACHER
14h
As a reminder, Alpine will not participate in this last session after the hydraulic problems encountered on the A522 of Alonso. Ocon will therefore no longer ride this week.
