Barcelona Tests 2017
See you tomorrow at 9 a.m. for the live commentary of the third day of winter testing in Barcelona. Stay tuned to follow all the motorsport news and reactions at the end of this day of driving in Barcelona.
Kimi Räikkönen concludes the second day of winter testing in Barcelona with the best time achieved so far in Catalonia in 1'20""960. The Ferrari driver set his time on soft tires, and at the end of eight hours of running this Tuesday, the Briton Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), second time in 1'20″"983, achieved this morning on super-soft tires . Max Verstappen (Red Bull) completes the top 3 in 1’22″”200.
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) – 1’20″”960 (108 laps) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’20″”983 (66) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1’22″”200 (89) Kevin Magnussen ( Haas) – 1’22″”204 (118) Esteban Ocon (Force India) – 1’22″”509 (86) Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) – 1’22″”956 (68) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 1’22″ »986 (102) Jolyon Palmer (Renault) – 1’24″ »139 (53) Antonio Giovinazzi (Sauber) – 1’24″ »617 (67) Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) – 1’25″ » 600 (40) Lance Stroll (Williams) – 1’26″”040 (12)
End of the afternoon session in Barcelona.
End of day for Kvyat and Toro Rosso five minutes from the end of the session.
That's a wrap for today! @Dany_Kvyat jumps out of the car after completing a total of 68 laps #F1 pic.twitter.com/2vg0zT5oaf
— Toro Rosso (@ToroRossoSpy) February 28, 2017
18h
Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) improved his best time to 1’25″”600
18h
Magnussen is not content to accumulate laps in this last half hour. The Haas driver further improves his benchmark in 1’22″”204 and moves up to fourth place ahead of Esteban Ocon (Force India).
18h
Räikkönen (Ferrari) joined Magnussen in the clan of 100 completed laps.
17h
Kevin Magnussen (Haas) has crossed the 100 lap mark.
17h
Fernando Alonso was joined in the McLaren stand by a former Woking resident.
Spotted in the #McLaren garage. Two world champions deep in conversation… #F1Testing #FlyingFinn pic.twitter.com/CQ2NGcu4Hq
- McLaren (@ McLarenF1) February 28, 2017
17h
Daniil Kvyat continues his rise in the rankings by setting the sixth provisional time with his Toro Rosso.
17h
Romain Grosjean will be on track tomorrow in Barcelona.
Impatient….??? # r8g #helmetselfie pic.twitter.com/vmBIr9EhS4
- Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) February 28, 2017
17h
Close to the hundred laps covered, Kevin Magnussen (Haas) gets closer to Esteban Ocon (Force India) by setting a lap in 1'22″"795 on super-soft tires.
17h
Fear for Valtteri Bottas with the Mercedes W08.
this afternoon
…it wasn't all plain sailing #F1Testing #F1 pic.twitter.com/AERmDr2ufX
- Formula 1 (@ F1) February 28, 2017
17h
Stoffel Vandoorne made a brief appearance on track with his McLaren MCL32.
17h
Final minutes of the day now. Wonder if we'll top laps at @Circuitcat_eng. What do you think?
- Haas F1 Team (@ HaasF1Team) February 28, 2017
17h
Only one hour of driving before the end of this second day in Catalonia.
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) – 1’20″”960 (92 laps) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’20″”983 (66) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1’22″”200 (68) Esteban Ocon ( Force India) – 1’22″”509 (58) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 1’22″”986 (80) Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) – 1’23″”081 (58) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 1’23″ »200 (92) Jolyon Palmer (Renault) – 1’24″ »139 (43) Antonio Giovinazzi (Sauber) – 1’24″ »617 (41) Lance Stroll (Williams) – 1’26″ » 040 (12) Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) – 1’26″”201 (30)
17h
1’23″”081 for Daniil Kvyat his last fastest stint with Toro Rosso.
17h
Stoff returns to his run program with an install lap. He's back in the garage feeding back to the team before going again. #F1Testing pic.twitter.com/pJGThwMIN6
- McLaren (@ McLarenF1) February 28, 2017
17h
A single installation lap for Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) after the Power Unit change carried out on the MCL32-Honda.
17h
Improvement for Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) in 1’23″”498.
