Barcelona Tests 2017
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Mercedes completed a total of 558 laps, or 2597km, with the W08 this week.
Day 4 = Test 1 = 558 total laps – 2,597km – completed this week!! The Silver Arrows will be back on track on Tuesday… #F1 pic.twitter.com/o6jlbJe4yf
- Mercedes-AMG F1 (@ MercedesAMGF1) March 2, 2017
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Barcelona F1 test results – Day 4
1. Kimi Räikkönen – Ferrari – 1'20''872 (soft) – 93 laps 2. Max Verstappen – Red Bull – 1'21''769 (soft) – 85 laps 3. Jolyon Palmer – Renault – 1'21' '778 (soft) – 39 laps 4. Romain Grosjean – Haas – 1'22''309 (super soft) – 118 laps 5. Antonio Giovinazzi – Sauber – 1'22''401 (ultra soft) – 84 laps 6. Sergio Pérez – Force India – 1'22''534 (super soft) – 82 laps 7. Stoffel Vandoorne – McLaren – 1'22''576 (ultra soft) – 67 laps 8. Valtteri Bottas – Mercedes – 1'23' '443 (soft) – 68 laps 9. Nico Hülkenberg – Renault – 1'24''974 (soft) – 51 laps 10. Daniil Kvyat – Toro Rosso – 1 lap
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Räikkönen (Ferrari) finished with the best time of the day after completing a lap in 1'20"872 on the soft tires. Grosjean (Haas) was the most diligent with 118 laps covered.
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The checkered flag is presented to the drivers. It's the end of this first week of winter testing.
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Grosjean made good use of his super soft tires as he lifted the Haas VF17 to 4th place with a time of 1'22″3.
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Grosjean leaves for a stint with a quarter of an hour to go with a set of super soft tires.
He's off on a set of supersoft tires with 15 minutes left. @RGrosjean pic.twitter.com/hzEpVZfz6R
- Haas F1 Team (@ HaasF1Team) March 2, 2017
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Pérez in action with the Force India VJM10.
30 MINS TO GODrying track = fast and furious finale@SChecoPerez has powered his @ ForceIndiaF1 into P3 #F1Testing pic.twitter.com/7u4ZzYScfv
- Formula 1 (@ F1) March 2, 2017
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Räikkönen drives the point home with a time of 1'20″872 achieved on the Ferrari fitted with soft tyres. Verstappen, the Finn's closest opponent, is now almost a second behind.
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Grosjean was clearly not idle today compared to the competition since the Haas driver passed the milestone of 100 covered laps with the Haas VF17 which still occupies 5th place.
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Vandoorne returns to the track just as the sun begins to set in Barcelona.
The sun is setting, we've got less than 40 mins left on the clock. Let's go. pic.twitter.com/wOzo6jTOiT
- McLaren (@ McLarenF1) March 2, 2017
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Giovinazzi took 6th place from Bottas by completing a lap in 1'23″1 in the Sauber C36. Ultra-soft tires were required.
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Vandoorne climbs to 4th position with a time of 1'22″7, but the McLaren driver had to use ultra-soft tires.
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Verstappen is just half a second behind the Ferrari with a time of 1'21"7 achieved at the wheel of the Red Bull.
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Vandoorne improved his personal time with a lap completed in 1'22″8. The McLaren MCL32 ranks 5th.
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Räikkönen improves the mark with a time of 1'21"324 achieved on the Ferrari SF70H shod on soft compounds with a little over an hour of testing remaining.
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Toro Rosso confirms an engine change on Sainz Jr's STR12. The mechanics are working to get the car back on track in the last hour of testing.
Unfortunately, we had to change the engine today. Our guys are currently working hard to try and go out again, with @carlosainz. #F1Testing pic.twitter.com/R6BbLwf5HI
— Toro Rosso (@ToroRossoSpy) March 2, 2017
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Palmer has just progressed to 7th position by setting a time of 1'24″5 at the wheel of the medium-sized Renault. The Briton is 6 tenths ahead of his teammate Hülkenberg who set his best time this morning on softs.
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Verstappen took the provisional best time with a lap completed in 1'21"839 at the wheel of the Red Bull on soft tires.
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Pérez improves further and climbs to 2nd place with the Force India now credited with a time of 1'22″6.
