Barcelona Tests 2019
Leclerc was finally able to exit the pits just before the end of the session, recording a completed lap.
Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) was unable to reach the pits, his C38 being stopped on the track.
The checkered flag is presented to the drivers. The session ends with the best test time of Sainz Jr (McLaren) and the absence of the Ferrari since Vettel's exit this morning:
Grosjean (Haas) almost improved his time, but the Frenchman failed by 2 hundredths and remains 5th behind Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo).
Kubica (Williams) completed his 120th lap, surpassing his teammate Russell's run the day before.
Grosjean (Haas) moved up to 4th place with a time of 1'18″3 just behind Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo).
Grosjean (Haas) comes out of the pits with C5 tires less than half an hour from the end of the session.
Pérez (Racing Point) moved up to 5th place with a time of 1'18″5 just before returning to the pits.
Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) improves his personal benchmark with a time of 1'18″2. The 2007 champion is in 3rd place.
Pérez (Racing Point) improves his personal time to 1’18″9. The Mexican is in 7th place in the ranking.
Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) now shares the track with Pérez (Racing Point) and Hamilton (Mercedes).
Grosjean (Haas) and Kvyat (Toro Rosso) are now the only ones on the track. The Frenchman recently passed the 100 lap mark.
Grosjean (Haas) took part and set a time of 1'18"6 which placed him just ahead of Kvyat (Toro Rosso) in 4th place.
Kvyat (Toro Rosso) finally shakes up the timesheet by climbing into 4th place with a lap completed in 1'18″6. The Russian is shod with C4 tires.
Sanz Jr (McLaren) still leads the standings one hour from the end of the session. The times changed little this afternoon. The Spaniard was the most diligent with 118 laps covered.
Ferrari has just announced that it hopes to be ready to return the car to the track before the end of the session. Less than an hour of testing remains.
Hülkenberg (Renault) and Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) joined Pérez (Racing Point) and Hamilton (Mercedes) on the pipste one hour from the end of practice.
Sainz Jr (McLaren) is one of the only ones on the track with soft tires (the C4). Most of the other drivers work on the C2, harder compounds.
Hamilton (Mercedes) and Kvyat (Toro Rosso) are the only ones on track now, an hour and a half from the end of the session. The times are still not changing, with the drivers working on race situations with harder compounds.
Verstappen (Red Bull) and Kubica (Williams) joined Sainz Jr in the club of drivers with more than 100 laps today.