Barcelona Tests 2018

18h

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18h

Sebastian Vettel thus ends this seventh day of winter testing with the best time and the lap record in Barcelona.

18h

The checkered flag is waved by the commissioners. The session is over for today!

17h

Small improvised reversing session for Sebastian Vettel in the pits. Such a figure would be heavily penalized in racing conditions!

 

17h

20 minutes from the end of the session, Lewis Hamilton improved his time to 1'19″575, and closed in on his colleague Valtteri Bottas in 8th place.

17h

Marcus Ericsson is already back on the circuit after his swerve.  

17h

Equipped with new super soft tires, Pierre Gasly blazed away and recorded a time of 1'18″363, enough to place him in 3rd place.

17h

Max Verstappen is not the fastest of the day, but he is the most present driver on the track:

 

 

 

17h

After a brief interruption, the session is restarted.

16h

First red flag of the day! Marcus Ericsson crashed into the gravel trap while reversing into turn 4.

16h

Here is the provisional ranking with just under an hour and a half of the session remaining:

 

1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1’17″182

2 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1’18″360

3 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1’18″675

4 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1’18″758

5 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1’18″855

6 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1’19″244

7 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1’19″532

8 Carlos Sainz Jr Renault 1’19″621

9 Robert Kubica Williams 1’19″629

10 Sergio Pérez Force India 1’19″634

11 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’19″842

12 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'19″945

13 Lance Stroll Williams 1’20″276

16h

Lewis Hamilton overtakes Carlos Sainz Jr in 8th place.

16h

Valtteri Bottas shows us how to “wind” a slow turn:

 

16h

Carlos Sainz Jr moved up to 8th position with a time of 1'19″621 on soft tires.

16h

Kevin Magnussen returns to the pits once he has completed his 66 race simulation laps.

 

15h

Only three drivers are now on track: Marcus Ericsson, Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne.

15h

Sebastian Vettel will soon complete his 150 laps of the day.

15h

Racing simulation also conducted at Haas for Kevin Magnussen.

15h

Marcus Ericsson sets off for what should be a race simulation, an hour and a half of driving.

 

15h

Stoffel Vandoorne completed more than 70 laps today, without any damage to the Renault engine block, which highlights the progress in reliability after yesterday's difficult day.

 

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