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Thanks for sticking with us over the past four days and we sure to stick around for all the fallout from this test as we quickly build towards the second test next week. Bye for now!
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The second and final F1 pre-season test is just five days away, beginning on Tuesday 1st March for another four days to conclude on Friday 4th March - two weeks before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
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The new team on the grid Haas leaves the first test with a respectable amount of laps achieved and  solid times as it looks good to challenge the midfield in 2016. Finally, Sauber waved goodbye to its 2015 car as it prepares to launch this year's machine at the second test.
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The new-look Renault struggled for reliability on the opening two days and despite stopping on each day made remarkable gains on the final day with Kevin Magnussen. Manor also had a tentative start with a brand new look, engine, drivers and transmission as they began to become familiar.
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Elsewhere Red Bull's new life as a TAG-Heuer-powered car has enjoyed a positive start, while Force India looks like it could challenge Williams for a scrap. Toro Rosso also had an upbeat beginning with year-old Ferrari power units.
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What did we learn: Quite a lot but much of it we probably already knew. Ferrari is fast, Mercedes looks fast and has unreal reliability while McLaren has neither of those in its armory.
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So as the sun sets on Circuit de Catalunya, it brings an end to the first four-day F1 pre-season test of 2016
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Raikkonen tops the final day with a 1m 23.477s from the morning session on ultra-soft tyres, followed by Kvyat and Celis with the Renault of Magnussen fourth having completed 153 laps.
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Looks like Magnussen's exit has prevented anyone from improving late on and the results remain unchanged.
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Chequered flag time
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No huge improvements just yet.
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Raikkonen, Nasr, Massa and Kvyat all sprint out. Qualifying-style runs maybe?
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Green flag with four minutes left
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Magnussen's Renault being recovered by the flatbed truck and it appears his day is prematurely over. Should be enough time for some final laps before the 6PM deadline.
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Hmmm...


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He's stopped at turn three having completed 152 laps today. Has been running on soft tyres around the 1m 29s mark.
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Kevin Magnussen is the culprit with 15 minutes remaining.
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Red flag.
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A few drivers switching to super-softs for a 20-minute sprint to shake things up.
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That might cause some trouble...









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Celis up to third again with a 1m 24.840s on soft tyres. Force India's new development driver adapting to life very well.
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Mercedes storming ahead on the most number of laps once again with a combined 180. Magnussen, Verstappen, Nasr also into triple figures. Kvyat close on 92.
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Likely to be just the eight drivers on track for the final 30 minutes with Manor (crash), Haas and McLaren (both mechanical) stuck in the pits.
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Massa now on softs improves with a 1m 26.483s but stays P9.
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No remarkable improvements from anyone just yet but plenty of laps being logged.
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Looks like it is a disaster day for McLaren and in particular Alonso. Still no running since problem with coolant...just three untimed laps to his name all day.
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With Magnussen safely back in the Renault and on track what can he produce on the soft compound tyres?
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Raikkonen and Massa also on track after lengthy absences away. Massa up to P9 with a 1m 26.942s
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Nasr returns to the track on medium compounds for the last-ever running of the 2015 Sauber. New Sauber car expected for second test next week.
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Celis leads the way back out for the final hour of the first test!
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Green flag.
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After four days of consecutive action this might be the consequences for some. Haryanto, Alonso and now Gutierrez out of the running currently while we've not seen Raikkonen in a long time.
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We may have lost our third car for the day as the recovery truck goes to find Gutierrez. The Haas driver had completed 89 laps up the that point today.
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Gutierrez in the Haas has come to a halt at turn four.
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Red flag
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Massa has begun lapping for the first time this afternoon and is way down in P11 with just 34 las to his name. It could be worse though, he could be in a McLaren which still hasn't appeared since its coolant leak.
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Behind the top two Magnussen and Verstappen continue to notch up the laps and set strong times. Both in triple figures for the day with Magnussen's best a 1m 25.263s and Verstappen's a 1m 25.393s
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Rosberg makes a small improvement but stays sixth. Kvyat pits but continues on the ultra-softs with a 1m 24.293s. 0.8s off the Ferrari of Raikkonen.
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As the Red Bull driver becomes familiar with the ultra-softs, we still haven't seen Raikkonen all afternoon. Nor Massa and Alsono for that matter.
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That must have been a premonition, as Kvyat is now out on those purple ultra-softs. What can he do?
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Kvyat does, however, improve fractionally with a 1m 24.329s. Stays second.
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Kvyat returns to the track after his sprint stint on the red super-softs. Not tempted by the new ultra-soft just yet.
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Only Magnussen and Verstappen on track on a relatively quiet end to the first test aside from Haryanto's disagreement with a protector barrier at turn four.
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Kvyat now improves to close the gap on Raikkonen at the top with a 1m 24.764s - still well over a second off the Ferrari though.
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McLaren updating its situation by saying it still has a coolant problem and hasn't been able to run. Less than two hours remaining without a single timed lap completed.
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Kvyat on the super-softs moves up to second with a 1m 24.815s.
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Celis is on the yellow soft Pirelli tyres
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Celis up to fourth now with a 1m 25.874s - improving all the time.
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Magnussen quickly follows.
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Rosberg and Celis head straight out to continue runs cut short by Haryanto's off
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Green flag!
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Haryanto's Manor on the recovery struck and heading back to the garages. Not far away from Green flag.
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Incidentally, Lewis Hamilton ended T01 having notched up 343 laps across the week... that's more than five Spanish GPs.
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Rio Haryanto had jumped up to P10 with a 1m 28.266s having completed 51 laps.
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Depending on how badly damaged the Manor is it could be the end of their test this week. Still 2hr 30mins remaining mind you.
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It appears Haryanto has slipped off the circuit between turn four and five, same place he came off yesterday, he is out of the car and okay.
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Rio Haryanto has hit a wall in his Manor.
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Red flag!
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Magnussen becomes the first sole driver to top 100 laps today, but Mercedes combined have already surpassed 125 (Hamilton 99, Rosberg 25).
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Gutierrez improves to a 1m 27.802s but stays ninth
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Magnussen, Nasr and Gutierrez all on track doing long stints.
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Still no signs of action from the McLaren-Honda garage. After such a positive start to the test for Button and Alonso the past two days have been punctuated by technical issues.
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Meanwhile Rosberg quickly carving up the field, 15 laps already completed and up to P6 with a 1m 26.212s. Faster than Hamilton's best from the morning session.
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Still yet to see Raikkonen, Massa, Celis, Haryanto and Alonso this afternoon. 35 minutes into the session.
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Plenty of long stints underway while Gutierrez is midway through a race simulation
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Magnussen also on track as well. Afternoon session now in full swing.
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Rosberg straight down to business with a 1m 27.667s to land P8. His entrance means we have 12 drivers on the timesheet, same as yesterday.


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First track action of the afternoon sees Gutierrez head out in front of Rosberg
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Green flag
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One change this afternoon with Nico Rosberg taking over from Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes
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Welcome back to the live text coverage from the final day of the first F1 pre-season test in Barcelona.
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Quick one-hour lunch break now before the final session of the opening F1 pre-season test begins.
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Chequered flag
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Only a few minutes left but not too much troubling the timescreen yet. Raikkonen looks comfortable at the top.
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Some dark clouds have been spotted in the far distance and the forecast has said for a small chance of rain at the end of the day. Wonderful sunshine so far on all three-and-a-half days.


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Hamilton creeping towards a century of laps in one session, 96 and counting with a little over 10 minutes left. Remarkable consistency and reliability from Mercedes.
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Also Nico Hulkenberg set a 1m 23.110s yesterday on one step up red-banded super-softs. Raikkonen's current time is the third quickest of the test overall.
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Vettel's fastest lap on the ultra-softs on day two was a 1m 22.810s so Raikkonen still a fair bit behind.
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He's also on the purple ultra-softs...that would do it.
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That time was almost a whole second quicker than his previous best by Raikkonen. Turning the power up now.
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Raikkonen on the move with a 1m 23.477s
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Raikkonen returns to the track
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Slight lull in proceedings with just Hamilton and Kvyat circulating
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Improvements elsewhere as well as Massa jumps to eighth with a 1m 28.684s and Hamilton is sixth with a 1m 26.295s
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The Ferrari driver has switched to the softs at roughly the same time Vettel did on his second day. Could this be a similar programme where we may seen Raikkonen on the super and ultra softs before lunch?
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Raikkonen has now gone fastest of all today with a 1m 24.460s.
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Coming up to 45 minutes left in the morning session Magnussen still top ahead of Raikkonen and Verstappen on identical times so far. Hamilton leading lap chart with 76 and Alonso is still stuck in the garage with an issue.
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Timesheet topper Magnussen has the track all to himself right now
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Verstappen jumps to third above Kvyat with a 1m 25.393s - identical top time to Raikkonen.
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Elsewhere McLaren says is has 'anomalies in water pressure data' and is fixing the car for Alonso.
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Magnussen improves with a 1m 25.632s on the softs. Small gains.
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With a role reversal to yesterday, Nico Rosberg will take over in the afternoon session giving Hamilton time to put his feet up.
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Hamilton circulating on his own now completing 75 laps. Will he hit a ton before lunch? Don't bet against it.
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Celis back up to P6 with a 1m 27.405s.
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McLaren confirm Alonso will return to track action but haven't given a timeframe. He has only completed three untimed laps so far.


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Small gains from Verstappen and Hamilton but they both stay 4th and 6th respectively.
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Nasr now lapping on softs. No huge improvements just yet. Magnussen also on softs.
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Magnussen still top but only driver to have set a lap time on soft compounds so far.
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Magnussen, Nasr, Hamilton and Gutierrez all out on track as Hamilton quickly ticks over the half-century of laps.
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Kvyat improves with a 1m 25.900s - already much faster than his times from yesterday as expected with a step up in performance. Moves into third.
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Expect faster laps times to come from Nasr in the 2015 Sauber very shortly...



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After McLaren's hydraulic issue yesterday it has been a slow start to the morning. Still no timed lap by Alonso.
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Raikkonen moves to within a tenth of Magnussen with a 1m 25.393s on mediums
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Verstappen does make a small gain in lap time but remains third behind Magnuseen and Raikkonen.
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Verstappen trades places wit Nasr as the Dutchman joins Hamilton and Magnussen on track with the Sauber back in the pits.
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Hamilton improves to a 1m 28.329s but Nasr quickly displaces him with a 1m 27.457s
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Massa pounds on with constant-speed aerodynamic tests which is why his times aren't improving drastically. Still 10th with a best of 1m 48.186. Celis improves to P8 with a 1m 30.552s. Magnussen pits.
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Celis now completes his first timed lap of 1m 32.925. Only Alonso yet to post a timed lap this morning with 80 minutes gone.
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Magnussen stepping up now as he switches to the yellow soft Pirelli with a 1m 25.263s
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That is Verstappen's personal best of the test too, beating all of his 121 laps he completed on day two.
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Verstappen up to 1m 26.318s in to third.
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As we say that Magnussen improves with a 1m 25.263s on mediums. Personal best for the Dane.
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First hour of day four ticks over nicely with Magnussen on top so far from Raikkonen, Kvyat, Versappen and Gutierrez. Everyone still sticking to medium compounds so no huge jump in lap times.
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At least Merecedes is having some fun!


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Kvyat and Verstappen circulating nicely on track, everyone else busying working in the pits.
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Verstappen up to fourth with a 1m 28.083s, Haryanto also sets first timed lap with a 1m 32.541s.
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Six cars have set timed laps so far, current order: Magnussen, Raikkonen, Kvyat, Gutierrez, Hamilton, Massa.
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Magnussen now on top with a 1m 27.234s. First longer stints all beginning in earnest. Verstappen is also on track so all 11 teams in action.
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Gutierrez also on the board with a timed lap 1m 30.259s. Raikkonen improves at the top with a 1m 27.709s.
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Raikkonen completes a timed lap with a 1m 28.943s.
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We are yet to see Max Verstappen in the Toro Rosso, only driver not to head out.
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Every car heads back in to the pits with installations complete. All in 15 minutes so no hanging around.
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As expected Mercedes is running a new nose design this morning on Hamilton's car.
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Alfonso Celis is back in said Force India VJM09 today while Felipe Massa is backing in the Williams. Both head out for the first time today
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Yesterday, Force India's Nico Hulkenberg produced the second fastest lap with a 1m 23.110s but that was on the super-soft Pirellis, one step up in the compound scale.
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For context, the fastest lap we've seen this test is a 1m 22.810s set by Sebastian Vettel on day two on the new ultra-soft Pirellis.
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Hamilton makes the first mark on the board with a 1m 39.316s. Leisurely.
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But let's not get ahead of ourselves just yet. Haryanto nips out for his installation lap.
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We return to Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday 1st March until Friday 4th March but that will be it until the cars roll out at Melbourne for the first race.
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It is important to make every minute of track action count because after today half of pre-season testing will be finished.
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Nasr and Hamilton now head out as Kvyat completes his installation. Everyone keen to get today underway as early as possible.
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As does Kvyat and Magnussen while Alonso returns after his installation lap.
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Alonso, Gutierrez and Raikkonen lead the way on the final day as the track goes green!
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Good morning we are seconds away from the start of the last day of the opening F1 pre-season test in Barcelona
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Thanks again for sticking with us today and come back tomorrow for the final day of the opening pre-seaon test! Bye for now!
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And it was a solid debut for Rio Haryanto in the Manor: 78 laps with a quickest time of 1m 28.249s on mediums.
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Elsewhere Sainz produced a whopping 161 laps, miles ahead of anyone else individually.
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Ferrari and McLaren struggle with reliability issues while Mercedes continue to pound around doing its own things. Rosberg fifth and Hamilton eighth. Hard to think that will stay like it for very long.
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Hulkenberg ends the day top with Grosjean and Haas in second, who would have predicted that?
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Haryanto with a late improvement of 1m 28.249s but stays last.
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Chequered flag
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Raikkonen, Magnussen, Grosjean and Hamilton all on track for their final couple of laps.
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Hamilton also nips back out for the final few minutes.
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Five minutes remaining with Magnussen heading back out for a second go. Trying to shake of whatever gremlins it has before the chequered flag.
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Magnussen hauled back into the pits with 10 minutes to go.
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Or perhaps not...Magnussen stops at the end of pit exit. No red flag just yet.
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The Renault returns to the track with 15 minutes remaining. Problem wasn't terminal for Magnussen.
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That lap was on the yellow soft tyres - very impressive from the new Haas team.
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Grosjean jumps to second with a 1m 25.874s!
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Button will, at best, stay 11th on the timescreen unless Haryanto can better his 1m 26.919s.
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McLaren confirms its track action is over for today due to its hydraulic leak.
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Sorry make that 2.8 seconds. It has been another long day.
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30 minutes remaining, any chance of late hot laps? Not just yet as the majority of teams are on mediums. Hulkenberg still top by about 1.9 seconds.
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Hamilton has passed Sainz. Means little but it is to say as the cars tend of keep big distances between each other in testing.
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Hamilton has bumped Kvyat down to ninth on the timescreen with a small improvement of 1m 26.421s.
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Going back to Renault briefly, Jolyon Palmer might have a bittersweet feeling right now, he could only complete 79 laps over two days because of technical issues while Magnussen has already notched up 103 and has set a faster personal best.
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Haryanto leads the charge as the sun starts to dip down lower. Gives the photographers another chance to snap those lovely low light images.
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We go green
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Renault pushing its stricken RS16 put the pitlane, Green Flag seconds away. Into the final hour of  day three.
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Just as he completes his 102 lap - that's correct a ton up for Renault on day three.
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Red flag! Magnussen stops on the main straight.
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Grosjean wakes up the timescreens by jumping to fifth overall with a 1m 26.214s.
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Hamilton pits, Raikkonen heads out on the orange hard Pirelli compounds. Hulkenberg also pops out.
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After brief stops Magnussen and Hamilton have the track to themselves as Sainz and Kvyat head into the garages.
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Grosjean makes a small improvement with a 1m 26.879s - returns to pits. Only Sainz, Kvyat and Hamilton circulating.
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Just over 90 minutes to go on a relatively quiet afternoon on track. Events off of it overshadowing currently. Hulkenberg still comfortably top from Raikkonen and Magnussen.
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Looks like we won't be seeing any manufacturer from the Volkswagen Group in F1 in the foreseeable future...



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With Mercedes splitting its drivers Rosberg and Hamilton have comfortably produced well over a century of laps today (119). Sainz and Massa have also topped a ton so far.
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Hulkenberg now on the red super-soft rubber and goes faster with a 1m 23.110s
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Hulkenberg's quick time was completed on the yellow soft tyre. Only him, Magnussen and Nasr have set top times on the softs, everyone else on the mediums.
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Hulkenberg inches further ahead again with a 1m 24.032s - 1.9 seconds up on Raikkonen.
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After another positive morning for McLaren Button is stuck in the pits with a hydraulic problem.
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Further down the order Hamilton, fresh in the car this afternoon, is edging up the timesheet. P8 currently with a best time of 1m 26.628s and 30 laps completed.
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Raikkonen, Magnussen, Sainz, Haryanto and Massa all on track currently. Nobody is setting the timing screens alight just yet.
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Raikkonen is now cranking up the Ferrari by going second with a 1m 25.977s on his 16th lap of the day.
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Hulkenberg extends his lead at the top with a 1m 24.232 - 1.8 seconds up on Magnussen in second.
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Raikkonen pits after his early afternoon stint. Massa and Hamilton circulating closely with one another.
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The Ferrari man improves again to go sixth with a 1m 26.695s
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Raikkonen is finally on the boards with a timed lap - a 1m 26.920s to go P9
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All is clear on track, perhaps flag marshals were just happy to see Magnussen for the first time this afternoon.
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Or maybe not... timing screens say red flag but track is green for now..
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Red flag in pitlane
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Plenty of cars on track now as Magnussen joins the fray.
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Button also out now. 3 and 1/2 hours of track action remaining today.
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Hamilton comes in after a seven-lap stretch and Nasr heads out for the first time this afternoon.
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Kvyat and Massa now on track with Hamilton
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Hamilton is indeed out and already lapping well in the 1m 29s. Mercedes not hanging around it seems.
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Lewis Hamilton is expected to hop into the Mercedes W07 this afternoon with Rosberg's driving duties done for the day.
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The session is green this afternoon but no track action yet. Perhaps the teams and drivers are digesting all the F1 news as well as their lunches.
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As the track action ended for lunch the future F1 has taken the spotlight with the announcement of new rules and regulations for 2016 and 2017. Check out http://www.crash.net/f1/news/227872/1/fia-approves-f1-qualifying-change-cockpit-safety-improvements.html for all the news.
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Chequered flag!
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Raikkonen briefly pops out but returns to pits. Nobody improving lap times just yet.
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Rosberg, Massa, Nasr, Button and Grosjean all out for some final stints before lunch.
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Green flag.
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The Manor is on the truck and slowly heading back to the pits. Green flag minutes away for a final quarter of an hour blast.
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A minor spin for Haryanto who is okay but beached his Manor. Recovery truck on its way.
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RED FLAG
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Haryanto has spun his Manor at turn five and is in the gravel.
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Current order with 30 mins until lunch: Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Rosberg, Sainz, Massa, Nasr, Button, Grosjean, Kvyat, Haryanto and Raikkonen.
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Six drivers out on track at the moment: Rosberg, Sainz, Massa, Nasr, Grosjean and Haryanto. Raikkonen in the pits.
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Kimi must have heard our calls as the Ferrari appears on track.
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After issues with fueling Ferrari has delayed its start on the circuit to run tests and has said it will be out before the lunch break. Only 50 minutes remaining until the chequered flag.
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Plenty of track action but where are Kimi and Ferrari I hear you ask, well...
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Less than one hour of the morning session remaining. That Magnussen time was set on the yellow soft Pirelli tyres, which neatly matches Renault's black and yellow testing livery.
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Hulkenberg still leads as Magnussen shoots up to second with a 1m 26.014s
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Kvyat jumps up to eighth with a 1m 27.260s after a lengthy absence in the pits. Grosjean, Nasr and Magnussen and Massa all completing long stints.
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However, that was mainly between Red Bull and Ferrari. Raikkonen still hasn't appeared out of the garage and Kvyat is slowly getting up to speed on his first day of testing. Both are bottom of the pile.
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Teams will certainly have their own plans but yesterday we saw the softer compounds used in the final hour of the morning session in short sprints.
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Massa up to fourth with a 1m 26.712s
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Sainz improves but remains third, 1m 26.474s.
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Hulkenberg back out again on mediums as track temperature creeps upwards
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Grosjean up to fifth overall now thanks to a 1m 26.955s - 0.003 quicker than Massa  in the Williams. Rosberg dropping off from a very long run now.
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Massa returns to the pits as Rosberg continues to pound around. 39 laps and counting.
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Everyone on track on medium Pirelli tyres with only small improvements on lap times. Counting up the mileage.
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Haryanto is on the board with a 1m 30.788s to go P9. Hulkenberg still on top with a 1m 25.286s.
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Ferrari is suffering with a fuel pick-up issue which has prevented Raikkonen from leaving the pits so far today. Already lost two hours of track time.
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Button also heads out to continue aero analysis work. Marginally improves his lap time with a 1m 27.371s in P6.
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Massa breaks the track silence.
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We have any empty track at the moment. Haryanto has run two installation laps without setting a time while we are still yet to see Ferrari.
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Hulkenberg now top with a 1m 25.598s. Clearly adapting to the VJM09 as easily as Perez did yesterday.
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Lap times being chipped away as Grosjean and Massa both improve. Order remains the same.
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Well that cursed it. Haryanto appears for his Manor F1 debut.
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Still no Raikkonen or Haryanto - it would be nice symmetry if the last driver announced on the 2016 grid became the last driver to take to the track.
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Sainz up to third with a 1m 26.484s.
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Sainz, with all four wheels in the correct positions, heads back out. Button sets opening flyers to go P7.
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After Renault's technical and mechanical issues on the first two days improvements have certainly been found as Magnussen completes his 19th lap of the day - only second to Mercedes. Sits P4.
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An hour gone and Rosberg has already completed 24 laps as Mercedes goes past 1000 miles. Impressive.
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Massa does eventually make it out on track after his false start. Still no Raikkonen or Haryanto.
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It is still very early in the day mind. Grosjean improves again with a 1m 28.340s but stays third.
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With track action well underway after the brief stoppage Grosjean lifts Haas into third. Dizzying heights for the newbies.
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Green flag
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Reports say Sainz was told to stop after being released before the right rear wheel gun man had completed the tyre change. Should be a very small stoppage in that case.
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It is Carlos Sainz who has stopped his Toro Rosso close to the pit lane exit.
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Red flag!
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Magnussen improves with a 1m 29.958s before everyone is trumped by Rosberg with a 1m 26.287s.
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Plenty of laps being notched up now but we are still yet to see Raikkonen, Massa or Haryanto.
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Hulkenberg continues to make progress with a 1m 28.256s on the medium compounds. Winding the Force India up.
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Magnussen sets his first timed lap in the Renault, 1m 32.083s, while Sainz improves to join him in the 1m 32s.
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Sainz entere first timed lap - a 2m 03.253s. Hulkenberg steps up the pace with a 1m 31.586s.
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Elsewhere Kvyat heads out for the first time in the RB12
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At Ferrari it is Kimi Raikkonen's turn to test after Vettel completes his first two days thrilled with the progress, here is what he had to say...
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For context, the fastest lap of the test so far was set by Sebastian Vettel with a 1m 22.810s.
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Rosberg the only driver to log a time so far: a leisurely 1m 38.878s.
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Typically calm start to the morning with only Magnussen on track. Lots of installation laps and systems checks ongoing by the new drivers
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Rio Haryanto will also be appearing today in the Manor for his much anticipated first laps in the MRT05, while Felipe Massa and Daniil Kvyat are also making their 2016 bows today. Sainz, Button and Grosjean are back in action
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Today we say hello for the first time this year to Hulkenberg and Nasr, while it is also a welcome back to Kevin Magnussen in the Renault
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Rosberg straight down to business with aerodynamic tests as the big air rakes reappear
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Button heads out to start proceedings quickly followed by Rosberg
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Green flag!
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A very good morning all! We are minutes away from the green flag to signal the start of the third day of the opening F1 pre-season test.
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And join us tomorrow for day three of the opening F1 pre-season test which begins 9AM CET (8AM GMT). Goodbye!
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As the sun heads toward the horizon at Circuit de Catalunya the second day of F1 2016 ends. Thanks for being involved and keep it Crash for the latest news and opinions coming from the paddock.
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So here are the final time results from day two of the first F1 pre-season test. http://www.crash.net/f1/results/227847/1/barcelona-f1-testing-results-tuesday-final.html
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That is it indeed, chequered flag signals the end of day two.
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That has almost certainly ended the day for everyone else with minutes remaining.
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Vettel has stopped his Ferrari at turn three and is out of the car
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Red flag! Vettel has stopped
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Mercedes confirms Nico Rosberg is done for the day after a huge 172 laps. Perez has also just ticked over the 100-lap mark himself.
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Gutierrez comes back in after completing 77 laps as Wehrlein heads back out for a final stint
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Just Vettel and Gutierrez circulating currently with a little over 20 minutes of track time remaining.
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Haas continues to float up the leaderboard after a slow start with Gutierrez now sixth thanks to a 1m 25.524s on softs
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Ericsson has now completed a century of laps - 7 out of 11 drivers have achieved that feat today.
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The only two drivers which set their fastest laps on medium tyres are Rosberg (4th) and Verstappen (11th) so it is likely their position relative to everyone else is lower than expected.
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Rosberg has already surpassed Hamilton's lap total from yesterday while he starts his 165th lap of the day. Marathon man.
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Nice bit of track action as Nico Rosberg overtakes Sebastian Vettel on the pit straight. Both are on long runs with different average lap times so nothing to get too excited about. Does it count as the first overtake of the season?
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Bottas enjoys a small improvement with a 1m 25.648s but stays sixth overall
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Less than one hour of the day remaining with what must be some sort of collective laps record. Will there be any earlier finishers - apart from Renault's which was forced upon them.
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Verstappen makes a tiny improvement put remains bottom of the pile.
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On just its second day of running the Haas VF16 is already looking like a midfield contender. Consistently putting in strong lap times already.
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Esteban Gutierrez makes a huge improvement on soft tyres to jump to seventh overall with a 1m 25.873s in the Haas.
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In other F1 news away from Barcelona, former Manor driver Alexander Rossi is set for a maiden IndyCar campaign after signing for Andretti Autosport.
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Less than 90 minutes remaining Rosberg is still race simulating with Vettel in close company on track.
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Nico Hulkenberg gearing up for his debut in the Force India VJM09 tomorrow...


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A handful of drivers ticking over into 100+ of laps completed today.

Rosberg: 139
Ricciardo: 106
Alonso: 102
Verstappen: 101
Bottas: 96
Vettel: 87
Ericsson: 85
Perez: 68
Gutierrez: 47
Wehrlein: 46
Palmer 42:
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Elsewhere Rosberg is continuing to eat up the miles on a race simulation on the medium tyres. 135 laps and counting for the day.
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Sergio Perez on his first day in the VJM09 moves remarkably close to matching Daniel Ricciardo's time. The Force India on the red super softs is within a tenth of the Red Bull which set its time on the purple ultra softs.
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Fernando Alonso can raise his crash helmet as he completes a century of laps in the McLaren-Honda MP4-31. What a difference a year makes.
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Bad news for Renault as Jolyon Palmer confirms his track action is over for the day. 42 laps with a fastest time of 1m 26.189s.
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But here comes Gutierrez now for his opening sprint of the afternoon. Long lunch for the Mexican!
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Vettel floating around the 1m 29s mark currently while circulating with Ricciardo, Rosberg, Ericsson, Bottas, Wehrlein and Alonso. Only Palmer (conked out Renault), Gutierrez, Perez and Verstappen not on track.
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Vettel now returns to the track on the ultra-softs. Expect a short but fast stint.
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Alonso on the softs moves up to eighth overall with a 1m 26.082s
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Ricciardo, Perez, Rosberg, Bottas and Verstappen all on track as the Force India driver improves marginally to 1m 24.417s but stays third overall
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Opening hour of the afternoon session complete and no change at the top while Perez moves into third with a 1m 24.626s and Palmer suffers an engine problem with his Renault.
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Perez jumps to third with a 1m 24.626s on soft tyres.
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Green flag
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On fan video footage it appears Palmer exited the pits and suffered an almost instant engine blow out. Lots of smoke coming from the rear end.
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We promise you, the green flag is nearly ready Renault is carefully loading the car on to the recovery truck.
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Palmer stopped between turns 2 and 3 so shouldn't take to long to recover. Green flag not far away.
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Jolyon Palmer hops out of the RS16 and the marshals prepare it to be taken back to the pits on the recovery truck
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Renault quickly own up for causing second red flag of the day...


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Red flag!
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Both Vettel and Ricciardo lapping consistently in the high 1m 29s - possible race stints to test revised Pirelli compounds
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Top three now all on track together: Vettel, Ricciardo, Rosberg.
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Vettel, the quickest driver so far, also reappears on the circuit.
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Perez joins Ericsson on track.
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Manor Racing announces a change to its plans. Wehrlein will complete the day in the car meaning Rio Haryanto will have to wait until tomorrow morning for his Manor debut.


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A leisurely start to proceeding this afternoon with just Ericsson on his own. The Sauber has fresh  yellow-band soft Pirelli tyres on but isn't igniting the times just yet.
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Ericsson the first driver to break the silence this afternoon.
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The afternoon session of day two at the first F1 pre-season testing is underway
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How about some lunchtime reading? Max Yamabiko looks underneath the glossy new Haas VF-16 paintwork with a technical analysis.


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That signals the one-hour lunch break and a small respite from the action. Good stuff all round.
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Chequered flag!
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But the Ferrari and Red Bull ditch the ultra-softs so times will not improve at the top.
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With four minutes remaining it looks like it is a quiet wind down to lunch...no wait, Vettel and Ricciardo both back on track
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Elsewhere Wehrlein, Alonso and Verstappen all circulating nicely.
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But with both Vettel and Ricciardo in the pits it is unlikely. Early lunch perhaps?
11:50
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Ten minutes until the morning session ends. Still time for more hot laps.
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No timesheet toppers from Ricciardo yet on the new rubber so he may be taking a gentler approach to it. Vettel still setting overall best sector times.
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That was on the purple ultra soft tyres by the Ferrari driver, will Ricciardo be able to beat that?
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Vettel quickest with a 1m 22.810s!
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Now, Ricciardo has strapped on the new ultra soft purple Pirelli tyres. Interesting.
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Ricciardo's turn to respond with a new fastest laps 1m 23.525s
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So there may not be an immediate response from Mercedes but they will almost certainly be in contention later on today.
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It should be noted this is Ricciardo's and Vettel's second day in their respective cars while it is Rosberg's first after taking over from Hamilton yesterday.
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Vettel, now also on super-softs, goes even quicker with a 1m 23.658s
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Verstappen's earlier on track stop hasn't been too bad for him as he returns to the action after 45 minutes in the garage.
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Elsewhere Wehrlein also finds a big chunk of time to move up to seventh with a 1m 25.925s on the yellow softs
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Is that the first time we've seen a car turned up to full power in testing? Rosberg's pole position qualifying time at the same circuit last year was 1m 24.681s. Ricciado just beat that comfortably. He was on the red super-soft tyres.
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That time from the Red Bull driver is almost 0.6s quicker than Rosberg's previous best. Impressive stuff from the Australian
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Ricciardo blasts his way to the top with a 1m 24.298s!
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Rosberg still leads the way after backing off from his series of hot laps, a tenth up on Vettel and Ricciardo. Then a decent chunk of time separates Perez in fourth.
11:19
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Murmurs and engine groans from the Toro Rosso garage as it investigates its earlier stoppage
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Rosberg is also on course to trump Hamilton's lap total from yesterday. The Brit notched up 156 and Rosberg has already put in 71.
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Rosberg goes top with a 1m 24.867s - fastest of anyone at the test so far.
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Vettel, Rosberg, Ricciardo and Bottas all head straight back out to continue
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Green flag!
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10:44
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Verstappen has stopped at turn 13 and marshals are attending to his stricken Toro Rosso
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RED FLAG!
10:35
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Small improvements in lap times by Ericsson, Palmer and Ricciardo but the order remains the same. Lots of longer runs now also underway with the track suitably warmer.
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That is an almost identical lap from the Ferrari driver's top time yesterday - just 0.001s slower.
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Vettel now goes quickest with a 1m 24.940s.
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Ericsson last driver to set a timed lap today and slots into 10th overall with a 1m 30.351s
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Ricciardo jumps to the top at the end of the second hour with a 1m 25.223. Full timing results at 11am: http://www.crash.net/f1/results/227826/1/barcelona_-_f1_testing_results_tuesday_11am.html
09:55
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Gutierrez on track and starts flying laps for the first time. Good to see the former Sauber driver back in F1.
09:50
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Interestingly still no timed lap from Ericsson in the 2015 Sauber today despite logging 20 laps. Also only the one installation lap still from Gutierrez.
09:41
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Lots of improvements across the field with Rosberg quickest with a 1m 25.479s ahead of Vettel (1m 25.512s) and Perez. Gutierrez also gets an installation lap in so we've had all 11 cars on track today.
09:24
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Mercedes in experimental testing mode with 'unusual' parts, as described by Toto Wolff yesterday.
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A quick catch up from Carlos Sainz on yesterday. He ended day one seventh with a fastest lap of 1m 27.180s


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70 minutes into the second day and it is Perez who leads while Rosberg follows closely in second having also completed 24 laps already. Bottas third and Palmer still fourth.
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Perez now goes quickest with a 1m 25.835s
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Palmer has set a timed lap and rockets up to fourth overall with a 1m 27.806s.
08:59
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Plenty of times being wracked up now with just Ericsson and Palmer yet to completed a timed lap while the Haas of Gutierrez hasn't appeared on track at all as the team fixes its new front wing
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Palmer in the Renault heads out for an opening run.
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Lap times starting to be posted now: Rosberg 1m 26.2, Bottas 1m 25.4, Perez 1m 28.7, Ricciardo 1m 35.0, Vettel 1m 57.1
08:39
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Here is the full story on Honda F1's managerial shake-up: http://www.crash.net/f1/news/227822/1/arai_steps_down_as_honda_f1_chief.html
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Vettel has also set a timed lap now but it is a very leisurely 1m 57.1s. All cars have completed untimed laps apart from Esteban Gutierrez and Jolyon Palmer.
08:28
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Plenty of system checks and aerodynamic testing by all the team with no focus on setting competitive lap times just yet. Long day ahead for everyone.
08:22
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Plenty of track action but only two drivers with times logged in so far: Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo.
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A number of teams all head out for installation laps while the track is quiet but cold - only 8oC currently.
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The big breaking news this morning is Honda chief Yasuhisa Arai is to be replaced after a meeting by the manufacturer's board. Full story to follow.
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Green flag, off we go!
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A few changes in the driving seats this morning, here is how the teams line-up today:

McLaren-Honda: Fernando Alonso
Toro Rosso: Max Verstappen
Force India: Sergio Perez
Haas: Esteban Gutierrez
Renault: Jolyon Palmer
Sauber: Marcus Ericsson
Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo
Williams: Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel
Manor: Pascal Wehrlein
Mercedes: Nico Rosberg
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Good morning! We are minutes away from the green flag to mark the start of day two testing at the Circuit de Catalunya
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Remember to keep it Crash for the latest news and opinions from the Circuit de Catalunya and we'll be back again tomorrow for day two of the opening F1 pre-season test!
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End of day 1: Vettel top with a 1m 24.939s, the Hamilton, Ricciardo, Bottas, Celis, Button, Sainz, Ericsson, Wehrlein, Grosjean and Palmer.
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Palmer improves with a last lap of 1m 29.356s but not enough to move off the bottom in P11
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Chequered flag!
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But nobody is setting timing screens alight to likely to finish as we are...
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Manor says it's done for the day in P9. Last laps starting now.
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Late flurry of cars on track for final few minutes.
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Celis up to fifth with a 1m 26.298s on softs.
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Less than 10 minutes remaining until the chequered flag is out to end the opening day in Barcelona. Vettel looks comfortable on top with Hamilton not on track.
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Button continues to improve on the soft rubber with a 1m 26.735s in fifth. Vettel still top with a half-second gap to Hamilton.
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Less than 30 minutes remaining of the opening day and laps time are still improving - chance of a late charge from Hamilton to top Vettel?
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Celis now jumps to sixth quickest with a 1m 27.030s on the soft tyres.
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That lap from the McLaren-Honda man was on the soft compounds, proving the track still has plenty to give at this late stage of the day.
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Jenson Button now sets his quickest lap of the day with a 1m 26.880 to move up to fifth.
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Ricciardo is also out on track now with Palmer and Bottas. Last chance for any longer runs before the end of play today.
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Palmer emerges from the pits in the Renault. Sunk to the bottom of the timesheet in the time he's been off track.
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Manor straps on the soft tyres which enables Wehrlein to move up to eighth overall with a 1m 28.282s
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Movement on the timesheet! Ericsson jumps above Button into sixth overall with a 1m 27.555s.
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Hamilton completes a 22-lap stint on medium tyres and never misses a beat. On day one of 2016 testing that is pretty ominous for the rest of the field.
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Wehrlein also out improving his own times having risen to 10th with a 1m 29.591s. Manor building slowly but surely.
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Round and round Hamilton goes... 127 laps and counting nearly double the amount the second highest lapper has acheived (Ericsson, 66 laps). Only the Mercedes and Celis in the Force India on track right now.
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Hamilton has been in the pits and straight back out and is joined by Vettel and Ricciardo on track
15:04
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Two hours to go today... Vettel still top from Hamilton, Ricciardo, Bottas, Sainz, Button, Ericsson, Grosjean, Celis, Palmer and Wehrlein
14:56
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Hamilton with the track all to himself is really banging in the laps now. 112 completed so far and is lapping in the mid 1m 26s. Vettel remains top thanks tohis 1m 24.939s from the morning.
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Ericsson now improves ever so slightly with a 1m 28.122s but stays seventh.
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The front wing incident was very similar to Nico Hulkenberg's front wing failure at last year's Hungarian Grand Prix which was only the second race Force India used that specification of car. Possibly similar teething problems with a new car and new aerodynamic pieces.
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One team not to reappear this afternoon so far is Haas. Since Grosjean's front wing failure on the main straight the car has been locked away in the garage as the team investigates.
14:15
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Pascal Wehrlein closing the gap on the rest with a 1m 31.862s but remains bottom of the pile - half a second off Palmer in the Renault.
14:01
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After an hour of track action this afternoon Vettel still leads the timesheet while Ricciardo has jumped above Bottas for Red Bull. Some improvements but no position changes anywhere else.
13:54
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Vettel's turn to go out and joins Hamilton and Celis on track
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Alfonso Celis, Force India's development driver, heads out for an opening sprint this afternoon. Currently 9th.
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In terms of highest number of laps Hamilton leads the way with 76 while Carlos Sainz is second with 50. Vettel has completed 43 so far.
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Daniel Ricciardo up to third now with a 1m 26.044 on medium tyres. Vettel still top thanks to his morning time.
13:31
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More track action as Hamilton dips in and out of the pits while up a few garages Sainz heads out for Toro Rosso. Morning session topper Vettel also going out
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Daniel Ricciardo is the first out on track in the new Red Bull RB12
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We are back underway in Barcelona again for the afternoon session of the opening test.
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Haas has confirmed it is investigating its front wing failure and will look to cure the issue this afternoon.
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McLaren-Honda is already enjoy 2016 much more than 2015 by finishing the morning sixth quickest ahead of Ericsson, Grosjean in the Haas Celis in the Force India while the new-looking Renault and Manor complete the timesheet
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Vettel ends the morning session on top ahead of Hamilton, Bottas, Ricciardo and Sainz
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That signals the one-hour lunch break at Circuit de Catalunya.
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Celis makes a minor improvement with a 1m 29.406s but remains ninth as the clock strikes 1pm CET.
11:53
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Manor are on the board! 1m 35.637s puts them last but it is their first timed lap
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As the lunch break quickly approaches Vettel still leads the way while at the back Wehrlein is about to complete his first timed lap of the day
11:41
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Improvements all around so far with Vettel on top with a 1m 24.939s, Hamilton second 1m 25.409s and Bottas third 1m 26.091s
11:31
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Hamilton on track as he approaches a half-century of laps.
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GREEN FLAG.
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As suspected, Romain Grosjean suffered a front wing failure on the pit straight. A small learning hurdle for Haas on its first morning of F1 testing.
11:22
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Red flag caused by debris on track and Grosjean had just pitted without a front wing. No confirmation the two are related just yet.
11:20
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RED FLAG
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Grosjean is crawling back into the pits minus a shiny new Haas front wing.
10:51
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Celis has also now completed a timed lap in the Force India VJM09, so we're just waiting on Wehrlein and Manor now
10:33
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Grosjean puts a proper lap time on the board for Haas - 4secs off Hamilton at the moment, which is pretty good going on a first attempt!
10:26
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Hamilton hits the front again with a new fastest lap, a 1min 25.409secs
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Button and Ericsson are getting up to speed for McLaren and Sauber as they turn in their first proper laps
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All cars have been on track, including the new Manor and Haas cars
10:04
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After two hours of track running, Vettel is quickest from Hamilton and Sainz, but with the sun out now lap times are set to come right down
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Lewis Hamilton is now notching up the laps with the Mercedes W07, setting a 1m 27.012s
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Jolyon Palmer sets the fastest lap of the day so far with a 1m 35.4s.
09:31
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With the Manor out on track in the hands of Wehrlein it certainly sparkles with its new blue, blood orange and black livery
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We believe the Manor will be breaking cover in the next few minutes... Pascal Wehrlein will be at the wheel
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Bottas powers through with a 1min 35.719 to go top of the timesheets, three seconds up on Ricciardo
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The Haas VF16 hits the track properly for the first time
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17 laps on the board already for Hamilton, as Mercedes hit the ground running in this damp first hour
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Incidentally, only three drivers have set lap times so  far - Ricciardo, Hamilton and Sainz
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Manor Racing Director Dave Ryan is certainly bullish about the team's chances in 2016... "Respectability and competitiveness. We are done with just turning up just to make everyone else look good"
08:36
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Hamilton is getting back into the groove, notching up 10 laps already
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We have our first lap times - Ricciardo and Hamilton have crossed the timing beams but it is still a bit moist out there
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A hint of what we can expect when the Manor MRT05 breaks cover...


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We're also waiting on Sauber, though it will be running its 2015 car in this test before launching the C35 at the next test
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Vettel completes the customary installation lap in the Ferrari SF16-H... just waiting on Haas, Manor & Force India now
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Button hits the track in the McLaren-Honda for his installation lap
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It's still a bit damp out there so these early installation laps will be particularly cautious - no peep from Force India, Manor, Ferrari, Haas, Sauber or McLaren yet
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Sainz has also hit the track - the Toro Rosso is running in a dark blue paint job without its livery
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He is followed out by Palmer, Bottas and Ricciardo
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Champion Hamilton is the first to hit the track as the green flag drops...
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T-Minus 5mins until F1 2016 fires into action with pre-season testing here at the Circuit de Catalunya... standby!
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It's worth noting that while the Renault RS16 will run in the same black livery of the launch day, the garage interior is entirely yellow... we imagine a brighter look come Australia
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Force India's VJM09 keeps its nostrils from last year's models but the chassis has had small tweaks elsewhere.
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With less than 30 minutes until the track opens they'll be cutting it fine if teams want to get out as soon as it today's action goes green.
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Now our attention turns to Force India to completely reveal its new VJM09 for the first time.
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Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg pull the covers off the Mercedes W07 and pose for photos with Toto Wolff
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Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel
Williams: Valtteri Bottas
Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo
Renault: Jolyon Palmer
Force India: Alfonso Celis Jr
McLaren: Jenson Button
Toro Rosso: Carlos Sainz
Haas: Romain Grosjean
Sauber: Marcus Ericsson
Manor: Pascal Wehrlein
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As we wait for the other teams to straight their ties, here is the list of who is on driving duties today.
07:08
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There is a frantic edge to the first morning with lots of last-minute tweaks being made. Feels very much like the first day of school.
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With Haas unveiling its silver, black and red combination of colour the reveals will now come thick and fast this morning before the track is open for business at 9AM CET (8AM UK time).
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While elsewhere Manor and Force India are having a full reveal in the pitlane in Barcelona.
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Not long to wait now and in between the first track action the new boys Haas will present themselves in the pitlane after it unveiled its car yesterday.
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Good morning all, did you miss us? F1 is back for 2016 with the opening day of pre-season testing from Circuit de Catalunya just over an hour away.
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