Thursday, February 26, 2015

Pre-Season Test #3 - Barcelona Day 1 - Times & Re-Cap


It was a rainy first day of the last Pre-Season test in Barcelona Spain. Only 3 more days of testing before the teams get ready to head to Melbourne for the first race of the year.

McLaren has faced many issues in the previous few days. Fernando Alonso is missing this test completely due to his previous crash in the last test. The Spaniard is currently recovering at home and Ron Dennis has told the media, it is the doctors decision if he will be able to race in Australia.

McLaren will use Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen in this final test, however their first day was cut short due to a hydraulics issue.

Force India also faced delays. The team was set to debut their car but they announced it would not be there until Friday afternoon. Nico Hulkenberg is set to be the first to drive it.

Here are the times from Day 1:

1. Felipe Massa - 1:23.500 / Williams-Mercedes
2. Marcus Ericsson - 1:24.276 / Sauber-Ferrari
3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:24.881 / Mercedes-Mercedes
4. Daniil Kvyat - 1:25.947 / Red Bull-Renault
5. Romain Grosjean - 1:26.177 / Lotus-Mercedes
6. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:26.327 / Ferrari-Ferrari
7. Carlos Sainz - 1:27.261 / Toro Rosso-Renault
8. Jenson Button - 1:31.479 / McLaren-Honda 

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk
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