Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #1 - Re-Cap & Times

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    It was Williams on top of the time sheets at the end of day 1 of the second pre-season test. Felipe massa set the fastest time of the day; a 1:19.726. Stroll was originally supposed to run in the car but the driver line-up was changed after Massa missed out on some running in the first test due to the team missing the 4th and final day due to chassis damage.

    McLaren faced more issues and another engine change, making it a rough day for Vandoorne, who was in charge of testing duties for the day. Despite the engine problems, he still managed 80 laps and the 10th fastest time. 

    McLaren wasn't the only team to have to replace an engine. Renault had problems with a faulty sensor and ended up needing to replace their engine as well. Palmer was behind the wheel in the AM session and then when Hulkenberg took over in the afternoon, the car stopped on track. Not a good start to testing for the team.

    Pascal Wehrlein was finally able to drive after missing the first test due to recovering from back and neck injuries sustained in the Race Of Champions, when his car flipped over. He split the day with Ericsson and both drivers racked up over 40 laps each.

    Mercedes had a few issues during running as well, when Hamilton confirmed the floor of the car was broken, which made getting quick times hard. Despite this, he still set the 4th fastest time, before Bottas took over in the afternoon and set the 5th fastest, just behind Hamilton. Together, they completed a total of 135 laps.

TIMES:

1. Felipe Massa - 1:19.726 / Williams-Mercedes / 168 Laps

2. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:19.900 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 89 Laps

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:19.906 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 168 Laps 

4. Lewis Hamilton (AM) - 1:20.456 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 49 Laps

5. Valtteri Bottas (PM) - 1:20.924 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 86 Laps

6. Esteban Ocon - 1:21.347 / Force India-Mercedes / 142 Laps

7. Nico Hulkenberg (PM) - 1:21.589 / Renault-Renault / 57 Laps

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:21.676 / Haas-Ferrari / 81 Laps

9. Daniil Kvyat - 1:21.743 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 83 Laps

10. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:22.537 / McLaren-Honda / 80 Laps

11. Pascal Wehrlein (AM) - 1:23.336 / Sauber-Ferrari / 47 Laps

12. Marcus Ericsson (PM) - 1:23.630 / Sauber-Ferrari / 53 Laps

13. Jolyon Palmer - 1:24.790 / Renault-Renault / 15 Laps

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