Pre-Season Test #3 - Barcelona Day 4 - Line-Up

Here is the line-up for Day 4 of the last Barcelona Test.

Mercedes-Mercedes: Nico Rosberg

McLaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniel Ricciardo

Lotus-Renault: Pastor Maldonado

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Williams-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas

Toro Rosso-Renault: Max Verstappen

Sauber-Ferrari: Felipe Nasr

Force India-Mercedes: Sergio Perez

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

Another solid good day of testing for the teams. Lots of laps completed and times put on the board. McLaren had a decent day until they were forced to cut the day short due to an oil leak. However, the last 2 days have been the most promising for McLaren so far.

Force India is feeling positive about their new car as they haven't had any major problems with running and Nico Hulkenberg told media he is "Quite satisfied" with how things are going.

Here are the final times from Day 3:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:23.022 / Mercedes-Mercedes

2. Felipe Massa - 1:23.262 / Williams-Mercedes

3. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:23.276 / Ferrari-Ferrari

4. Carlos Sainz - 1:24.191 / Toro Rosso-Renault

5. Romain Grosjean - 1:24.200 / Lotus-Renault

6. Marcus Ericsson - 1:24.477 / Sauber-Ferrari

7. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:24.939 / Force India-Mercedes

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:25.225 / McLaren-Honda

9. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:25.742 / Red Bull-Renault

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Pre-Season Test #3 - Barcelona Day 3 - Line-Up

Here is the line-up for Day 3 of the last pre-season test.

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Honda: Kevin Magnussen

Red Bull-Renault: Daniel Ricciardo

Lotus-Mercedes: Romain Grosjean

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Williams-Mercedes: Felipe Massa

Toro Rosso-Renault: Carlos Sainz

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson

Force India-Mercedes: Nico Hulkenberg

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Pre-Season Test #3 - Barcelona Day 2 - Times & Re-Cap

An overall good day for the teams as testing continues. Force India was finally able to debut the VJM08 with Nico Hulkenberg behind the wheel. 

Jenson Button had a good day of running as the McLaren-Honda seemed to be on its best behaviour, allowing Button to complete a total of 101 laps.

The FIA has also approved Marussia/Manor's entry for this season, so it looks like we could be up to 10 teams in Melbourne.

Here are the final times from Day 2:

1.Nico Rosberg - 1:22.792 / Mercedes-Mercedes

2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:23.995 / Williams-Mercedes

3. Felipe Nasr - 1:24.017 / Sauber-Ferrari

4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:25.339 / Ferrari-Ferrari

5. Jenson Button - 1:25.590 / McLaren-Honda

6. Pastor Maldonado - 1:26.705 / Lotus-Mercedes

7. Max Verstappen - 1:26.766 / Toro Rosso-Renault

8. Daniil Kvyat - 1:26.965 / Red Bull-Renault

9. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:28.412 / Force India-Mercedes

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Pre-Season Test #3 - Barcelona Day 2 - Line-Up

Here's the line-up for Day 2 of the last pre-season test.

Mercedes-Mercedes: Nico Rosberg

McLaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Lotus-Mercedes: Pastor Maldonado

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Williams-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas

Toro Rosso: Max Verstappen

Sauber-Ferrari: Felipe Nasr

Force India-Mercedes: Nico Hulkenberg

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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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Pre-Season Test #3 - Barcelona Day 1 - Line-Up

Here is the line-up for Day 1 of the last pre-season test.

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Lotus-Mercedes: Romain Grosjean

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Williams-Mercedes: Felipe Massa

Toro Rosso-Renault: Carlos Sainz 

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson

Force India-Mercedes: TBA

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Barcelona Day 4 - Times & Re-Cap

With no rain in sight, the last day of the first test at Barcelona got underway. Nico Rosberg was first to cause Red Flags when he spun out into the gravel much like Sebastian Vettel did in the Ferrari the previous day. Mercedes were able to get Rosberg out a half hour later with no serious damage to the car.

Sauber was delayed for the morning session due to mechanical issues. Nasr had stopped in the pit-lane and later towards the end of the day, the car stopped on track.

Right before the AM session was over, Fernando Alonso was involved in a heavy crash when the McLaren hit a wall in a run-off area of the track. Alonso was OK and conscious after the accident and was taken to a local hospital. He has suffered a concussion and is remaining in the hospital overnight. 

McLaren discontinued their running for the day after the accident but had originally planned for Jenson Button to take over in the PM session.

Carlos Sainz later crashed in the same area and was taken to the track's medical center and was cleared to leave shortly after.

Here are the final times from Day 4:

1. Romain Grosjean - 1:24.067 / Lotus-Mercedes

2. Nico Rosberg - 1:24.321 / Mercedes-Mercedes

3. Daniil Kvyat - 1:24.941 / Red Bull-Renault

4. Felipe Nasr - 1:24.956 / Sauber-Ferrari

5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:25.345 / Williams-Mercedes

6. Carlos Sainz - 1:25.604 / Toro Rosso-Renault

7. Sebastian Vettel - 1:26.312 / Ferrari-Ferrari

8. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:26.591 / Force India-Mercedes

9. Fernando Alonso - 1:27.956 / McLaren-Honda

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Barcelona Day 4 - Line-Up

Here is the line-up for the 4th day of testing in Barcelona.

Mercedes-Mercedes: Nico Rosberg

McLaren-Honda: Fernando Alonso (AM) / Jenson Button (PM)

Red Bull-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Lotus-Mercedes: Romain Grosjean

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Williams-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas

Toro Rosso-Renault: Carlos Sainz

Sauber-Ferrari: Felipe Nasr

Force India-Mercedes: Nico Hulkenberg

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Barcelona Day 3 - Times & Re-Cap

It was a rainy 3rd day of Testing in Barcelona and the track was definitely slippery. Sebastian Vettel spun out into the gravel trap only 4 minutes into the session, causing Red Flags.

Sauber was delayed most of the morning due to a gearbox problem, which meant Marcus Ericsson was unable to get much running in.

It was another top time for Pastor Maldonado, who ended the day in 1st on the time sheets for Lotus, who seem to be benefiting from their switch to Mercedes engines.

Here are the times from Day 3:

1. Pastor Maldonado - 1:24.348 / Lotus-Renault

2. Max Verstappen - 1:24.739 / Toro Rosso-Renault

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:26.076 / Mercedes-Mercedes

4. Marcus Ericsson - 1.26.340 / Sauber-Ferrari

5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:26.407 / Ferrari-Ferrari

6. Daniil Kvyat - 1:26.589 / Red Bull-Renault

7. Felipe Massa - 1:26.912 / Williams-Mercedes (AM Session)

8. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:27.333 / Force India-Mercedes

9. Valtteri Bottas - 1:27.556 / Williams-Mercedes (PM Session)

10. Jenson Button - 1:29.151 / McLaren-Honda

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Barcelona Day 3 - Line-Up

Here is the line-up for Day 3 of testing at Barcelona.

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Lotus-Mercedes: Pastor Maldonado

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Williams-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas

Toro Rosso-Renault: Max Verstappen

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson

Force India-Mercedes: Pascal Wehrlein

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

Not too much drama on Day 2 of the Barcelona Pre-Season test. Carlos Sainz had a bit of a spin in the later hours of the day but was still able to rack up quite a few laps for the Scuderia team.

Sergio Perez finished the day 4th fastest in the 2014 VJM07. The team will debut their VJM08 at the last test in Barcelona.

Lewis Hamilton drove in the PM session, taking over from Rosberg who was dealing with a pinched nerve in his neck. Nico Rosberg also announced that he and his wife Vivian are expecting a baby girl this August, so we send our Congratulations to them!

Here are the final times from Day 2:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:24.574 / Red Bull-Renault

2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:24.584 / Ferrari-Ferrari

3. Felipe Massa - 1:24.672 / Williams-Mercedes

4. Sergio Perez - 1:24.702 / Force India-Mercedes (2014 Car)

5. Lewis Hamilton - 1:24.923 / Mercedes-Mercedes (PM Session)

6. Nico Rosberg - 1:25.556 / Mercedes-Mercedes (AM Session)

7. Fernando Alonso - 1:25.961 / Ferrari-Ferrari

8. Jolyon Palmer - 1:26.280 / Lotus-Mercedes

9. Marcus Ericsson - 1:27.334 / Sauber-Ferrari

10. Carlos Sainz - 1:28.945 / Toro Rosso-Renault

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Barcelona Day 2 - Line-Up

Here is the line-up for Day 2 at Barcelona for F1's Pre-Season testing. 

Mercedes-Mercedes: Nico Rosberg

McLaren-Honda: Fernando Alonso

Red Bull-Renault: Daniel Ricciardo

Lotus-Mercedes: Jolyon Palmer

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Williams-Mercedes: Felipe Massa 

Toro Rosso-Renault: Carlos Sainz

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson

Force India-Mercedes: Sergio Perez

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

Lots of action during the first day of testing and some drama as well.

Things started out well for McLaren-Honda when they were able to run smoothly in the AM session. However, their day ended early when something went wrong with the ERS. 

Pascal Wehrlein, who is the Mercedes-Mercedes reserve driver, got to take the Force India out in the AM session and was expected to drive for the rest of the day as well, but a flu-stricken Lewis Hamilton was unable to continue on driving so Pascal was called up to drive for Mercedes in the PM session. Sergio Perez was then called up to drive for Force India.

Lotus endured a few problems when the car stopped twice, causing Red Flags. The team was able to get the car going again both times and Pastor Maldonado finished the day fastest on the time sheets.

Later in the session, Susie Wolff who was driving in the Williams, collided into Felipe Nasr in the Sauber, sending them both spinning into one of the gravel traps. It made unnecessary work for both teams.

Here are the final times from Day 1:

1. Pastor Maldonado - 1:25.011 / Lotus-Mercedes

2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:25.167 / Ferrari-Ferrari

3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:25.547 / Red Bull-Renault 

4. Sergio Perez - 1:26.636 / Force India-Mercedes (PM Session)

5. Felipe Nasr - 1:27.307 / Sauber-Ferrari

6. Max Verstappen - 1:27.900 / Toro Rosso-Renault

7. Jenson Button - 1:28.182 / McLaren-Honda

8. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:28.329 / Force India-Mercedes (AM Session)

9. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:28.489 / Mercedes-Mercedes (PM Session)

10. Susie Wolff - 1:28.906 / Williams-Mercedes

11. Lewis Hamilton - 1:30.429 / Mercedes-Mercedes (AM Session)

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Barcelona Day 1 - Line-Up

It's time for the second pre-season test and this one will be taking place in Barcelona, Spain. Force India will be taking part in the next 4 days of testing after not participating at the test in Jerez.

Here is the line-up for Day 1:

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniel Ricciardo

Lotus-Mercedes: Pastor Maldonado

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Williams-Mercedes: Susie Wolff

Toro Rosso-Renault: Max Verstappen

Sauber-Ferrari: Felipe Nasr

Force India-Mercedes: Pascal Wehrlein

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Jerez Day 4 - Times & Re-Cap

Testing in Jerez is officially over, but there's lots more testing to come when the teams head to Barcelona for the second set of testing days.

Day 4 saw multiple Red Flags due to cars stopping on track, including Kvyat's Red Bull and Hamilton's Mercedes. Red Bull was dealing with ERS issues in the late morning.

Here are the times Day 4:

1. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:20.841 / Ferrari-Ferrari

2. Marcus Ericsson - 1:22.019 / Sauber-Ferrari

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:22.172 / Mercedes-Mercedes

4. Max Verstappen - 1:22.553 / Toro Rosso-Renault

5. Felipe Massa - 1:23.116 / Williams-Mercedes

6. Romain Grosjean - 1:23.802 / Lotus-Mercedes

7. Daniil Kvyat - 1:23.975 / Red Bull-Renault

8. Jenson Button - 1:27.660 / McLaren-Honda

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Jerez Day 4 - Line-Up

Here is the driver Line-Up for Day 4 of 4 of the Jerez Test.

Line-Up:

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Lotus-Mercedes: Romain Grosjean

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Williams-Mercedes: Felipe Massa

Toro Rosso-Renault: Max Verstappen

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson

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

Day 3 of testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain was another eventful day. Luckily there was no more rain, although the track surface was quite damp and slick. The first Red Flag was actually caused when Nasr had a spin in the Sauber and got stuck in the gravel trap.

McLaren looked to be making progress and Alonso had racked up quite a few laps until something with the water pressure forced the team to call it a day. Lotus was facing telemetry issues which limited their running most of the morning. Mercedes also dealt with problems when Nico Rosberg stopped on track, causing the second Red Flag of the day. Red Bull had to change the engine in their car as well.

However, despite Felipe Nasr's small spin in the early morning, the young Brazilian ended the day on the top of the time-sheets.

Here are the times from Day 3:

1. Felipe Nasr - 1:21.545 / Sauber-Ferrari
2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:21.750 / Ferrari-Ferrari
3. Nico Rosberg - 1:21.982 / Mercedes-Mercedes
4. Felipe Massa - 1:22.276 / Williams-Mercedes
5. Pastor Maldonado - 1:22.713 / Lotus-Mercedes
6. Carlos Sainz - 1:23.187 / Toro Rosso-Renault
7. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:23.901 / Red Bull-Renault
8. Fernando Alonso - 1:35.553 / McLaren-Honda

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Jerez Day 3 - Line-Up

Here is the line-up for Day 3 of Pre-Season testing from Jerez, Spain - As always we'll be live on Twitter with full commentary of the session. Follow us @F1Insider78

Line-Up:

Mercedes-Merdedes: Nico Rosberg
McLaren-Honda: Fernando Alonso
Red Bull-Renault: Daniel Ricciardo
Lotus-Mercedes: Pastor Maldonado
Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen
Williams-Mercedes: Felipe Massa
Toro Rosso-Renault: Carlos Sainz
Sauber-Ferarri: Felipe Nasr

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

It was another successful day of testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Some teams had a clean and easy day while others struggled with mechanical issues. The weather also made things a bit tricky when it began to rain about 4 hours into the session.

Lotus had arrived and Pastor Maldonado, who didn't get to drive on Day 1, was able to finally get the E23 out on track and take it around for a total of 41 laps.

As for Red Bull, their day of testing was made tricky when Daniil Kvyat had a small off and the front wing was damaged. They continued to run the car without the front wing but Kvyat never set a timed lap. This was also the only front wing Red Bull had brought to Jerez, but they plan to have a new one delivered.

Here are the final session times from Day 2:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:20.984 / Ferrari-Ferrari
2. Felipe Nasr - 1:21.867 / Sauber-Ferrari
3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:22.319 / Williams-Mercedes
4. Lewis Hamilton - 1:22.490 / Mercedes-Mercedes
5. Max Verstappen - 1:24.167 / Toro Rosso-Renault
6. Pastor Maldonado - 1:28.802 / Lotus-Mercedes
7. Jenson Button - 1:54.655 / McLaren-Honda
8. Daniil Kvyat - No Time Set / Red Bull-Renault

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Jerez Day 2 - Line-Up

Here is the line-up for Day 2 of testing at Jerez, Spain.

Line-Up:

Merecedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

Mclaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Lotus-Mercedes: Pastor Maldonado

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Williams-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas

Toro Rosso-Renault: Max Verstappen

Sauber-Ferrari: Felipe Nasr

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

F1 is officially back.. Well, sort of. The first race of the year might not be until March, but Winter Testing has begun and it's time to re-cap day 1 of Jerez.

Both Mercedes and Williams launched their 2015 livery in the pit-lane, while later on the new Red Bull was driven out of the garage by Daniel Ricciardo, showing off the special "Test-Livery" which included the car sporting a black and white "camo" paint job.

Lotus was absent for the day as they were still in the midst of shipping their things to Jerez. They're currently unsure if they will run on Monday either.

What we know so far from testing is that the cars seem to he having less issues than seen in 2014's pre-season test, which saw quite the amount of cars stopping on track.

Force India, as many know have opted out of running at Jerez. Also absent are Marussia and Caterham and it's uncertain if they will be able to make 2015's grid after multiple financial issues.

Here are the times from Day 1:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:22.620 / Ferrari-Ferrari

2. Marcus Ericsson - 1:22.777 / Sauber-Ferrari

3. Nico Rosberg - 1:23.106 / Mercedes-Mercedes

4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:23.338 / Red Bull-Renault

5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:23.906 / Williams-Mercedes

6. Carlos Sainz - 1:25.327 / Toro Rosso-Renault

7. Fernando Alonso - 1:40.738 / McLaren-Honda

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