PRE-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES
Mercedes continued the test as they have the previous two days, splitting the duties with Bottas taking the morning session before Lewis Hamilton took over in the afternoon to complete race runs.
Most of the teams spent the morning focusing on aero runs, trying to determine just what the wider tyres are doing to the airflow.
The session was repeatedly stopped when driver mistakes brought out the red flag. The first stoppage was caused by Jolyon Palmer, when he ran his Renault into the gravel on an out lap.
Just as the chequered flag fell for lunch, Williams’ Lance Stroll fell into trouble.
Williams changed their driver line up for the day following Stroll’s incident in Tuesday’s session that saw the team miss out on almost an entire day’s worth of running.
The rookie parked the car in the gravel. He appeared to be not completely confident in the car, trying to correct mistakes that the car can sort for itself.
The “over driving” caused problems later in the day when he lost the rear of the car at the exit of turn five and span into the barrier, bringing out the red flag again and ending his running. The Canadian managed to get a few more laps in than he did on Tuesday, completing nearly 100 laps before his collision.
McLaren had a stress free day. After engine problems caused them trouble on both of the previous day’s testing, the team will have been thankful they could complete their programme without any apparent signs of trouble. Though Fernando Alonso was rarely high on the timing screen, he did manage to complete a full 72 laps over the course of the day.
TIMES:
1. Valtteri Bottas (AM) - 1:19.705 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 75 Laps
2. Sebastian Vettel - 1:19.952 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 139 Laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:21.153 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 70 Laps
4. Jolyon Palmer (AM) - 1:21.396 / Renault-Renault / 51 Laps
5. Nico Hulkenberg (PM) – 1:21.791 / Renault-Renault / 42 Laps
6. Marcus Ericsson - 1:21.824 / Sauber-Ferrari / 126 Laps
7. Lewis Hamilton (PM) - 1:22.090 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 95 Laps
8. Romain Grosjean - 1:22.118 / Haas-Ferrari / 56 Laps
9. Lance Stroll - 1:22.351 / Williams-Mercedes / 98 Laps
10. Fernando Alonso - 1:22.598 / McLaren-Honda / 72 Laps
11. Carlos Sainz (PM) - 1:23.540 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 32 Laps
12. Alfonso Celis - 1:23.568 / Force India-Mercedes / 71 Laps
13. Daniil Kvyat (AM) - 1:23.952 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 31 Laps
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