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

PRE-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #4 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    The last day of testing was quite an interesting one for the teams, as the circuit was artificially rained on by massive trucks. This was so the drivers could do a partial wet tyre test for Pirelli. The track was made wet in the morning and then a second time during the lunch break.

    Williams missed the last day of running due to chassis damage that happened during Lance Stroll's crash on the previous day. While the team was not about blaming Stroll, it still wasn't the best start to the pre-season for the Rookie.

    Mercedes missed most of the AM session due to an electrical issue. Lewis Hamilton opted out of running as there wasn't much time left before the lunch break and he felt he wouldn't be learning very much. Bottas got into the car for the PM session and managed 68 laps and the 8th quickest time on the board.

    Toro Rosso also encountered issues after Daniil Kvyat went out for his installation lap and never returned to the track. The team changed their engine but the day was over for them, meaning neither Kvyat or Sainz got to do any laps. It was a day of progress lost.

    As for McLaren, things were finally starting to turn around. Stoffel Vandoorne returned to the MCL32 and did a total of 66 laps and set the 7th quickest time with a 1:22.576, just slightly behind Perez's time in the Force India.

    It was Ferrari who ended the day on top, with Kimi Raikkonen setting the fastest time; a 1:20.872. The Fin also completed a total of 93 laps.

TIMES:

1. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:20.872 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 93 Laps

2. Max Verstappen - 1:21.769 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 85 Laps

3. Jolyon Palmer (PM) - 1:21.778 / Renault-Renault / 39 Laps

4. Romain Grosjean - 1:22.309 / Haas-Ferrari / 118 Laps

5. Antonio Giovinazzi* - 1:22.401 / Sauber-Ferrari / 84 Laps

6. Sergio Perez - 1:22.534 / Force India-Mercedes / 82 Laps

7. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:22.576 / McLaren-Honda / 66 Laps

8. Valtteri Bottas - 1:23.443 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 68 Laps

9. Nico Hulkenberg (AM) - 1:24.974 / Renault-Renault / 51 Laps

10. Daniil Kvyat (AM) - No Time Set / Toro Rosso-Renault / 1 Lap

* - Notes Giovinazzi is filling in for Pascal Wehrlein

Note: Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton were scheduled to run but did not due to car issues.

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