In-Season Test #2 - Barcelona - Day 1 Re-Cap & Results

The first day of the in-season test at Barcelona is now done and complete, so time for a re-cap and I will also be posting the times.

The morning started off sorta' rainy and very cold. Vergne caused 2 Red Flags when the Toro Rosso stopped once and then twice in the span of 2 hours. Raikkonen and Chilton also stopped once and caused Red Flags. Later on, Hamilton, who ended the morning session on top, stopped in the pit-lane.

After lunch, we had technical issues so I missed quite a lot, but what I do know is that Kobayashi had an accident and crashed the Caterham, while Max Chilton in the Marussia, was fastest out of the whole session. Sebastien Buemi, reserve for Redbull, had a difficult session when he endured gearbox problems. The weather was better though, as the track cleared up and most drivers were putting on Medium tyres. Sauber & Toro Rosso were the teams carrying out testing for Pirelli this time around. 

Now, on to the times:

1. Max Chilton - 1:26.434 / Marussia

2. Charles Pic - 1:26.661 / Lotus

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:26.674 / Mercedes

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:26.965 / Ferrari

5. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:27.724 / Toro Rosso

6. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:27.727 / Force India

7. Felipe Massa - 1:27.756 / Williams

8. Jenson Button - 1:28.333 / McLaren

9. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:30.101 / Caterham

10. Sebastien Buemi - 1:31.440 / Redbull

11. Giedo Van Der Garde - 1:31.783 / Sauber

I will be posting the Line-Up for day 2 in a bit!

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

We've now approached the second set of testing. This one is taking place in Barcelona, Spain, where the Spanish GP just took place. This is the line-up for Day 1. I will be doing live-commentary/updates for the testing on my twitter @F1Insider78

Day 1 / Tuesday

Redbull - Sebastien Buemi (R)

Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari - Kimi Raikkonen

Lotus - Charles Pic (R)

McLaren - Jenson Button

Force India - Nico Hulkenberg

Sauber - Giedo Van der Garde (R)

Williams - Felipe Massa

Toro Rosso - Jean-Eric Vergne

Caterham - Kamui Kobayashi

Marussia - Max Chilton 

(R) = The person is currently a reserve/test driver for the team.

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In-Season Test #1 - Bahrain / Day 1 Re-Cap

The first in-season test got underway yesterday and while some teams such as Mercedes and Force India had great results, other teams were having some problems.

Lotus had 2 power unit failures, while Fernando Alonso stopped on the circuit only a few minutes into the session. Young Russian, Sergey Sirotkin, although saying they made good process, he said his shoes were too tight and causing him pain during breaking. 

The second day of testing is currently underway, so lets go ahead and get to the times from Day 1.

TIMES:

1. Nico Rosberg - 1:35.697 / Mercedes
2. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:36.064 / Force India
3. Fernando Alonso - 1:36.626 / Ferari
4. Kevin Magnussen - 1:36.634 / McLaren
5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:37.305 / Williams
6. Max Chilton - 1:37.678 / Marussia
7. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:38.326 / Redbull
8. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:39.023 / Sauber
9. Robin Frijns - 1:40.027 / Caterham
10. Pastor Maldonado - 1:40.183 / Lotus
11. Daniil Kvyat - 1:40.452 / Toro Rosso

I know I stated yesterday that Vergne was driving on the first day but he's actually driving today! Kvyat drove yesterday! Sorry for the confusion. 

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