Winter Testing Day 6 - Re-Cap & Times / Barcelona Test 2

   Day 6 of testing was less than perfect for Haas. Due to overnight issues and a turbo failure, Esteban Gutierrez, was only able to do one installation lap before his day was over. The team had intentions of making it back out in the afternoon session but unfortunately, the issues with the car were too severe and they were unable to get things running in time.

    Valtteri Bottas was up at the top of the time sheets, taking first while Hamilton, who only ran in the AM session, finished in 2nd. Magnussen in the Renault grabbed 3rd.

    The only Red Flag of the day was brought out when one of the Sauber's rear wheels came loose and fell off. The team was also battling issues with their power unit. However, it was still a productive day for the Swiss team, with Ericsson racking up 54 laps.

Here are the times from the session.

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:23.261 / Williams-Mercedes / 105 Laps
2. Lewis Hamilton (AM) - 1:23.622 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 73 Laps
3. Kevin Magnussen - 1:23.933 / Renault-Renault / 126 Laps
4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:24.611 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 151 Laps
5. Jenson Button - 1:25.183 / McLaren-Honda / 120 Laps
6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:25.235 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / 134 Laps
7. Carlos Sainz - 1:25.300 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / 166 Laps
8. Sergio Perez - 1:25.593 / Force India-Mercedes / 126 Laps
9. Nico Rosberg (PM) - 1:26.298 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 91 Laps
10. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:27.064 / Manor-Mercedes / 78 Laps
11. Marcus Ericsson - 1:27.487 / 54 Laps
12. Esteban Gutierrez - NO TIME SET / Haas-Ferrari / 1 Lap

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Winter Testing Day 2 - Re-Cap & Times / Barcelona

Day 2 of testing saw Vettel at the top of the time sheets again, with Ricciardo and Perez rounding up the top 3.

    There was a slight delay from Haas due to the team having to wait for their new front wing to be shipped in after Grosjean had a mishap and lost the wing during the first day of testing. However, later on, they were able to get to running with a new front wing secured. Esteban Gutierrez completed 79 laps total and finished in 6th.

    During the AM part of the session, Max Verstappen abruptly stopped on track. Many thought it was a car issue and some type of failure. However, Max was later interviewed and explained it was just a "Precaution" to stop the car and have it be brought back to the garage.

    Renault had another troublesome day with Palmer's running ending in the mid-afternoon due to an engine failure.

    Toro Rosso will be bringing new car parts to the second round of testing next week. The drivers are already looking forward to this & know there's much more to see from the now-Ferrari-powered team.

Here are the results from Day 2

TIMES/LAPS:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:22.820 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 126 Laps
2. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:23.525 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / 112 Laps
3. Sergio Perez - 1:23.650 / Force India-Mercedes / 101 Laps
4. Nico Rosberg - 1:24.867 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 172 Laps
5. Marcus Ericsson - 1:25.237 / Sauber-Ferrari* / 108 Laps
6. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:25.524 / Haas-Ferrari / 79 Laps
7. Valtteri Bottas - 1:25.648 / Williams-Mercedes / 134 Laps
8. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:25.925 / Manor-Mercedes / 71 Laps
9. Fernando Alonso - 1:26.082 / McLaren-Honda / 119 Laps
10. Jolyon Palmer - 1:26.189 / Renault-Renault / 42 Laps
11. Max Verstappen - 1:26.539 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / 121 Laps

* - Notes using 2015 car

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