In-Season Test #2 - Day #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

IN-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

Test Location: Hungaroring - Mogyorod, Hungary

    Day 1 of testing at the Hungaroring proved to be tricky with rain coming and going. However, it didn't seem to phase Antonio Giovinazzi, who took the Ferrari to the top spot with a fastest time of 1:15.648.

    Giovinazzi wasn't the only one out on track who does not currently have a full-time seat in the sport. Rowland, Norris, Russell, Latifi and Gelael all took part in the first day of testing as well.

    Toro Rosso ran two cars, with Brendon Hartley running the main car. Sean Gelael ran the other car in order to gather information for Pirelli's tyre test. Gelael, however had a heavy crash near Turn 11, causing red flags. Gelael wasn't injured, but that ending his running for the day. He racked up a total of 109 laps.

    Hartley ended the session in third with a 1:19.251 and a total of 126 laps. In total, Toro Rosso had a combined 135 laps at the end of the day.

    Lando Norris, in the McLaren was 4th fastest, just behind Hartley and Ericsson, who finished second for Sauber. Norris, who is poised to join McLaren next year, either partnering Alonso or Vandoorne, set a fastest time of 1:19.294 and did a total of 107 laps.

    Oliver Rowland, who finished 3rd in the 2017 FIA Formula 2 championship, drove for Williams for the day, gathering 65 laps and setting the 9th quickest time on the board with a 1:20.970. He finished ahead of Sean Gelael.

    George Russell, who is currently competing in Formula 2 and leading the championship, ran for Mercedes and was 5th fastest, just behind Norris, who is second in the Formula 2 championship standings. Russell completed 49 laps and set a fastest time of 1:19.781.

    Despite entering administration, Force India was still able to participate in testing and chose to run Nicholas Latifi, a current Canadian Formula 2 driver for DAMS. Latifi is also one of Force India's test drivers, alongside Nikita Mazepin, who drives in GP3 for ART Grand Prix. Latifi placed the seventh quickest time, a 1:19.994. He also completed 103 laps.

TIMES: 

1. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:15.648 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Italy / 96 Laps

2. Marcus Ericsson - 1:18.155 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / 95 Laps

3. Brendon Hartley - 1:19.251 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand / 126 Laps

4. Lando Norris - 1:19.294 / McLaren-Renault / Great Britain / 107 Laps

5. George Russell - 1:19.781 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / 49 Laps

6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:19.854 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia / 125 Laps

7. Nicholas Latifi - 1:19.994 / Force India-Mercedes / Canada / 103 Laps

8. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:20.826 / Renault-Renault / Germany / 63 Laps

9. Oliver Rowland - 1:20.970 / Williams-Mercedes / Great Britain / 65 Laps

10. Sean Gelael - 1:21.451 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / Indonesia / 109 Laps*

* - Notes Gelael was testing for Pirelli's 2019 programme

NOTE: Haas has chosen not to participate in this test

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In-Season Test #1 - Day #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

IN-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

Test Location: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - Montmelo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

    Valtteri Bottas was quickest on the second and final day of the first in-season test of the year.

    The Mercedes driver set a fastest time of 1:16.904 and completed a total of 139 laps.

    Close behind was Antonio Giovinazzi, who ran for Ferrari. He had run for Sauber the previous day. Giovinazzi Racked up 148 laps and had a quickest time of 1:16.972.

    There were more young drivers running the field as McLaren Chose Lando Norris to run the main car for the session, while Vandoorne ran in the second car to complete more testing for Pirelli's 2019 programme.

    Lando Norris was 3rd on the time sheets, with a 1:18.039 and completed a total of 80 laps while Vandoorne finished 10th with a 1:19.914.

    Force India, who ran two cars as well, much like the previous day, Chose Nicholas Latifi for the Pirelli testing and Nakita Mazepin to run in the main car. Mazepin finished the session in 5th with a 1:18.344 while Latifi was in 13th with the slowest time of a 1:21.412.

    Toro Rosso chose two drivers after limited running on day one due to a chassis issue. Sean Gelael returned to the car for the AM Portion and finished 12th. Gasly then stepped in for the afternoon and got into 9th with a 1:19.410.

    Jack Aitken, who is currently racing in Formula 2 with the ART Grand Prix team, got to test for Renault and set some impressive times. The young British driver finished in 6th and did 120 laps. His best time was a 1:18.942, placing him just ahead of Charles Leclerc in the Sauber.

TIMES:

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:16.904 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / 139 Laps
2. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:16.972 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Italy / 148 Laps
3. Lando Norris - 1:18.039 / McLaren-Renault / Great Britain / 80 Laps
4. Kevin Magnussen - 1:18.274 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark / 75 Laps
5. Nikita Mazepin - 1:18.344 / Force India-Mercedes / Russia / 112 Laps
6. Jack Aitken - 1:18.942 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain / 120 Laps
7. Charles Leclerc - 1:18.993 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / 139 Laps
8. Robert Kubica - 1:19.253 / Williams-Mercedes / Poland / 123 Laps
9. Pierre Gasly (PM) - 1:19.410 / Scuderia Toro Tosso-Honda / France / 39 Laps
10. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:19.914 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium / 96 Laps*
11. Jake Dennis - 1:20.440 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Great Britain / 75 Laps
12. Sean Gelael (AM) - 1:20.763 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / Indonesia / 83 Laps
13. Nicholas Latifi - 1:21.412 / Force India-Mercedes / Canada / 121 Laps*

* - Notes drivers were testing for Pirelli's 2019 programme

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In-Season Test #1 - Day #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

IN-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

Test Location: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - Montmelo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

    Max Verstappen was fastest on the first day of the first in-season test of 2018. The Dutch driver finished on top with a 1:17.528 and racked up 148 laps for the Austrian team.

    Close behind in the times was Carlos Sainz with a 1:17.562. Sainz, who is being tipped to join Red Bull next year, completed 119 laps in the Renault.

    Toro Rosso had limited running after needing to change their power unit because of a problem with their chassis. Sean Gelael was running for them and finished the session in 12th with a 1:21.935 and completed a total of 50 laps.

    Both Force India and McLaren ran two cars during the session. The second cars were used to test for Pirelli's 2019 programme. McLaren also ran 3 drivers in total with 2 drivers doing the tyre resting duties.

    McLaren's main car was driven by Stoffel Vandoorne, who finished in 7th with a 1:18.981. The second car saw youngster Lando Norris drive in the AM while Oliver Turvey, who is currently competing in Formula E, took over for the PM session. Norris finished in 10th and Turvey 13th. Between the two of them, they completed a total of 134 laps.

    Force India chose current F2 driver George Russell for the tyre testing duties, while Nicholas Latifi ran in the main car. Latifi finished up in 5th with a 1:18.530 and 107 laps while Russell finished further down in 11th with a 1:21.478 and 123 laps.

    Former Formula 2 driver, Oliver Rowland, ran for Williams and finished 9th in the session, just behind Antonio Giovinazzi, who was running for Sauber. Giovinazzi set a fastest time of 1:19.693 while Rowland did a 1:20.009.

TIMES:

1. Max Verstappen - 1:17.528 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / 148 Laps

2. Carlos Sainz - 1:17.562 / Renault-Renault / Spain / 119 Laps

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:17.659 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / 136 Laps

4. Romain Grosjean - 1:18.449 / Haas-Ferrari / France / 129 Laps

5. Nicholas Latifi - 1:18.530 / Force India-Mercedes / Canada / 107 Laps

6. Lewis Hamilton - 1:18.543 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / 151 Laps

7. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:18.981 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium / 85 Laps

8. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:19.693 / Sauber-Ferrari / Italy / 135 Laps

9. Oliver Rowland - 1:20.009 / Williams-Mercedes / Great Britain / 121 Laps

10. Lando Norris (AM) - 1:20.997 / McLaren-Renault / Great Britain / 76 Laps*

11. George Russell - 1:21.478 / Force India-Mercedes / Great Britain / 123 Laps*

12. Sean Gelael - 1:21.935 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / Indonesia / 50 Laps

13. Oliver Turvey (PM) - 1:23.070 / McLaren-Renault / Great Britain / 58 Laps*

* - Notes drivers were testing for Pirelli's 2019 programme

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Day #2 - LINE-UP

PRE-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #2 - LINE-UP

Test Location: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - Montmelo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

MERCEDES-MERCEDES: Valtteri Bottas 

FERRARI-FERRARI: Sebastian Vettel

RED BULL RACING-TAG-HEUER: Max Verstappen

RENAULT-RENAULT: Carlos Sainz

FORCE INDIA-MERCEDES: Esteban Ocon

WILLIAMS-MERCEDES: Sergey Sirotkin (AM) / Robert Kubica (PM)

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO-HONDA: Pierre Gasly 

HAAS-FERRARI: Kevin Magnussen

McLAREN-RENAULT: Stoffel Vandoorne 

SAUBER-FERRARI: Charles Leclerc 

*Subject to change

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Day #1 - LINE-UP

PRE-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #1 - LINE-UP

Test Location: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - Montmelo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

MERCEDES-MERCEDES: Valtteri Bottas (AM) / Lewis Hamilton (PM)

FERRARI-FERRARI: Kimi Raikkonen

RED BULL RACING-TAG-HEUER: Daniel Ricciardo

RENAULT-RENAULT: Nico Hulkenberg (AM) / Carlos Sainz (PM)

FORCE INDIA-MERCEDES: Nikita Mazepin

WILLIAMS-MERCEDES: Lance Stroll (AM) / Sergey Sirotkin (PM)

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO-HONDA: Brendon Hartley 

HAAS-FERRARI: Romain Grosjean

McLAREN-RENAULT: Fernando Alonso

SAUBER-FERRARI: Marcus Ericsson

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Post-Season Test - Day #2 - Re-Cap & Times

POST-SEASON TEST - DAY #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Lando Norris and Robert Kubica impressed in the final Formula 1 test of 2017.

    It was Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel at the top of the order, but the McLaren reserve driver and F1 race winner were the main attractions in Abu Dhabi.

    Kubica only completed a handful of laps, sharing testing duties for Williams with Sergey Sirotkin, a new addition to the list of drivers rumoured to be replacing the retiring Felipe Massa. Despite completing less than half as many laps as Sirotkin, Kubica was half a second quicker than the Renault reserve driver. His 1m39.485s lap time was also a tenth of a second faster than Lance Stroll’s best lap on Tuesday.

    McLaren’s Lando Norris also impressed in his first outing in an F1 car since being announced as the team’s reserve driver. He was completing the tyre test that was scheduled to take place after the Brazilian Grand Prix and finished 12th fastest, nearly two seconds slower than Stoffel Vandoorne, who finished eighth fastest in the other McLaren despite running into the tyre barriers in the first half of the day.

    Norris has been confirmed at Carlin’s Formula 2 team for the 2018 season.

    At the top of the order, Vettel set his best time of the day – a 1m37.551s – in the first hour of running. He put in 118 laps over the course of the day, but couldn’t better his time. Nobody else could even get close to it, though, with Mercedes Valtteri Bottas the next best and nearly a second slower.

    Max Verstappen was third quickest ahead of Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon, who shared testing duties for Force India.

    Just 0.41s faster than Kubica, Carlos Sainz Jnr was sixth quickest.

    Kevin Magnussen and Sirotkin rounded out the top 10.

    With news that Alfa Romeo would be sponsoring Sauber in 2018 breaking, Ferrari junior driver Charles Leclerc was in the car. He could only manage 11th quickest, but his 1m40.666s lap was more than a second faster than Marcus Ericsson’s best effort on Tuesday.

    Toro Rosso duo Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly completed the order.

TIMES: 

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:37.551 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / 118 Laps
2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:38.490 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / 141 Laps
3. Max Verstappen - 1:38.736 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / 132 Laps
4. Sergio Perez (PM) - 1:38.818 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / 52 Laps
5. Esteban Ocon (AM) - 1:39.148 / Force India-Mercedes / France / 72 Laps
6. Carlos Sainz - 1:39.444 / Renault-Renault / Spain / 109 Laps
7. Robert Kubica (PM) - 1:39.485 / Williams-Mercedes / Poland / 28 Laps
8. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:39.782 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium / 105 Laps*
9. Kevin Magnussen - 1:39.810 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark / 124 Laps
10. Serge Sirotkin (AM & PM) - 1:39.947 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia / 86 Laps
11. Charles Leclerc - 1:40.666 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / 148 Laps
12. Lando Norris - 1:41.714 / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / 118 Laps*
13. Brendon Hartley (PM) - 1:43.345 / Toro Rosso-Renault / New Zealand / 61 Laps
14. Pierre Gasly (AM)  - 1:44.827 / Toro Rosso-Renault / France / 63 Laps

* - Notes McLaren is running 2 cars during this test.

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Post-Season Test - Day #2 - Line-Up

POST-SEASON TEST - DAY #2 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Max Verstappen

Williams-Mercedes: Sergey Sirotkin (AM & PM) / Robert Kubica (PM)*

Renault-Renault: Carlos Sainz

McLaren-Honda: Lando Norris & Stoffel Vandoorne**

Toro Rosso-Renault: Pierre Gasly (AM) / Brendon Hartley (PM)*

Force India-Mercedes: Esteban Ocon (AM) / Sergio Perez (PM)*
Sauber-Ferrari: Charles Leclerc

Haas-Ferrari: Kevin Magnussen

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties
** - Notes McLaren is running 2 cars during this test

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Post-Season Test - Day #1 - Re-Cap & Times

POST-SEASON TEST - DAY #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

   The first day of the last test of 2017 got underway on Tuesday with all teams running. Mostly all drivers stayed behind at the Yas Marina circuit to do testing for their teams and also for Pirelli, who have introduced 2 new compounds for 2018: The Hyper-Soft and Super-Hard compounds.

    Kimi Raikkonen topped the time sheets with a 1:37.768, while Ricciardo was close behind in the Red Bull with a 1:38.066. Hamilton, Grosjean and Stroll completed the top 5.

    McLaren decided to run 2 cars, following the post-Brazilian GP test cancellation. Alonso ran one car while long-time development driver and current Formula E driver, Oliver Turvey, ran the other. Alonso brought out the first red flag of the session after a crash he described as a 'kiss'. It was a small hit to the wall and he walked away unharmed. He was also able to get back out later on in the session and finished in 6th with a 1:39.762. Turvey finished last on the time-sheets with a 1:41.914.

    Williams opted to run Robert Kubica in the AM portion of the session and Stroll later on in the PM portion. Kubica, who many think will make an F1 return with the Williams team in 2018, finished in 9th and racked up a total of 100 laps. Fans were waiting in the stands, chanting and singing while waving banners and photos, showing their support for him and their obvious want to see him have a full-time seat next year. Lance Stroll finished up in 5th with a 1:39.580 and completed 29 laps.

    Sean Gelael ran for Toro Rosso, despite missing out on a seat with the team for 2018. Gelael was recently confirmed to drive for PREMA Racing team in Formula 2 next year, alongside Nyck de Vries. Gelael finished in 10th and managed to do 117 laps.

    Force India ran young Russian driver, Nikita Mazepin, who currently competes in European Formula 3. Mazepin finished in 8th with a 1:39.959 and completed 90 laps.

TIMES:

1. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:37.768 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / 99 Laps

2. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:38.066 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia / 109 Laps

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:38.551 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / 136 Laps

4. Romain Grosjean - 1:39.270 / Haas-Ferrari / France / 137 Laps

5. Lance Stroll (PM) - 1:39.580 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada / 29 Laps

6. Fernando Alonso - 1:39.762 / McLaren-Honda / Spain / 115 Laps*

7. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:39.803 / Renault-Renault / Germany / 85 Laps

8. Nikita Mazepin - 1:39.959 / Force India-Mercedes / Russia / 90 Laps

9. Robert Kubica (AM) - 1:41.296 / Williams-Mercedes / Poland / 100 Laps

10. Sean Gelael - 1:41.428 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Indonesia / 117 Laps

11. Marcus Ericsson - 1:41.681 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / 97 Laps

12. Oliver Turvey - 1:41.914 / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / 105 Laps*

* - Notes McLaren is running 2 cars during this test.

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Post-Season Test - Day #1 - Line-Up

POST-SEASON TEST - DAY #1 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen 

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Daniel Ricciardo

Williams-Mercedes: Robert Kubica (AM) / Lance Stroll (PM)*

Renault-Renault: Nico Hulkenberg

McLaren-Honda: Fernando Alonso & Oliver Turvey**

Toro Rosso-Renault: Sean Gelael

Force India-Mercedes: Nikita Mazepin

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson

Haas-Ferrari: Romain Grosjean

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties

** - Notes McLaren is running 2 cars during this test

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In-Season Test #2 - Day #1 - Re-Cap & Times

IN-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Charles Leclerc topped the time-sheets at the end of the first day of the second and last in-season test of the year. Leclerc, a reigning GP3 champion and current Formula 2 driver for PREMA Racing, finished the session with a fastest time of 1:17.746. And which team did he get to drive for? Ferrari. Leclerc is part of the Ferrari Academy and it is rumored that he will have a potential F1 drive next year with Sauber.

    GP3 driver, George Russell, drove the Mercedes and finished the session in 4th. He completed a total of 119 laps and had a fastest time of 1:19.231. Valtteri Bottas drove a separate Mercedes to conduct a special tyre test for Pirelli. Bottas finished just ahead of Russel, in 3rd, with a 1:18.732.

    Verstappen, one of the other current F1 drivers to stay behind at Hungaroring for the test, had issues with his Red Bull during most of the day, including an engine problem that left him in the garage for quite a long time. He finished down in 11th and only completed 58 laps.

    Stoffel Vandoorne finished 2nd fastest of the day with a 1:17.834 but the day didn't come without a McLaren technical issue. His car stopped on track during the session and caused Red Flags.

    Force India split driving duties between one of their test/reserve drivers, Nikita Mazepin. He drove the car during the 4-Hour AM session, before Lucas Auer, a DTM driver for Mercedes, took over for the 4-Hour PM session. Mazepin finished the session in 6th and Auer, a bit further down in 9th.

    Other drivers taking part in Tuesday's running were Lance Stroll, Nicholas Latifi (F2), Sean Gelael (F2), Santino Ferrucci (F2 & GP3) and Gustav Malja (F2).

TIMES:

1. Charles Leclerc - 1:17.746 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Monaco / 98 Laps

2. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:17.834 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium / 71 Laps

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:18.732 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / 155 Laps (T)

4. George Russell - 1:19.231 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / 119 Laps

5. Lance Stroll - 1:19.866 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada / 137 Laps

6. Nikita Mazepin (AM) - 1:19.910 / Force India-Mercedes / Russia / 52 Laps

7. Nicholas Latifi - 1:20.302 / Renault-Renault / Canada / 53 Laps

8. Sean Gelael - 1:20.341 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Indonesia / 100 Laps

9. Lucas Auer (PM) - 1:20.563 / Force India-Mercedes / Austria / 53 Laps

10. Santino Ferrucci - 1:21.185 / Haas-Ferrari / USA / 101 Laps

11. Max Verstappen - 1:21.228 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / 58 Laps

12. Gustav Malja - 1:21.503 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / 108 Laps

(T) - Bottas running for Pirelli test only

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

IN-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #1 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: George Russell / Valtteri Bottas (T)

Ferrari-Ferrari: Charles Leclerc

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Max Verstappen

Williams-Mercedes: Lance Stroll

Renault-Renault: Nicholas Latifi

McLaren-Honda: Stoffel Vandoorne

Toro Rosso-Renault: Sean Gelael

Force India-Mercedes: Nikita Mazepin (AM) / Lucas Auer (PM)*

Sauber-Ferrari: Gustav Malja

Haas-Ferrari: Santino Ferrucci

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties
(T) - Bottas running for Pirelli test only

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In-Season Test #1 - Day #2 - Re-Cap & Times

IN-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas topped the second day of testing in Bahrain.

    The Finn put in 143 laps in an effort to better understand the tyres, something the team could have done with before last weekend’s race. Mercedes were also testing new aero pieces to combat Ferrari’s boost in performance. Bottas did briefly stop on track early in the afternoon with a mechanical problem, but managed to get the Mercedes going again.

    Sebastian Vettel was behind the wheel for Ferrari, but the German didn’t get half as many laps as Bottas. The team found a hydraulic leak whilst changing the setting’s, forcing Vettel to remain in the pits for the majority of the morning session. A data problem in the afternoon did briefly disturb 
Ferrari’s running, but Vettel eventually managed 64 laps and the second best time.

    One team that didn’t face any problems today was McLaren. After a disastrous weekend in Bahrain and more problems yesterday, it was smooth running for Stoffel Vandoorne. The Belgian completed 81 laps – more laps than a race distance – and set the fourth fastest time overall, just two tenths of a second slower than Sainz in third.

    Haas spent their day evaluating new brakes. The problem has plagued the team since the later part of last season, and they’re keen to keep up the pace they’ve shown. Kevin Magnussen set the fifth fastest time, ahead of Daniil Kvyat, who ran the Toro Rosso in the morning session.

    Williams, Renault, and Red Bull all ran test drivers. Williams’ Gary Paffett, who returned to the track for the first time since 2013, set the eighth fastest time ahead of Renault’s Sergey Sirotkin and Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly.

    Pascal Wehrlein made up for lost time by getting into his Sauber and completing over 90 laps throughout the day, setting the 11th fastest time ahead of Force India’s Sergio Perez.

TIMES:

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:31.280 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / 143 Laps

2. Sebastian Vettel - 1:31.574 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Italy / 64 Laps

3. Carlos Sainz (PM) – 1:31.884 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain / 68 Laps

4. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:32.108 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium / 81 Laps

5. Kevin Magnussen - 1:32.120 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark / 88 Laps

6. Esteban Ocon (AM) - 1:32.142 / Force India-Mercedes / France / 60 Laps

7. Daniil Kvyat (AM) – 1:32.213 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia / 61 Laps

8. Gary Paffett - 1:32.253 / Williams-Mercedes / Great Britain / 126 Laps 

9. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:32.287 / Renault-Renault / Russia  / 90 Laps

10. Pierre Gasly - 1:32.568 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / France / 65 Laps

11. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:34.462 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany / 91 Laps

12. Sergio Perez (PM) – 1:35.015 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / 70 Laps

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

IN-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #2 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Pierre Gasly

Williams-Mercedes: Gary Paffett

Renault-Renault: Sergey Sirotkin

McLaren-Honda: Stoffel Vandoorne

Toro Rosso-Renault: Daniil Kvyat (AM) / Carlos Sainz (PM)

Force India-Mercedes: Esteban Ocon (AM) / Sergio Perez (PM)*

Sauber-Ferrari: Pascal Wehrlein

Haas-Ferrari: Kevin Magnussen 

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In-Season Test #1 - Day #1 - Re-Cap & Times

IN-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    The first in-season test got underway at the Bahrain International Circuit and unfortunately, there were more problems for McLaren-Honda. Oliver Turvey, who the team chose to put in the car for the first day, only got 17 laps in during the session due to multiple mechanical issues. The team had to change the power unit after there was a water leak in the ERS component. Turvey was still able to set a time towards the end of the day; a 1:35.011

    The Mercedes also encountered a problem, although minor, when Lewis Hamilton stopped on track, causing the first red flag of the session. Despite this, Hamilton still ended the day on top with a 1:31.358.  The second red flag was due to Gelael stopping on track in the Toro Rosso. The Formula 2 driver set the 8th quickest time of the day with a 1:33.885.

    Ferrari chose rookie Antonio Giovinazzi to do the young driver testing, while Sebastian Vettel drove another Ferrari to test out Pirelli's unmarked 2018 tyres. Sebastian Vettel also ran a few hours longer than everyone else because of technical issues.

    Sauber's Marcus Ericsson completed the most laps of the day with a total of 106. His quickest time was a 1:34.550, putting him in 11th.

    Williams opted to put but Lance Stroll and Felipe Massa in the car for day 1, with Canadian rookie, Stroll running in the AM session and Felipe Massa taking over in the afternoon. Massa finished in 5th with a 1:33.509 and Stroll 7th with a 1:33.729. Together they completed 91 laps in the Mercedes-powered car.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:31.358 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / 97 Laps

2. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:31.984 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Italy / 93 Laps

3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:32.349 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia / 45 Laps

4. Romain Grosjean - 1:32.452 / Haas-Ferrari / France / 87 Laps

5. Felipe Massa (PM) - 1:32.509 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / 56 Laps 

6. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:33.624 / Renault-Renault / Germany / 74 Laps

7. Lance Stroll (AM) - 1:33.729 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada / 35 Laps

8. Sean Gelael - 1:33.885 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Indonesia / 78 Laps

9. Sebastian Vettel - 1:33.894 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / 89 Laps (TT)

10. Alfonso Celis Jr. - 1:33.939 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / 71 Laps

11. Marcus Ericsson - 1:34.550 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / 106 Laps

12. Oliver Turvey - 1:35.011 / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / 17 Laps

(TT) - Sebastian Vettel drove to conduct a test for Pirelli's unmarked 2018 tyres and was not part of the regular F1 Test.

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

IN-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #1 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari-Ferrari: Antonio Giovinazzi / Sebastian Vettel (T)

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Daniel Ricciardo

Williams-Mercedes: Lance Stroll (AM) / Felipe Massa (PM)*

Renault-Renault: Nico Hulkenberg

McLaren-Honda: Oliver Turvey

Toro Rosso-Renault: Sean Gelael

Force India-Mercedes: Alfonso Celis Jr.

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson

Haas-Ferrari: Romain Grosjean

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties
(T) - Vettel running for Pirelli test only

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