Summary

  • Nasr takes Sauber to the top of the timesheets

  • McLaren get mileage but end the day early

  • Nasr spins, bringing out first red flag of the day

  • Rosberg stops on track

  • Lotus hampered by telemetry trouble

  • Eight teams in action, with Force India absent

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  1. Postpublished at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Pastor Maldonado is still out there, along with Carlos Sainz Jr, Felipe Massa and Daniel Ricciardo.

  2. Postpublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Fernando Alonso:, external Big step forward... #McLarenHonda #proud #Progress

  3. Postpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Red Bull

    F1 journalist Dan Knutson in Jerez: "Work has been going on behind the screens in the Red Bull garage for most of the day.

    "With Daniil Kvyat doing 18 laps yesterday and Daniel Ricciardo doing just 12 so far today, it really has been a couple of wasted days for the team as far as getting mileage on the car is concerned."

  4. Postpublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Pastor Maldonado goes fourth quickest for Lotus with a 1:22.950, 1.4 seconds off the pace set by Felipe Nasr in the Sauber.

  5. Headlinespublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Here are the day's headlines:

    • McLaren end day early because of power unit problems, but they managed 32 laps

    • Felipe Nasr sets the pace for Sauber after track dries in Jerez

    • Nico Rosberg clocks 120 laps, but loses time after stopping out on track

    • Nasr spins, bringing out the first red flag of the day

    • Lotus delayed because of telemetry issues

    • Red Bull endure tough day with limited mileage after engine change

  6. Listen to the McLaren-Hondapublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Want to know what the new McLaren-Honda sounds like? Thought you would. Click here to hear a comparison between that and the Mercedes.

  7. Postpublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Hurrah, Ferrari fire up their car and send Kimi Raikkonen on his way, with Nico Rosberg and Felipe Massa following him down the pit lane.

  8. Postpublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    The track falls silent.

  9. Postpublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Red Bull:, external Hitting all the notes, just not necessarily in the right order... That's testing!

  10. Postpublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Pastor MaldonadoImage source, Reuters

    Lotus are having an encouraging day with Pastor Maldonado passing his half century of laps before heading back to the pits for a few tweaks to the car.

  11. Postpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Williams:, external Felipe reports the track is improving as he completes an eight lap run, taking his total to 47 for the day.

  12. Two hours to gopublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    With two hours to go, Felipe Nasr heads the timesheets with a 1:21.545, 0.8 seconds clear of Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg is third, four tenths adrift.

    Felipe Massa is fourth, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, Pastor Maldonado, Carlos Sainz Jr and Fernando Alonso.

  13. Postpublished at 13:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    F1 journalist Dan Knutson in Jerez: "Like the rest of the teams, Williams plan to put a number of upgrades on their car. Williams will run their Australian Grand Prix spec car, or something very close to that version, at the last pre-season test.

    "'We are going to see changes between now and Melbourne,' chief technical officer Pat Symonds said. 'You will see them in the final days of the final Barcelona test.'"

  14. Nasr back on toppublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    But back comes Felipe Nasr, the Sauber driver clocking a 1:21.545 to bump Kimi Raikkonen down to second. We shouldn't read anything into this really, as we don't know what fuel loads they're running while different tyre compounds will also have an affect, too.

  15. Raikkonen goes quickestpublished at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Kimi RaikkonenImage source, Getty Images

    It's straight down to business for Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen as the Finn pumps in a 1:22.351 which sends him flying to the top of the timesheets.

  16. Postpublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Break over at Ferrari as Kimi Raikkonen heads back out on track, with Williams' Felipe Massa and Sauber's Felipe Nasr for company.

  17. Recappublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    MercedesImage source, EPA

    Nico Rosberg's Mercedes spent some time on the back of a truck earlier today when the engine broke down during the German's run.

  18. Nasr reclaims top spotpublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Felipe NasrImage source, PA

    Sauber's Felipe Nasr lowers the benchmark to a 1:22.750 to knock Nico Rosberg down to second on the timesheets.

  19. Postpublished at 13:24 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    RicciardoImage source, Red Bull on Twitter

    Looks like Red Bull have finished work on the car as Daniel Ricciardo is in the cockpit and raring to go. The Australian has only managed five laps today.

  20. Rosberg back on toppublished at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2015

    Nico RosbergImage source, PA

    Nico Rosberg reaches his century of laps and he pumps in a 1:22.810, the first driver to get down into the 1m22s today, to go fastest. Sauber's Felipe Nasr drops to second, 0.944 seconds adrift.