Summary

  • Hulkenberg quickest on day three

  • Grosjean and Haas second

  • Rosberg and Hamilton share Mercedes duties

  • Vettel quickest on first two days

  1. Postpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    Well, I'm signing off for the week.

    You've all been funny, informative, enthusiastic and wonderful company. 

    Look out for Andrew Benson's report on the site in the coming minutes.

    And check back tomorrow from 07:45 GMT to join Gary "Gary" Rose for commentary of the final day of testing.

    Yours in Kimi appreciation.

  2. Final times - Hulkenberg tops day threepublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    HulkenbergImage source, Getty Images

    All tyres medium unless otherwise stated.

    Nico Hulkenberg 1:23.110 (99 laps) - super-soft tyres

    Romain Grosjean 1:25.874 (82) - soft

    Kimi Raikkonen 1:25.977 (78)

    Kevin Magnussen 1:26.014 (111) - soft

    Nico Rosberg 1:26.084 (74)

    Carlos Sainz 1:26.239 (161)

    Felipe Nasr 1:26.392 (115) - soft

    Lewis Hamilton 1:26.421 (88)

    Daniil Kvyat 1:26.497 (74)

    Felipe Massa 1:26.712 (109)

    Jenson Button 1:26.919 (51)

    Rio Haryanto 1:28.249 (78)

  3. Postpublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    I'm a big fan of this tweet.

    Great effort from the chaps and chapesses at Haas.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    #bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi

    But while we wait...

  5. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    The clock ticks over to 17:00 GMT and we're out of time.

    No fireworks from Kimi - I feel like I've let every single one of you down. And for that, I am sorry.

    I'll just have a little look down the times and get them to you asap,boss.

  6. VW have no plans to enter Formula 1published at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    The VW Group will not enter Formula 1 while question marks remain over the sport, says the group's motorsport boss.

    Read More
  7. Postpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    GrosjeanImage source, Getty Images

    Romain Grosjean's time that has put him in P2 was set on the softs. The only other times set on softs today have come from Kevin Magnussen and Feipe Nasr - and the Frenchman is about half a second quicker than the pair of them

  8. Postpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    A nice sneak peak at the data the teams are seeing this week.

  9. Postpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    GrosjeanImage source, Getty Images

    And there's a change in the top three. 

    Romain Grosjean in the Haas has jumped up to P2 with a 1:25.874.

    Yes, it's just testing and yes, Haas have spent some money. But the new team have looked like a promising outfit this week.

  10. Postpublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    Carlos SainzImage source, Getty Images

    The Renault of Kevin Magnussen and the Toro Rosso of Carlos Sainz are not done just yet. After a brief box, the pair are back on it.

  11. Can Red Bull cause bother?published at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    A Red Bull F1 car in the pitsImage source, Getty Images

    “Red Bull have been under-promising this winter so far - team boss Christian Horner said last week that they would be happy if they got into the top 10 qualifying shoot-out in Melbourne. But the new RB12 has gone well in testing so far and Daniel Ricciardo was second fastest on Tuesday before handing over to his team-mate Daniil Kvyat for the remainder of the test. 

    "‘For two days we are confident for what we’ve got,’ Ricciardo said. ‘Reliability was pretty good. Both days we had little bits and pieces but nothing really that major, which was nice. We got pretty much 200 laps across the two days. I am happy. The car feels pretty good.’ 

    "If Renault can deliver their expected performance increases over the season, the signs are that a typically excellent Red Bull chassis could cause a bit of bother in the second half of the season - especially on the twistier tracks.”    

  12. Button gone for a leakpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

  13. Dusk til dawnpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    We're into the final half hour.

    Hulkenberg, Raikkonen and Hamilton are all out on track.

    None of them seem like they'll be logging anything spectacular any time soon though.

    We're entering the dusk period though, which is the time of day to get that perfect photo for you Instagram account, just like this one below from yesterday.

    F1Image source, Getty Images
  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    #bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi

    Keeping it mustachioed...

    #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi

  15. get involved

    Qualifying reactionpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    #bbcf1

    J J Jackson: Who can honestly remember a qualifying session beyond the weekend? It's the races you recall. They're focusing on the wrong thing.  

    Gaura Shivastava: With new quali rules, how would this play out through the twisty and cramped circuit of Monaco? 

    Tim Oakley: New qualifying? Brilliant. All we need now is 'phone votes and spinning chairs!  

  16. Postpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    VettelImage source, PA

    Very little happening with the times.

    Nobody has given the ultra-softs a run today, which is what Sebastian Vettel used for his time-of-the-week yesterday.

  17. On your Jackpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    The motif of Jack Jones seems fitting next to Kevin Magnussen standing all by himself on the home straight.

  18. Okapi to helppublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    OkapiImage source, Getty Images

    Is it a giraffe? Is it a zebra? Mindblowing.

    You're welcome.

  19. Feeling the Forcepublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    Force India's Sergio PerezImage source, Getty Images

    "At Force India, the contrast with this time last year could not be starker. In 2015, they missed one test altogether, did the second with their old car, and did not have their new car ready until the second day of the final one. 

    "This year, they have hit the ground running and the 2016 car looks a solid effort from a team that was increasingly impressive in the second half of last season. 

    "‘Very good, very positive,’ Sergio Perez said yesterday. ‘I am very happy with my first day in the car. There is big potential that we have to exploit out of this car. If you compare where we were last year, it's a couple of seconds difference already. We are in a much better position than we were last year, so I'm very optimistic.’”

  20. Postpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

    Who nose?

    I'll do the jokes around here, thank you very much.

    Kimi Raikkonen has notched 47 laps so far today, but has been about three seconds off team-mate Sebastian Vettel's quickest time yesterday.