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Kevin Magnussen is having a decent morning as the new Pastor Maldonado in the Renault.

He's clocked up 57 laps and is second in the timings, ahead of Nico Rosberg, with 1:26.014.

There's a slight chance of rain later, which might mix things up a bit...

You spelt "healthy" wrong.

That calls for more of this...

What should be on our list of #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi ?

I shall name him Captain Woofington. He's on the list.

The tea is great. But how hard are you going al fresco in mid-February?

I'd have nipples like toothbrush bristles. 

Does it star Paul Rudd?

I've checked the data. I can confirm that Kimi Raikkonen has completed one lap.

This is terribly exciting.

An aperitif before the main meal in the afternoon?

Dan Knutson
F1 journalist in Barcelona

"Kimi Raikkonen headed out at 12:12 local time (11:12 GMT), did one lap and pitted."

Serious F1 chat.

We do that too.

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I'm sure you're aware that there are only 304 days left until Christmas.

What better way to get into the festive spirit than to watch Kimi Raikkonen singing We Wish You A Merry Christmas and playing a triangle.

Yes, he's playing a triangle.

See it here., external

You're welcome.

Have I mentioned Felipe Nasr today?

Apologies if I haven't, but it's just so difficult to mention everyone when you've only got 10 HOURS OF LIVE TEXTING TO FILL.

He's actually completed 40 laps, has Nasr, and is in P5. Only Nico Rosberg and Kevin Magnussen have been round more times.

Kimi Raikkonen may not be on the track yet, but that doesn't mean we can't keep adding to our list of #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi.

Get to it.

I've seen half of this film. One day I shall watch the other half.

Brown sauce. Correct choice. You're on the list.

Hmmm. Kind of funny when you're a kid though and the teacher can't get stuff to work.

It's all gone a bit quiet in Barcelona. Not a peep from any of the teams for a while.

Top three at the moment:

Hulkenberg 1:25.286 (29 laps)

Rosberg 1:26.084 (45 laps)

Sainz 1:26.474 (35 laps)

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

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“For Britain’s Jolyon Palmer, it has been a difficult first two days of preparation for his maiden grand prix season. After being restricted to 36 laps on Monday because of software issues, a promising day on Tuesday was curtailed by an engine failure - and now Palmer hands over to team-mate Kevin Magnussen for the remainder of the test. 

"‘We at least had the car running and could do some baseline set-up work,’ he said. 'Seventy-nine laps is not ideal for half my pre-season testing so I need a lot more next week. That’s how it is. Change of power-unit. New team effectively. These things are bound to happen.’ 

"No-one at Renault is under any illusions that this season will be tough, after their late takeover of a Lotus team that had been starved of resources by its former owners. Just how difficult it will be is beginning to come into focus.”

Just the nine laps so far from Rio Haryanto, but he can now call himself a track-tested F1 driver.

He's also gone quicker than Daniil Kvyat in the Red Bull so, you know...

Dan Knutson
F1 journalist in Barcelona

"I was in front of the Ferrari garage at 11:07 local time (10:07 GMT), and heard the Ferrari engine running behind the screens and closed doors. Does this mean Kimi Raikkonen will be able to get out on the track soon?"

We also discuss serious F1 stuff here too, by the way...

Nothing confirmed yet Josh, but it the talk is of an elimination style qualifying.

This is what Autosport are reporting., external

If we do this loud enough, Kimi might hear us and just start jogging around the Barcelona track.

Use #bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi on Twitter.

Anything held by Kimi is instantly better (hold me Kimi!).

On the list.

Let's keep them in the realms of possibility please...

I see where you're going with this. So if you GOT the train, would that be equally or more awesome?

Here's the latest positions. Nico Rosberg has one and 45 minutes left in the Mercedes until he hands the wheel over to Lewis Hamilton.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

“So, the halo. Driver egress first. Obviously, it would be in the way of the driver getting out, but teams and the FIA are working on ways to solve that - and fire is not the issue that it was with the increase in safety of fuel tanks and monocoques and so on. As for its alleged flimsiness, the FIA has conducted lots of tests, and the drivers and the teams have seen the results and they are clearly not going to put something on a car if they don’t think it will do the job it is intended for. If they all feel that it will a) make a difference; b) is the best solution; and c) it is time to introduce it, it would be wise to trust them.”    

We will continue unabated though towards our celebration of things almost as awesome as Kimi. 

We're making a list - what should be on it?

Use #bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi on Twitter...

Where do I get me a pair of those bad boys?

It's on the list.

Did this yesterday. We'll call it a Kimi Moment.

Two to three hours!!??

I suppose I had this coming after persuading the nation to heap praise upon the Finn...