Dan Knutson
F1 journalist in Barcelona

"Ferrari says it is going to take two to three hours to sort out the fuel system problems on Kimi Raikkonen’s car."

I'm afraid I have some really, really, really bad news coming for Kimi fans (so, me).

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

“Everyone likes a bit of maths in the morning, right? Thought so. So, let’s extrapolate a bit from the headline lap times on Tuesday. Bear with me, OK? 

“Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari was fastest on a one minute 22.810. Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes was fourth on 1:24.867. So two seconds slower. However, Vettel was on the ultra-soft tyre; Rosberg the medium. On very initial data, Pirelli believes there is in the region of 1.8-2.3secs between the two tyres on one lap of Barcelona. So let’s call it two seconds. Which puts the two cars about equal on lap time. 

“However, Vettel did his time on a three-lap run. Rosberg did his at the start of a 17-lap run. So, a 14-lap difference - and the fuel weight needed to go that extra distance accounts for 0.0525secs per lap, or 0.74secs in total. So, assume each car only had enough fuel in it to do the run, factor in the tyres, and that makes the Mercedes 0.8secs quicker than the Ferrari. 

“Of course, although it would be unusual to do a run on a tyre like the ultra-soft with a great deal of fuel in it, we don’t know how much fuel either car had in it. And you would think it’s highly unlikely on the face of it that the Ferrari would have lost ground over the winter rather than gained it. But those are the numbers, for what they’re worth.”

Dan Knutson
F1 journalist in Barcelona

"The reason Kimi Raikkonen has not been out on the track yet is because Ferrari is trying to solve the fuel pick-up problem that halted Sebastian Vettel out on the track late yesterday."

Kevin Magnussen closing in on Nico Rosberg's tally of laps.

Still. No. Kimi.

Sixty-one today. Legend.

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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

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“Earlier we spoke about Fernando Alonso’s gloom regarding Mercedes’ competitive position. But don't be too depressed. For one thing, great driver though he undoubtedly is, he is not exactly the most objective observer, having left Ferrari in 2014 because he felt they would never win him another title.

"For another, the Ferrari looks in decent shape. Allowing for the differences between the tyres run by Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg on Tuesday, Vettel was in the ballpark of the Mercedes times. The four-time champion is not one to get carried away, however. He was ‘fairly happy’, he said, adding that the key now was for Kimi Raikkonen, who takes over on Wednesday, to confirm his positive impressions.”

Rio Haryanto is up and out, welcome to F1, sir,

He's completed two laps in his Manor already. Going like the wind.

Erm, say this quietly, but Kimi Raikkonen has yet to go out on track yet.

Too busy reading all your tweets, I reckon.

I looked away from the internet for 10 minutes and you guys have delivered.

We're playing Things Almost As Awesome As Kimi.

#bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi on Twitter.

Firstly. Ouch.

Secondly. You're on the list.

Classic.

Refreshing honesty. On the list.

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On the track, Nico Rosberg is still being Road Runner to everyone's Wile E Coyote (what did the E stand for?).

He's knocked off 25 laps with a fastest of 1:26.287.

The next closest is Kevin Magnussen with 17.

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As well as the new head protection regulations, F1 bosses have discussed the possibility of a new qualifying system.

It would essentially be a knockout format set to a time limit until the final two go against each other.

Expect more refined details to emerge, but what are your initial thoughts?

Almost definitely. Just awaiting the official word from F1.

Back under way and Nico Hulkenberg is making the most of his first run out of the week.

Here's the game. We're making a list of things almost as awesome as Kimi Raikkonen.

Use #bbcf1 or #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi on Twitter.

It's on the list.

It's on the list but I will definitely get fired if we start that again.

On the list all day long.

Red flagpublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2016

08:45 GMT 24 February 2016

If it's car 55, that's Carlos Sainz.

But that gives us time to look in on #ThingsAlmostAsAwesomeAsKimi

Hi Sten. The feeling is that the halo system would probably not have helped Jules Bianchi.

An example of the sort of scenario it might be useful in is the death English IndyCar driver Justin Wilson last August, when he was struck by debris.

You can read more details in Andrew Benson's report.

Dan Knutson
F1 journalist in Barcelona

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"Jenson Button is back in the McLaren Honda MP4-31 for his second day of testing. He says he has really missed driving a Formula 1 car.

“'I have missed it massively for three months,' he said. ‘It seems like the longest break I’ve ever had in my career, and I am so glad I didn’t retire at the end of last year because I would have missed it massively. It is good to be back and in the car with laps under my belt.

“'Am I happy with the outright performance? I can’t comment on that yet, I think at the end of the test we will know a lot more. We are not going to be the quickest car at this test or for most of the year but as long as we can see improvements and the feeling of the car is good it is something to build on.”

So, as well as Things Almost As Awesome As Kimi, we've also got another little talking point for you today - as being as you were all so much fun yesterday.

All that talk of Carlos Valderrama got me thinking about the best hairstyles down the years in F1.

The first person I though of was Jarno Trulli. And just as I started looking for photos, Chris beat me to it.

Can you do better than Jarno's Trulli awful ponytail?

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