Summary

  • Day 1 of 2nd and final pre-season test in Barcelona

  • Felipe Massa finishes the day fastest

  • Engine change for McLaren in the morning

  • Wehrlein drives Sauber for first time

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Dialling it up

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  2. Wehrlein off the mark

    Two-and-a-half hours into the second test and Pascal Wehrlein does his first timed lap as a Sauber driver. The German does a 1:30.847 on the hard tyres to prop up the timesheet.

  3. No sooner do I put out a latest times update it is out of date as Daniel Ricciardo goes even quicker!

    The Australian does a 1:20.106 - sixth tenths quicker than his previous best - on the soft tyre to strengthen his place at the top of the timesheet.

    That's the third fastest time we've seen in the five days of testing so far.

  4. Times are tumbling

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  5. Testing times update

    1) Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) 1:20.790

    2) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:21.080

    3) Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:21.321

    4) Felipe Massa (Williams) 1:21.617

    5) Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:21.965

    6) Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) 1:22.698

    7) Esteban Ocon (Force India) 1:23.691

    8) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:23.818

    9) Jolyon Palmer (Renault) 1:24.790

    No time: Pascal Wehrlein (Sauber)

  6. What's the world champion up to?

    While his former rivals are pounding the tarmac in sunny Barcelona, Nico Rosberg is in cloudy Chichester taking selfies.

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  7. Hello, hello, what's this?

    Sebastian Vettel has the mileage and the pace as he rattles off a 1:21.321. That puts him third, two tenths behind Lewis Hamilton in P2 but Vettel's lap was done on mediums with Hamilton doing his best effort on softs.

  8. I haven't mentioned McLaren much this morning which, to be fair, is probably a good thing because it means everything is going A-OK so far. 

    Stoffel Vandoorne is getting pushed back into the garage for a bit of tweakage after completing 28 laps.

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  9. Vettel doing the mileage

    Two hours in and Sebastian Vettel has spent the most time on the circuit so far. He's got 32 laps under his belt, with Felipe Massa next up on 30.

    Lewis Hamilton, whose Mercedes is currently back in the garage having some work done, has completed 22 laps while Pascal Wehrlein has done the fewest laps with 11.

  10. Get involved #bbcf1

    Describe an F1 team as a food item

    ..

    Ben Berwick:  The Williams and McLarens of the early 90s would have been cherry sorbets and spicy tacos respectively  

    Greg Harrison: Sauber are Bubble & Squeak. Really nice, but clearly scraped together from leftovers. 

  11. Lewis Hamilton has the track to himself and makes the most of it, putting in a 1:21.080 on softs to move up to P2 and to within two tenths of Daniel Ricciardo's time.

  12. I thought there was a problem for Jolyon Palmer a litter earlier as he came to a stop in the pit lane and was pushed back to his box with a yellow-flag waving marshal close by, but seems to be all OK. 

  13. Get involved #bbcf1

    Describe an F1 team as a food item

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  14. New position for Paul Hembery?

    F1 journalist Dan Knutson in Barcelona: "Pirelli’s Racing Manager Mario Isola is holding a press conference here at the track at 11:30 a.m. local time. It’s expected that he will confirm speculation that Pirelli’s Motorsport Director Paul Hembery will be taking up a new position as president of Pirelli’s South American region.

    "This will mark a significant change as Hembery has overseen Pirelli’s Formula 1 programme ever since it returned to F1 in 2011 as well as the company’s various forays in the WRC."

  15. .Getty Images

    What I do like the look of is the new Toro Rosso. Lush and probably my favourite 2017 livery.

    The STR12 showed promise in the first test, despite a couple of reliability issues, and the team are feeling confident of challenging towards the top end of midfield this season.

    Daniil Kvyat has had a trouble-free morning so far and is currently P6 with his best time a 1:23.408. Big season for the Russian after tumultuous one last year.

  16. Never had fried Cicada. Having seen what they are I can safely say I never will either.

  17. Get involved #bbcf1

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    Fried Cicadas.

    MetaGyan: The McLaren is the exotic Cicada Fry on the table.Spellbinding colors and confusing internals.  

    MattRSJ: Supporting McLaren is like every form of fast food. You love it, but you know that it's bad for your health.  

  18. Harder Better Faster

    Speaking of Pascal, loving his lid for the season. Very Daft Punk. 

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  19. .Sauber

    Here's a first look at Pascal Wehrlein in the Sauber. So far so good for the young German, who's programme today involves set-up work and aero tests.

  20. I just spent 10 minutes searching for pictures of pies. Didn't expect that when I got up this morning.

    Anyway, in non-food related news, Lewis Hamilton has seen Daniel Ricciardo's time and thought 'I know your game'*, and upped his pace to do a 1:22.063, putting him third.

    *he probably didn't think this