Summary

  • Final day of pre-season testing

  • Raikkonen clocks fastest time in testing so far

  • McLaren breaks down twice in the morning

  • Hamilton thinks Ferrari 'bluffing' about pace

  • Get involved - #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Just before that red flag Valtteri Bottas managed to sneak in a personal best for today - a 1:19.845 on supersofts. That's within four tenths of Max Verstappen's time.

  2. For the second time today the McLaren has been recovered and we're good to go again.

    Will we see Fernando Alonso back out again for lunch? By the power of Greyskull I hope so.

  3. Get involved #bbcf1

    Here's a few of your suggestions for what Fernando Alonso would sing at the Karaoke.

    Formula 1 fan: Alonso Karaoke: Livin' on a Prayer.

    Clive Longbotom: Alonso karaoke - "I still haven't found what I'm looking for"  

    Alan Ward: Got to be Fast Car by Tracy Chapman  

  4. Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    Is this a farce? Or a tragedy? Alonso reappears after earlier stoppage on track - and breaks down straight away.

  5. The McLaren came to a stop at Turn 4 on its first lap out of the pits.

    Whatever problem they thought had been fixed, hasn't, it would seem.

  6. red flag

    Red flag

    Oh no! 

    Red flag again and again it's for Fernando Alonso's McLaren.

  7. Fernando Alonso is back out!

  8. A personal best for Sergio Perez today as he moves up to sixth with a 1:20.950 on softs.

  9. A race every day of the week

    F1 journalist Dan Knutson in Barcelona: Mercedes says it has now done over 1000 laps in testing. That is just over 15 grand prix distances in just over seven days.

  10. Hello darkness my old friend

    .EPA

    Nando looks like he is at the Karaoke here, thoughts for song choice? 

    The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel? 

  11. Get involved #bbcf1

    Andrew Jarman-Norris: Thank you #bbcf1 for keeping me something near vaguely sane during a 12 hour stint in the office.

    We're all in this together, Andrew.

  12. .Google

    A significant milestone for Mercedes as Valtteri Bottas completes his 31st lap of the day. That's takes the team beyond 1,000 laps during the eight days of testing. They've driven almost 2,900 miles - like road tripping it from Silverstone to Kazakhstan. 

  13. Red Bull in the mix

    Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    That 1:19.852 on soft tyres is a properly good lap time from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. On tyre offset, it’s quicker than Sebastian Vettel’s fastest time of the winter yesterday. Yes, we know Vettel could have gone faster - and fuel- and tyre-corrected as best we can do, Vettel’s best time correlates to a 1:19.3 on softs. But it proves Red Bull are in the ballpark at least.

  15. A rocket from Red Bull

    And it's the quickest lap of the day and quickest so far for Red Bull as Max Verstappen crosses the line in 1:19.852 on those softs.

  16. Max Verstappen is straight back out after the restart and is purple through the first two sectors. He's got soft tyres bolted on the Red Bull.

  17. Wow, these guys are quick!

    .https://hasmclarenbrokendown.com/

  18. Go! Go! Go!

    The McLaren came to a stop just after Turn 9 on its first laps out of the pits.

    It's been recovered now, so we're back under way.

  19. Get involved #bbcf1

    Spanner Ready: What if this McLaren testing performance is just the greatest ever example of sandbagging in F1 history? 

    I'm imagining the scene out of the Usual Suspects when the big reveal is made at the end. 

  20. red flag

    Red flag

    Out comes the red flag and, sadly, it's for Fernando Alonso's McLaren.

    Back goes the thumbs up picture.

    Sad face.