Summary

  • Day three of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona

  • Session hit by snow

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. Who's driving today (hopefully)?

    The trusty Formula 1 timing app has just fired up and given us a list of the names we are expecting to see today.

    They are...

    • Red Bull - Daniel Ricciardo
    • Ferrari - Kimi Raikkonen
    • Haas - Romain Grosjean
    • Sauber - Marcus Ericsson
    • Force India - Sergio Perez
    • McLaren - Fernando Alonso
    • Williams - Lance Stroll and Robert Kubica
    • Renault - Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz
    • Toro Rosso - Brendon Hartley
    • Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas

    However, some of these may not appear. For example, Lewis Hamilton was scheduled to be racing yesterday, but because of the poor conditions Mercedes decided to maximise their time on the track and keep Bottas out there.

    Lewis HamiltonGetty Images

  2. What's meant to happen today?

    So today is day three of a scheduled four of the first block of testing with another four-day block next week.

    The session is meant to start at 08:00 GMT, and that, quite frankly, is not going to happen.

    But we are scheduled to go on until 17:00 GMT, although there was snow late on yesterday afternoon which severely hampered the last hour's action.

    The conditions were not as bad yesterday, but still no-one posted a lap time in the first hour, with most drivers waiting for it to warm up a bit.

    But never fear. As soon as they get out there, we will let you know all about it.

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  3. 'It's going to be a long day'

    Some tweets now from Grosjean's team Haas. I love their second one. Let's just get the drivers into these and see what they can do. Might not be the best for the track though.

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  4. 'Houston, we have a problem'

    Haas' Romain Grosjean has posted a picture and video on Twitter of the snowy conditions he has faced already.

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  5. Get Involved #bbcf1

    When Formula 1 raced in extreme conditions

    As always we need and want your comments to help us through the day.

    So, our first chat is about extreme conditions when there has been Formula 1 action.

    Tell us the times the cars have taken to the track when you really thought they wouldn't. Too hot, too cold, too windy, too rainy, too foggy. Anything you can remember.

    Tweet us via the hashtag #bbcf1 and we will find some spectacular pictures from those times.

  6. Snow joke

    This was not in the plan when they decided to hold Formula 1 testing in normally sunny Spain.

    Nope, today the drivers have woken up to the white stuff everywhere.

    The wintry conditions have even taken the official Twitter account from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya by surprise, as you can see in this tweet below.

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  7. Welcome back

    Hello.

    Welcome along to day three to BBC Sport's live text commentary of Formula 1 testing.

    I'm Michael Emons and I will be guiding you through all the action (or non-action) as the drivers battle the snow, the cold and the clock.

  8. We snow again...

    Formula 1 testing. Normally a sign that spring is upon us.

    Not this year. Oh no. The Beast From The East is battering Europe and Formula 1 has not escaped, even in Barcelona.

    Snow stopped play for a bit yesterday and there are more wintry conditions for the drivers to battle today.

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