Summary

  • First day of the second F1 test

  • Problems for McLaren and Mercedes bring out red flags

  • Testing Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Barcelona this week

  • Alfa Romeo of Giovinazzi tops morning session

  • Get involved: #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. 'Nobody is going to try a lunge in testing'

    Chris Medland
    F1 journalist in Barcelona

    While we’re trying to work out the pecking order, another of the big unknowns is how the new aerodynamic regulations will affect overtaking.

    The overall aim is to make the following car less sensitive to one just ahead, and therefore able to stay closer in order to try and make a move. Whether that actually happens remains to be seen, but there have been a few cautiously optimistic noises from certain drivers and team bosses, and the changes shouldn’t make things any worse at least...

    There’s just been a spell of track action where a number of cars were following each other closely and didn’t back off for a number of laps. It seemed OK, but then nobody is going to try a lunge in testing (Giovinazzi was letting Vettel by here when the Ferrari locked up)

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  2. A couple of questions for the rest of the day. Are we going to see anyone smash their time to pieces? And are we going to see Valtteri Bottas on track again? He's the only man to have not set a time after that oil pressure problem.

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    Koome Erick‏: Can't see anything other than a Ferrari win this year. That car looks so nimble.

  4. Five seconds of Daniel Ricciardo to watch for you. Enjoy.

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  5. For the third time today, we have someone who has done more than 100 laps. After Kevin Magnussen and Pierre Gasly, Williams' George Russell reaches three figures.

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    Keith Murphy: It's Ferrari’s year. Vettel for the drivers' championship and Ferrari for constructors.

  7. Reliability OK, not fantastic - Hulkenberg

    Some quotes from Renault's Nico Hulkenberg, who drove for 80 laps in the morning. He tells the Formula 1 website: "The car is mainly the same as we finished last no week, no big differences.

    "It was a positive morning. We are here trying to improve the car and make it better, reliability has been OK, not fantastic, we had a few hiccups, but the team reacted well.

    "For me we are in a good shape. For the team it is important to accumulate a lot of mileage."

  8. Tyre tracking

    The fastest times so far have come on the following tyres...

    1 Gasly, 2 Vettel, 3 Stroll - C3 (medium)

    4 Giovinazzi - C4 (second softest)

    5 Leclerc C3 (medium)

    6 Magnussen C4 (second softest)

    7 Russell C5 (softest)

    8 Albon C3 (medium)

    9 Hamilton C2 (second hardest)

    10 Hulkenberg C3 (medium)

    11 Ricciardo C2 (second hardest)

    12 Norris C3 (medium)

  9. How they stand

    1. Pierre Gasly (Red Bull, 1:17.715, 100 laps)
    2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari, 1:17.925, 41 laps)
    3. Lance Stroll (Racing Point, 1:18.519, 70 laps)
    4. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo, 1:18.589, 84 laps)
    5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, 1:18.651, 29 laps)
    6. Kevin Magnussen (Haas, 1:18.769, 117 laps)
    7. George Russell (Williams, 1:19.662, 95 laps)
    8. Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso, 1:19.689, 84 laps)
    9. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes, 1:20.332, 83 laps)
    10. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault, 1:20.348, 80 laps)
    11. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault, 1:20.619, 44 laps
    12. Lando Norris (McLaren, 1:22.306, 71 laps)

    Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, no time (1 lap).

    We finish at 17:00 GMT.

  10. Gasly the great

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  11. 100 up for Gasly

    Pierre Gasly is clearly having a great time out there. He's leading the way and becomes our second man to go past the 100-lap barrier after Kevin Magnussen. George Russell has done the next most laps on 95, but he's still in the pits right now.

  12. Strolling up to third

    Lance Stroll moves up to third, behind Pierre Gasly and Sebastian Vettel.

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  13. Oil pressure problem for Bottas

    We have an explanation from Mercedes as to why Valtteri Bottas stopped on his opening lap.

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  14. Magnussen's landmark

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  15. He was in the pits for a bit, but not for long. Renault have done lots of fact-finding laps today, although are not too high up the times with Nico Hulkenberg 10th fastest and Daniel Ricciardo 11th fastest of 12 to have set a time.

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  16. Alonso causing a stir

    Chris Medland
    F1 journalist in Barcelona

    Fernando Alonso is causing quite the stir with his arrival in the paddock in full McLaren kit. He is still a part of the team of course, competing in the Indy 500 with them this year. In fact, today saw the announcement of the number he will run in this year's race, with 66 chosen as that was the same number carried by Mark Donohue when he won in the McLaren M16 (run by Penske) in 1972.

    It's also no surprise that there's a huge amount of interest solely based on location, with Alonso an absolute hero to the Spanish fans. Carlos Sainz might be in a McLaren this year but he doesn't have the same fanbase as Alonso.

    Still, I've yet to find a marshalling post round here with a fan club specifically for the double world champion. Whereas another former McLaren driver does have that honour...

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  17. And there's the century

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    Does that mean he gets a standing ovation?

  18. Kevin Magnussen has been a Haas workhorse today. Closing in on his century of laps for today.

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    Laurent Cossa: Mercedes updates reminding me of all the sprouting bodywork on the 2008 McLaren MP4/23. So much money being spent on micro sculpting of carbon, much of it unpleasant on the eye.

    Still no sign of Valtteri Bottas after that earlier problem. At least Lewis Hamilton got 83 laps under his belt.

  20. Sebastian Vettel has closed the gap at the top but is still more than two tenths off Pierre Gasly's 1:17.715. A 1:17.925 is the best a German can muster so far.