Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing 2016: Times and Thursday Analysis from Barcelona

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Published: March 3, 2016

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Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time of Formula One pre-season testing so far on Thursday morning, surging to the top of the timesheets in Barcelona, Spain.

With a host of cars donning the supersoft and ultrasoft tyres—the quickest compounds—the Finn posted a time of one minute, 22.765 seconds in the day’s opening session, around half-a-second quicker than his nearest competitors. 

Mercedes resisted the urge to try out the quick compound, with Nico Rosberg sticking to the medium tyres and getting more laps under his belt than anyone else during the morning. Lewis Hamilton employed a similar approach in the afternoon, as no one came even close to overtaking Raikkonen at the top of the timesheets.

Here are the key numbers from the day in Barcelona and a recap of what was an encouraging session for Ferrari.

 

Afternoon Recap As expected, most of the teams opted to try their hand at long runs and race simulations during the afternoon session, and Raikkonen's top time was never truly threatened.

Here's a look at the full timesheet, courtesy of Formula 1's official Twitter account:



This year's Barcelona test has been all about reliability, and once again, most of the teams walked away from their afternoon session with a good feeling on Thursday. The majority crossed the 100-lap barrier with relative ease, and for the first time in pre-season, Mercedes did not lead the mileage charts, via F1 Paddock Access:



Max Verstappen failed to get under the 1:23 mark on the ultrasoft tyres but more than made up for it during his long runs, making the most of the medium tyres. The youngster will look to build on his promising 2015 campaign, and so far, he has looked very solid in pre-season testing.

Raikkonen looked very fast in his Ferrari during the morning session, but he stole the show for an entirely differ...
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