Formula 1 Pre-Season Testing 2016: Times and Tuesday Report from Barcelona

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Published: February 23, 2016

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Ferrari had another outing to remember in Barcelona, as Sebastian Vettel topped the leaderboard on Day 2 of pre-season testing with a lap time of one minute, 22.810 seconds.

The four-time world champion ended on a glum note after his Ferrari signalled a red flag toward the evening finish, but he'll care little for such details after racking up 126 laps on the ultrasoft tyres.

Nico Rosberg enjoyed a substantial stint in the new Mercedes W07 on Tuesday. After Lewis Hamilton impressed on Monday, the German got 172 laps under his belt by the end of proceedings—more than any other driver out on the track.

Here’s a look at Day 2's fastest times, per the official Formula 1 Twitter account:



 

 

Afternoon Recap Vettel maintained a 100 per cent record at pre-season testing after finishing faster than any of his foes in Barcelona on Tuesday, with second-place Daniel Ricciardo almost a second slower than the German.

Ferrari aren't wasting time as they look to improve upon last season, either, and Sky Sports reported Vettel's Tuesday time of 1:22.810 is within a 10th-of-a-second of the fastest time seen during last year's pre-season testing.

The manufacturers have stepped up their games, and so has Sergio Perez, it seems, after he finished just behind Red Bull's Ricciardo to place third, notching 101 laps of his own.

McLaren's Fernando Alonso wasn't quite as quick and finished ninth with a time of 1:26.082, but the Spaniard merely appeared content to get 119 laps on the board, per his official Instagram account:



It's been a year since Alonso crashed in last year's pre-season testing and was airlifted to a hospital from Jerez, and that puts into context precisely how difficult even something like practice such as this can be.

It was a disappointing day for Renault's Jolyon Palmer, though,...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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