Raikkonen finishes the day fastest, meaning Ferrari have been on top 3 of the 4 days of the first test. But, again, it was Mercedes who completed the most laps showing supreme reliability. For McLaren it was a disaster, just three laps and no time set.
Results:
- Raikkonen – 1:23.477, 80 Laps
- Kvyat – 1:24.293, 96 Laps
- Celis – 1:24.840, 75 Laps
- Magnussen – 1:25.263, 153 Laps
- Verstappen – 1:25.393, 110 Laps
- Nasr – 1:25.053, 121 Laps
- Rosberg – 1:26.187, 86 Laps
- Hamilton – 1:26.295, 99 Laps
- Massa – 1:26.483, 54 Laps
- Gutierrez -1:27.802, 89 Laps
- Haryanto – 1:28.266, 51 Laps
- Alonso – No Time, 3 Laps
Raikkonen ended up on top of the lap times, after doing a quick lap on the ultra-soft tyres, the third day of four in which Ferrari ended up on top. Mercedes sent Hamilton out this morning, with Rosberg out in the afternoon. On total, they clocked 185 laps. All their runs were on medium tyres, meaning they end the day 7th and 8th.
For McLaren, it was a very disappointing day. They had a coolant leak on the car, meaning Alonso managed just 3 laps all day and no time. Magnussen, on the other hand, was the driver to complete the most laps, on 153, and set an impressive time to go third for Renault.
Sauber, Haas and Toro Rosso all had busy days with no mishaps but Manor’s Haryanto brought out the red flag in the afternoon, after a crash at turn 5. He didn’t continue and was bottom of the times.
For a summary of all the tests this week, click here.