Alfa Romeo Racing have had a relatively quiet Wednesday, while in the final stages of the morning session Kimi Raikkonen posted the team’s best lap of the day so far, a 1:19.194. That stint also moved the Finn beyond 30 laps for the opening four hours, as Kimi eventually completed 43 laps so far.
However, as reported by leading German automobile magazine Auto motor und sport, Alfa Romeo team boss Frédéric Vasseur confirmed that the Alfa were focusing on long-run pace, while the complete race simulations will be done on Thursday and Friday: “At the moment we do long runs, but refuel in between times.” – Frédéric Vasseur explained. Considering that information, Kimi Raikkonen’s lap times from the morning session are more than respectable.
The Toro Rosso of Daniil Kvyat ended the morning fifth ahead of Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen and Racing Point’s Sergio Perez. The trio were separated by just 0.142 seconds in the middle of the pack. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz set the fastest time of Formula 1 pre-season testing yet. Running will resume at 14:00 local time.
Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |
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1 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1m17.144s | 56 | ||
2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m18.195s | +1.051 | 40 | |
3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1m18.395s | +1.251 | 69 | |
4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1m18.941s | +1.797 | 75 | |
5 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1m19.060s | +1.916 | 36 | |
6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1m19.194s | +2.050 | 43 | |
7 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point | 1m19.202s | +2.058 | 29 | |
8 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 1m19.367s | +2.223 | 42 | |
9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1m19.717s | +2.573 | 57 | |
10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1m22.597s | +5.453 | 72 |
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