F1 Test Barcelona 2017, Day 2: Raikkonen's Ferrari is in front

It is tinged with Red the second day of testing a Barcelona, With the Ferrari di Kimi Raikkonen who closes in command, ahead of Mercedes e Red Bull. With a time of 1:20.960, achieved with the soft tyre, the Finn trailed his colleague by 23 thousandths Hamilton, who in the morning was the fastest on the supersoft tyre. Verstappen, with a time of 1:22.200 and the yellow compound, finished behind the two. The day's ranking is therefore completed with Magnussen, Ocon, Kvyat, Bottas, Palmer, Giovinazzi, Vandoorne and Stroll. Two engine changes, at the time McLaren and Clean, While the Williams di Stroll in the afternoon he was unable to turn, due to the aileron being damaged in the morning and the lack of a spare part. Ferrari, Haas e Mercedes have exceeded 100 laps: the team of Brackley, with its two drivers, completed a total of 168 laps between morning and afternoon.

News – In the morning the fastest was once again Lewis Hamilton, Monday's pace setter, with the best time of 1:20.983, achieved with the supersoft tyre. Second the Ferrari di Raikkonen, with the medium tire and a time of 1:22.831. On the soft compound he took third place Force India di Or with, Followed by Magnussen e Verstappen, both on soft. The morning top ten is completed with Kvyat, Stroll, Vandoorne and Giovinazzi, all on medium, with the exception of the rider McLaren. It was the only one without a chrono Palmer with the Renault, which went out for a single reconnaissance lap at the end of the morning. Replacing the engine instead for McLaren e Clean.

In the afternoon Giovinazzi left the pits first. The Italian returns to the pit lane and exits again, followed by Palmer. The Renault driver with the medium tire takes ninth place. Having taken over the baton from Hamilton, Bottas set the seventh fastest time on the soft tyre, thanks to a time of 1:25.587. Williams announces that Stroll will not ride this afternoon, after damaging his front wing when he went off track in the morning. Kimi's Ferrari is preparing to go out on soft tires for the first time. After a short pit stop, the Red team set a time of 1:21.198, close to Hamilton's time. Palmer, with the mediums, takes seventh place. Bottas launches into a race simulation as he leaves the first hour after lunch. Hamilton's time trial in the morning holds up. Followed by Raikkonen, Ocon, Magnussen, Verstappen, Kvyat, Palmer, Bottas, Stroll, Vandoorne and Giovinazzi. The only Mercedes with supersoft, medium for Toro Rosso, Williams, Sauber and Renault. The others with the soft ones.

Raikkonen leaves the pits again, still equipped with soft tyres, and takes the lead in 1:20.960, overtaking Hamilton by 23 thousandths. The Rossa driver has 63 laps under his belt. Bottas takes sixth place, sitting between Verstappen and Kvyat. Toro Rosso, Red Bull and McLaren have not yet returned to the track after the lunch break. At 15.40pm Verstappen leaves the pits, putting on the soft tyre, which gives him fourth place with a time of 1:23.096. Raikkonen passes from the pits and mounts the mediums. Giovinazzi with the Sauber instead switches to the soft and takes ninth place in 1:25.983. Palmer moved up to seventh place with a time of 1:24.139, achieved with the yellow compound. Two hours from the checkered flag Raikkonen leads the group ahead of Hamilton, Ocon, Bottas, Verstappen, Magnussen, Palmer, Kvyat, Giovinazzi, Stroll and Vandoorne. So far only Mercedes have run on the supersofts, with Hamilton, and Force India with Ocon.

With the soft tire and a time of 1:22.2, Verstappen moved up to third place. Kvyat is ready to hit the track, after a long lunch break. Vandoorne's McLaren is still in the pits. Soft tire and eighth position for Giovinazzi, with a time of 1:24.617. Bottas has finished his race simulation: 80 laps completed. Kvyat takes sixth place, on the soft tyre, while Vandoorne leaves the pits but returns after just two laps. One hour from the end: Raikkonen, Hamilton, Verstappen, Ocon, Bottas, Kvyat, Magnussen, Palmer, Giovinazzi, Stroll and Vandoorne.

Magnussen switches to supersoft and, in 1:22.795, climbs to fifth place. In the meantime, Bottas is back on track with the mediums. Magnussen first and Raikkonen shortly after are the first to reach 100 laps. With the supersoft compound Magnussen moves into fourth place, 4 thousandths behind Verstappen. Vandoorne takes tenth place from Stroll. Raikkonen, Bottas and Verstappen return to the track in the very final stages of the session, with the Finn's Mercedes also reaching 100 laps.

F1 Test Barcelona 2017 – Times, results and laps Day 2