F1 test in Barcelona: Maldonado protagonist on the second day

Sun and heat are the protagonists of this second day of testing in Barcelona, ​​together with Pastor Maldonado and its Lotus, who after dominating in the morning session, ended the day still in the lead, with the best time of 1:24.871 and 102 laps under his belt. Behind him there Mercedes di Rosberg, with the same number of turns and the Ferrari di Raikkonen, 93 laps. Gutierrez, Wolff, Bianchi, Vettel, Juncadella, Vandoorne and Kvyat complete the classification.

After the two days of Spanish testing, the teams will now leave for Monaco, for the sixth stage of the 2014 F1 World Championship, scheduled for the weekend of May 25th.

News – Best time also in the morning for Lotus, Followed by Ferrari e Mercedes, in a first test session characterized by 4 red flags. The teams, taking advantage of the good weather, were finally able to complete the aerodynamic tests and try the softer compounds.
La Mercedes he also brought the exhaust system to the track megaphone, which should serve to increase the roar of the 2014 cars.
Absent on track today Caterham after going off the track on the first day of testing.

After a short lunch break the teams head back to the pits, ready to get back to work for the last 4 hours of testing. Little by little the engines begin to roar again: the Force India, after this morning's outing, is back on track with Juncadella which however causes another red flag again.
In the meantime, the Marussia di White she was immediately forced to return to the pits due to a technical problem.
The afternoon session resumes and is there Mercedes di Nico Rosberg to snatch the top of the provisional ranking a Maldonado. When there are still two hours left until the end of the session, the McLaren passes the one hundred lap mark with Vandoorne behind the wheel. Rosberg he remains in command but with an hour to go before the end of the session, he is there Lotus who rides the super softs to take the reins of the rankings again. Ten minutes from the end, Maldonado continues to improve, while the Marussia di White, finally repaired by the mechanics, is ready to make the most of the very little time left available.

The times of the second day of F1 test to Barcelona
1. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Lotus-Renault 1m 24.871s
2. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 25.805s
3. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 26.480s
4. Esteban Gutierrez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari 1m 26.972s
5. Susie Wolff Britain Williams-Mercedes 1m 27.280s
6. Jules Bianchi France Marussia-Ferrari 1m 27.718s
7. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 27.973s
8. Daniel Juncadella Spain Force India-Mercedes 1m 28.278s
9. Stoffel Vandoorne Belgium McLaren-Mercedes 1m 28.441s
10. Daniil Kvyat Russia Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 28.910s

Nina Stefanelli