F1 test in Barcelona, ​​third day: Alonso jumps to the top of the morning standings

Fernando Alonso was the fastest driver of the morning. The Spaniard took the lead in the standings with a time of 1.21.875 obtained on soft compound tyres.

Second, about three tenths behind, Niko Hulkenberg. He also did his best lap on soft tyres.

Romain Grosjean instead obtained third position with his E21 while Mercedes concentrated mainly on data collection. Much time was therefore spent inside the garage however Rosberg was able to climb up to fourth place.

Pastor Maldonado, in fifth position, was the one who completed the most laps, 79 for him. In the afternoon, the Venezuelan will have to hand over the car to his teammate, Valtteri Bottas.

Force India saw the return of Adrian Sutil to the track. The German put a lot of effort into completing the various points of the daily program starting with some aerodynamic tests.

A quiet start to the session for Mark Webber who is currently in eighth place, more than a second from the top.

There are no particular events to report, the first part of the session took place regularly and no red flags were displayed.

Test F1 Barcelona – Third day – Morning time

Pos Driver Team Time Lap Detachment 
 1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m21.875s 51 2. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1m22.160s +0.285 43 3. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m22.188s +0.313 47 4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m22.627s +0.752 29 5. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m22.675s +0.800 79 6. Jenson Button McLaren 1m22.840s +0.965 29 7. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m22.877s +1.002 39 8. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m23.024s +1.149 46 9. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m23.366s + 1.491 66 10. Max Chilton Marussia 1m26.416s +4.541 33 11. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m27.344s +5.469 50

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