Barcelona F1 test: Max Chilton quickest on first day Max Chiltons Marussia set the fastest time on day one of this weeks two-day Formula 1 test at Barcelona. The Briton leapt to the top of the times with a late run on Pirellis supersoft tyre that put him just over two tenths clear of Charles Pics twin-tusk Lotus, which set its best time on the soft tyre. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton led the way for most of the day, which began wet on the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya. The Mercedes driver, who took his fourth straight win of the season at the Spanish GP on Sunday, wound up third fastest, only 0.013s slower than Pic on a set of mediums. Kimi Raikkonen was fourth quickest after enduring a difficult day for Ferrari. The Finn stopped after just two laps in the morning due to an engine failure, and brought out the red flags again in the afternoon after finding the Turn 4 gravel trap having briefly toppled Hamilton from the top spot. Ferrari was forced to replace the cars floor after the incident. Less than a tenth of a second covered the Toro Rosso of Jean-Eric Vergne, Nico Hulkenbergs Force India, and the Williams of Felipe Massa, while Jenson Buttons McLaren was a further half a second back in eighth. Kamui Kobayashis Caterham and Giedo van der Gardes Sauber sandwiched the Red Bull of Sebastien Buemi at the foot of the times. Buemis running was curtailed early by the RB10 developing a gearbox problem during the afternoon running. The test resumes tomorrow with Mercedes set to trial an exhaust update aimed at increasing the noise levels produced by F1s new breed of V6 turbo engines. 1. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1m26.434s 2. Charles Pic Lotus-Renault 1m26.661s +0.227s 3. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m26.674s +0.240s 4. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m26.965s +0.531s 5. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1m27.724s +1.290s 6. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m27.727s +1.293s 7. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m27.756s +1.322s 8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m28.333s +1.899s 9. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m30.101s +3.667s 10. Sebastien Buemi Red Bull-Renault 1m31.440s +5.006s 11. Giedo van der Garde Sauber-Ferrari 1m31.783s +5.349s Source: autosport -abi
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 03:56:23 +0000
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