Barcelona day 2: Bottas leads a productive field

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Barcelona day 2: Bottas leads a productive field

Published on 02 Mar 2016 18:04
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By: Rob Veenstra

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas has set the fastest time on day two of test two in Barcelona. The Finn used supersoft tyres for a 1:23.261. Lewis Hamilton needed more than three tenths more for a lap, but he was only on the soft compound. Haas F1 Team had anothed disastrous day, with only one lap due to a turbo failure. The only red flag was caused by Marcus Ericsson. He span off at Turn 4 because of a lose right rear wheel.

Circuit de Catalunya - 02 March 2016

Driver

Team

Time

Difference

#
1

Valtteri Bottas

Williams

1:23.261

108
2

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

1:23.622

+0.361

73
3

Kevin Magnussen

Renault

1:23.933

+0.672

126
4

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

1:24.611

+1.350

151
5

Jenson Button

McLaren

1:25.183

+1.922

121
6

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull Racing

1:25.235

+1.974

135
7

Carlos Sainz jr

Toro Rosso

1:25.300

+2.039

166
8

Sergio Perez

Force India

1:25.593

+2.332

128
9

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

1:26.298

+3.037

91
10

Pascal Wehrlein

Manor F1

1:27.064

+3.803

79
11

Marcus Ericsson

Sauber

1:27.487

+4.226

55
12

Esteban Gutierrez

Haas F1

no time

1

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Date of b. Aug 28 1989 (36)
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Length 1.73 m

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