F1 Test Report: Barcelona Day Three

Location: Circuit de Catalunya
Driver: Jenson Button
Track Length: 4.655km (2.892mi)
Laps: 71
Km covered: 331 (204mi)
Best Laptime: 1m22.840s 

Jenson’s first day in the car at this week’s test.

The first three hours of the day were spent focusing on mechanical set-up work and the evaluation of tyres.

The team then elected to carry out some larger mechanical changes over the lunchbreak, meaning Jenson didn't return to the track until 3pm. Thereafter, he focused on longer runs with a number of simulated pitstops.

What’s next
The team plans to conduct more aero work tomorrow if the weather stays fine. However, with rain forecast for the whole day, our plans may change and we could well end up running Pirelli’s 2013 wet-weather compounds for the first time.

Test dates
Four days (February 19-22)

Thursday times:
1. Alonso, Ferrari, 1m21.875s, 97 laps
2. Hulkenberg, Sauber, 1m22.160s, 91 laps
3. Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, 1m22.188s, 119 laps
4. Rosberg, Mercedes AMG, 1m22.611s, 107 laps
5. Maldonado, Williams, 1m22.675s, 79 laps
6. Bottas, Williams, 1m22.826s, 67 laps
7. Button, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, 1m22.840s, 71 laps
8. Sutil, Force India, 1m22.877s, 78 laps
9. Webber, Red Bull Racing, 1m23.024s, 108 laps
10. Vergne, Scuderia Toro Rosso, 1m23.366s, 106 laps
11. Chilton, Marussia, 1m25.690s, 57 laps
12. Van der Garde, Caterham, 1m26.117s, 93 laps