F1 Test Report: Barcelona Day Four

Location: Circuit de Catalunya
Driver: Jenson Button
Track Length: 4.655km (2.892mi)
Laps: 122
Km covered: 568
Best Laptime: 1m21.444s


A positive end to three weeks of testing in Spain. Jenson concluded the 12 days’ running with a productive 122 laps of the Circuit de Catalunya today.

At the conclusion of the test, sporting director Sam Michael said:

“After completing over 5,000 kilometres, through dry and wet conditions, we have collected plenty of data from MP4-28A. A large part of winter testing is taken up with methodically working through many systems checks and verifying that the correlation between design and track is solid – that’s more important in modern F1 as track testing opportunities are so limited.

“A special thank-you to everybody put so much effort into the testing program. We’re all really looking forward to the first race in Melbourne in two weeks – from the laptimes we’ve seen the season is going to be incredibly close!”

What’s next
We return to MTC, prep, and pack for Melbourne.

Sunday times

1. Rosberg, Mercedes AMG, 1m20.130s, 131 laps
2. Alonso, Ferrari, 1m20.494s, 120 laps
3. Button, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, 1m21.444s, 122 laps
4. Hulkenberg, Sauber, 1m21.541s, 118 laps
5. Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault, 1m21.658s, 50 laps
6. Di Resta, Force India, 1m21.664s, 112 laps
7. Maldonado, Williams, 1m22.415s, 42 laps
8. Vettel, Red Bull Racing, 1m22.514s, 100 laps
9. Bottas, Williams, 1m22.524s, 31 laps
10. Pic, Caterham, 1m23.115s, 116 laps
11. Bianchi, Marussia, 1m23.167s, 62 laps
12. Ricciardo, Scuderia Toro Rosso, 1m23.628s, 90 laps
13. Chilton, Marussia, 1m24.103s, 49 laps


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