Former world champion Fernando Alonso went fastest on the penultimate day of Formula 1′s first winter test at Barcelona on Thursday.
The majority of teams dedicated the afternoon to the first full-race simulations of 2013, meaning that the morning order was largely unchanged.
It also meant Alonso, who eventually worked his way down to a 1m21.875s before lunch, stayed on top for the remainder of the third day in Catalunya.
His time is the fastest seen so far at Barcelona and almost half a second quicker than the corresponding soft-compound best of 2012 winter testing at the track.
As was the case in the morning, Nico Hulkenberg and Romain Grosjean occupied second and third respectively, both within four tenths of a second of Alonso’s time. – Eurosport
Results
1. Fernando Alonso – Ferrari – 1:21.875 – 97 laps
2. Nico Hulkenberg – Sauber – 1:22.160 – +0.285 – 91
3. Romain Grosjean – Lotus – 1:22.188 – +0.313 – 119
4. Nico Rosberg – Mercedes – 1:22.611 – +0.736 – 108
5. Pastor Maldonado – Williams – 1:22.675 – +0.800 – 79
6. Valtteri Bottas – Williams – 1:22.826 – +0.951 – 68
7. Jenson Button – McLaren – 1:22.840 – +0.965 – 71
8. Adrian Sutil – Force India – 1:22.877 – +1.002 – 78
9. Mark Webber – Red Bull – 1:23.024 – +1.149 – 108
10. Jean-Eric Vergne – Toro Rosso – 1:23.366 – +1.491 – 106
11. Max Chilton – Marussia – 1:25.690 – +3.815 – 58
12. Giedo van der Garde – Caterham – 1:26.17s – +4.302 – 83
