Lewis Hamilton goes even quickerLewis Hamilton goes even quicker as the third day of F1 testing in Barcelona breaks for lunch.
<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#B22222'>Barcelona PreSeason Testing 2
</font><font color='#DAA520'>Day 3
</font><font color='#40E0D0'>Morning Session
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#800080'>Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
</font> 1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m20.558s 56
2. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m21.627s + 1.069s 41
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m21.673s + 1.115s 63
4. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m22.305s + 1.747s 34
5. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m22.553s + 1.995s 47
6. Sergio Perez McLaren 1m22.694s + 2.136s 50
7. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m23.116s + 2.558s 36
8. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m23.223s + 2.665s 41
9. Davide Valsecchi Lotus 1m23.448s + 2.890s 16
10. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1m24.307s + 3.749s 37
11. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m24.520s + 3.962s 54
Hamilton sets fastest time of the test
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of pre-season testing at Barcelona on Saturday, clocking a lap almost a second quicker than anybody else in the last two weeks.
<font face='courier new'>[U]<font color='#B22222'>Barcelona PreSeason Testing 2</font>
<font color='#DAA520'>Day 3
</font><font color='#40E0D0'>Afternoon Session
</font>[/U]</font><font color='#800080'>Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps</font>
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m20.558s 117
2. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m21.266s + 0.708s 94
3. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m21.627s + 1.069s 109
4. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m22.305s + 1.747s 34
5. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m22.468s + 1.910s 31
6. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1m22.553s + 1.995s 99
7. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m22.658s + 2.100s 59
8. Sergio Perez McLaren 1m22.694s + 2.136s 101
9. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m23.223s + 2.665s 114
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m23.380s + 2.822s 46
11. Davide Valsecchi Lotus 1m23.448s + 2.890s 16
12. Jules Bianchi Marussia 1m24.028s + 3.470s 74
13. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m24.235s + 3.677s 126
'Small things' hamper Red Bull - Webber
Mark Webber said his final day in the RB9 was hampered by "lots of small things" as Red Bull completed just 58 laps.
Valsecchi to test Lotus after Raikkonen calls in sick
Davide Valsecchi will get an unexpected debut in the Lotus E21 on Saturday morning after Kimi Raikkonen called in sick on the penultimate day of testing.
Razia 'let down quite badly' by backers - Booth
Marussia team principal John Booth has said Luiz Razia was let down badly after his financial backers failed to fulfil certain contractual obligations.
Razia shocked after losing Marussia drive
Luiz Razia said he was in a state of shock after learning he would not be driving for Marussia this year.
Bianchi replaces Razia at Marussia
Jules Bianchi has been handed a race seat at Marussia after the team terminated Luiz Razia's contract.
Surprise test convinces Valsecchi he is ready for F1
Davide Valsecchi says his morning in the Lotus at Barcelona on Saturday has convinced him he is quick enough to race in F1.
Tyre uncertainty helps rookies - Bottas
Williams driver Valtteri Bottas believes the paddock's lack of understanding of this season's Pirelli tyres will help rookies like him in the opening races.
Mercedes looks consistently quick - Button
Jenson Button thinks Mercedes has looked "consistently quick" in testing so far but feels there is a lot more to come from his McLaren over the final two days of testing.
Ferrari '200 times better' than 2012 - Alonso
Fernando Alonso says this year's pre-season has left Ferrari in a position "200 times better" than it was at the start of 2012.
Racing outside top ten isn't enough anymore - Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo is aiming to prove his talent in his second year in Formula One and will not be happy trailing around at the back of the midfield.
Lotus 'in the four or five best cars' - Grosjean
Romain Grosjean says Lotus is "somewhere in the four or five best cars" after concluding his pre-season testing schedule.