{"id":3472,"date":"2018-03-08T19:41:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T00:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=3472"},"modified":"2018-03-08T19:41:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T00:41:40","slug":"formula-1-testing-sebastian-vettel-quickest-on-day-3-of-second-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/03\/08\/formula-1-testing-sebastian-vettel-quickest-on-day-3-of-second-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 Testing &#8211; Sebastian Vettel Quickest On Day 3 Of Second Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sebastian Vettel<\/strong> and <strong>Ferrari<\/strong> topped the timesheets on the penultimate day of pre-season testing of the 2018 Formula 1 Season. Vettel smashed the lap record of the Circuit De <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>-Catalunya track on the new hypersoft compound tyres. The record is unofficial as lap times set during testing are not recognized.<\/p>\n<h1>Formula 1 Testing &#8211; Sebastian Vettel Quickest On Day 3 Of Second Test<\/h1>\n<p>All the teams piled on the laps as they concentrated on the long runs today. The teams did 100+ laps each. Ferrari led the way with a stunning 188 laps. <strong>McLaren<\/strong> was back on track with 151 laps. This was a much needed turnaround after their recent reliability woes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mercedes<\/strong>, as is their practice during testing, concentrated on the long runs on the harder tyres. <strong>Lewis Hamilton<\/strong> and <strong>Valtteri Bottas<\/strong> combined to do 181 laps. They were both sitting eighth and ninth on the leaderbaord in terms of lap times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Max Verstappen<\/strong> and <strong>Red Bull Racing<\/strong> continued their consistent run in testing with 187 laps today. <strong>Kevin Magnussen<\/strong> (Haas) and <strong>Pierre Gasly<\/strong> (Toro Rosso) were second and third on the timesheets on the supersoft and hypersoft compound tyres respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Testing today was all about reliability and mileage than speed. However, Ferrari was more than one second quicker than the rest. The <strong>Australian GP<\/strong> (March 23-25, 2018) is just two weeks away. One final day of testing at Barcelona tomorrow and the teams will head to <strong>Melbourne<\/strong> after that.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/content\/fom-website\/en\/latest\/headlines\/2018\/3\/vettel-quickest-as-mclaren-recovers\/_jcr_content\/articleContent\/image.img.jpg\/1520530402878.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: Formula1.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN PHOTO:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a id=\"D9DXdMGVTMpae33Rgw-t5g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.in\/detail\/929327618\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'D9DXdMGVTMpae33Rgw-t5g',sig:'lO123x2O4Ss0-3W3p21hbmWGaHYnLI3cTfcbZCQ7iv4=',w:'594px',h:'392px',items:'929327618',caption: true ,tld:'in',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari topped the timesheets on the penultimate day of pre-season testing of the 2018 Formula 1 Season. Vettel smashed the lap record of the Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya track on the new hypersoft compound tyres. The record is unofficial as lap times set during testing are not recognized. 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