Barcelona F1 testday 4: Hamilton quickest on wet track
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W04
On this final day of testing in Barcelona we had the chance to see which car and driver combination is doing well on a wet Barcelona f1 circuit. Today Webber, Massa, Button, Grosjean, Hamilton, Gutierrez, Bianchi, Bottas, Maldonado, Vergne, Van der Garde and Chilton where the F1 drivers who were the happy one's to drive one of the fastest cars in the world.
The wet track sure gave the drivers some extra challenge, after just 10 minutes we saw the first of 8 red flags today, as Felipe Massa hit the gravel with his Ferrari F138 and caused the first one. The second red flag was caused by Giedo van der Garde and his Caterham CT02. After only 1,5 hour after the session started, it was Esteban Gutierrez and his Sauber C32 who cause the 3rd red flag.
Lewis Hamilton was fastest with his Mercedes W04 on this wet final day of testing in Barcelona. The rain intensified during lunch hour and was the reason that no one was able to improve their times in the afternoon.
Lap times Barcelona F1 wintertesting - day 4
The fastest lap times on the 4rd day of Barcelona F1 winter testing are:
| Pos | F1 Driver | F1 Team | Lap Time | Laps | Compound |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.282 min | 52 | medium |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:23.633 min | 70 | medium |
| 3 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:24.071 min | 80 | soft |
| 4 | Jules Bianchi | Force India | 1:25.732 min | 61 | medium |
| 5 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:26.239 min | 96 | medium |
| 6 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:27.429 min | 50 | soft |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.553 min | 77 | medium |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.616 min | 64 | medium |
| 9 | Max Chilton | Manor | 1:29.902 min | 51 | medium |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Team Lotus | 1:34.800 min | 41 | hard |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | no time | 0 | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | no time | 0 |
The circuit de Catalunya lap record is set on 1:21.670 min by Kimi Raikkonen in a Ferrari F2008 back in 2008 Spanish F1 GP.
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