Grosjean on top in Barcelona so far

Grosjean
Grosjean

Romain Grosjean topped the first morning of the Barcelona Formula 1 test.

The Frenchman turned a best time of 1m18.449s in the four-hour morning session in Spain using hypersofts.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, was second fastest and just 0.094 seconds down using soft Pirellis.

Max Verstappen was third fastest with a lap of 1m19.207s set on mediums with Renault's Carlos Sainz Jr 0.659s further back using softs.

Sebastian Vettel spent most of the morning trying to evaluate the tire wear issues he had in the race last Sunday

Morning times

POS DRIVER CAR TIME GAP LAPS
1 Romain Grosjean Haas/Ferrari 1m18.449ss 1m18.449s 73
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m18.543ss 0.094s 71
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Renault 1m19.207ss 0.758s 75
4 Carlos Sainz Renault 1m19.866ss 1.417s 56
5 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren/Renault 1m19.874ss 1.425s 30
6 Nicholas Latifi Force India/Mercedes 1m20.088ss 1.639s 61
7 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m20.717ss 2.268s 78
8 Oliver Rowland Williams/Mercedes 1m20.939ss 2.490s 61
9 Lando Norris McLaren/Renault 1m20.997ss 2.548s 76
10 Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber/Ferrari 1m21.214ss 2.765s 66
11 George Russell Force India/Mercedes 1m21.478ss 3.029s 71
12 Sean Gelael Toro Rosso/Honda 1m21.935ss 3.486s 45