Ricciardo tops Day 1 in Barcelona (3rd Update)

Raikkonen was third for Ferrari
Raikkonen was third for Ferrari

UPDATE There is now a light rain at the track in Barcelona and running is done for day 1 of the opening F1 test for 2018. The fast times by each driver are as follows:

POS DRIVER TEAM TIRE TIME BEHIND LAPS
1 Ricciardo Red Bull Medium 1m20.179s 0.000s 85
2 Bottas Mercedes Medium 1m20.349s 0.170s 58
3 Raikkonen Ferrari Soft 1m20.506s 0.327s 80
4 Hulkenberg Renault Medium 1m20.547s 0.368s 73
5 Alonso McLaren Super-Soft 1m21.339s 1.160s 40
6 Sainz Jr. Renault Soft 1m22.168s 1.989s 26
7 Hamilton Mercedes Medium 1m22.327s 2.148s 25
8 Hartley Toro Rosso Soft 1m22.371s 2.192s 93
9 Stroll Williams Soft 1m22.452s 2.273s 46
10 Grosjean Haas Soft 1m22.578s 2.399s 54
11 Ericsson Sauber Soft 1m23.408s 3.229s 60
12 Mazepin Force India Medium 1m25.628s 5.449s 22
13 Sirotkin Williams Soft 1m44.148s 23.969s 21

Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo

02/26/18 Times as of 3 PM local time. Alonso's time was set of Super-Soft tires whereas others were on the much harder medium tires. It very cold in Barcelona today and temperatures are dropping as the sun heads lower in the sky.

Pos Driver Team Time Behind
1 Ricciardo Red Bull 1m20.179s 0.000s
2 Bottas Mercedes 1m20.349s 0.170
3 Raikkonen Ferrari 1m20.506s 0.327
4 Hulkenberg Renault 1m20.547s 0.368
5 Alonso McLaren 1m21.339s 1.160
6 Hartley Toro Rosso 1m22.371s 2.192
7 Stroll Williams 1m22.452s 2.273
8 Grosjean Haas 1m22.578s 2.399
9 Hamilton Mercedes 1m23.932s 3.753
10 Ericsson Sauber 1m24.897s 4.718
11 Mazepin Force India 1m25.628s 5.449
12 Sainz Renault 1m32.550s 12.371
13 Sirotkin Williams No time

02/26/18 Here are the test times at the 1 PM Lunch break. Daniel Ricciardo has moved to the top in the Red Bull as time tumbled into the low 1m20s bracket.

Bottas and Raikkonen have now moved ahead of Hulkenberg who was ahead at noon.

POS DRIVER CAR TIME BEHIND LAPS
1 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1m20.179ss 0.000s 60
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes/Mercedes 1m20.349ss 0.170s 58
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari/Ferari 1m20.506ss 0.327s 60
4 Nico Hulkenberg Renault/Renault 1m20.547ss 0.368s 73
5 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso/Honda 1m22.371ss 2.192s 72
6 Lance Stroll Williams/Mercedes 1m22.452ss 2.273s 46
7 Romain Grosjean Haas/Ferrari 1m23.092ss 2.913s 32
8 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Renault 1m24.202ss 4.023s 10
9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Alfa Romeo 1m24.897ss 4.718s 41
10 Nikita Mazepin Force India/Mercedes 1m25.628ss 5.449s 22

Nico Hulkenberg fastest so far
Nico Hulkenberg fastest so far

02/26/18 Monday morning on Day 1 of a 4-day test for the F1 teams in Barcelona was essentially a track cleaning exercise but it was Nico Hulkenberg in the new Renault that turned the fastest lap at 1m 21.326s.

Valtteri Bottas in the new Mercedes and Kimi Raikkonen in the new Ferrari were the only other drivers to break into the 21s bracket.

Test Times at Noon Monday

1. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport Formula One Team 1m 21.326s

2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 21.843s

3. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari 1m 21.986s

4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 1m 22.729s

5. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas F1 Team 1m 23.092s

6. Brendon Hartley NZL Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 1m 23.437s

7. Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing 1m 23.523s

8. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren F1 Team 1m 24.202s

9. Nikita Mazepin RUS Sahara Force India F1 Team 1m 26.940s

10. Marcus Ericsson SWE Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 1m 28.874s