Barcelona day three : Jenson’s first day in the car at this week’s test
Jenson’s first day in the car at this week’s test. The first three hours of the day were spent focusing on mechanical set-up work and the evaluation of tyres.
The team then elected to carry out some larger mechanical changes over the lunchbreak, meaning Jenson didn't return to the track until 3pm. Thereafter, he focused on longer runs with a number of simulated pitstops.
What’s next
The team plans to conduct more aero work tomorrow if the weather stays fine. However, with rain forecast for the whole day, our plans may change and we could well end up running Pirelli’s 2013 wet-weather compounds for the first time.
Test dates
Four days (February 19-22)
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Laps |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m 21.875s | 97 |
| 2 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1m 22.160s | 91 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m 22.188s | 119 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG | 1m 22.611s | 108 |
| 5 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1m 22.675s | 79 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1m 22.826s | 68 |
| 7 | Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1m 22.840s | 71 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1m 22.877s | 78 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1m 23.024s | 108 |
| 10 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rossa | 1m 23.366s | 106 |
| 11 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1m 25.690s | 58 |
| 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1m 26.177s | 83 |