As Mercedes raised eyebrows with their innovative DAS system, Alfa Romeo set the fastest lap time of the day. Here are all the statistics from the second day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The major talking point from day two of pre-season testing was Mercedes’ innovative DAS (Dual Axis Steering) system. The system raised plenty of eyebrows and prompted questions about its legality; but Mercedes have confirmed that the FIA have declared it legal.
The second day of testing was again a largely uninterrupted affair, with the only red flag coming around fifteen minutes before the end of the afternoon session when Kimi Raikkonen came to a halt. Renault spent a lot of the morning in the garage, minimising on track time for Daniel Ricciardo for a second day in succession. After yesterday’s illness, Sebastian Vettel took to the track for the first time in the SF1000 in the afternoon. Mercedes’ day ended over an hour earlier, with the W11 suffering electrical problems. Nevertheless, they were the team who completed the most laps. Raikkonen topped the timesheets with a 1:17.091, 0.295 seconds slower than yesterday’s best time.
Best Lap Times
| Driver | Team | Time | Tyre | |
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.091 | C5 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point | 1:17.347 | C3 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:17.749 | C3 |
| 4 | Alex Albon | Red Bull | 1:17.912 | C2 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:18.121 | C2 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:18.154 | C4 |
| 7 | George Russell | Williams | 1:18.266 | C3 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:18.335 | C3 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:18.387 | C1 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:18.474 | C2 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:18.496 | C3 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:18.557 | C2 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:19.307 | C2 |
LAPS COMPLETE
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DAY 2 DRIVER LAPS COMPLETE
- Romain Grosjean 158
- Pierre Gasly 147
- Sergio Perez 145
- Lando Norris 137
- Alex Albon 134
- Kimi Raikkonen 134
- George Russell 116
- Lewis Hamilton 106
- Valtteri Bottas 77
- Sebastian Vettel 73
- Esteban Ocon 52
- Charles Leclerc 49
- Daniel Ricciardo 41
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DAY 2 TEAM LAPS COMPLETE
- Mercedes 183
- Haas 158
- AlphaTauri 147
- Racing Point 145
- McLaren 137
- Red Bull 134
- Alfa Romeo 134
- Ferrari 122
- Williams 116
- Renault 93
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OVERALL DRIVER LAPS COMPLETE
- Sergio Perez 203
- Lewis Hamilton 200
- George Russell 189
- Charles Leclerc 181
- Max Verstappen 168
- Carlos Sainz 161
- Romain Grosjean 158
- Valtteri Bottas 156
- Pierre Gasly 147
- Lando Norris 137
- Alex Albon 134
- Kimi Raikkonen 134
- Daniil Kvyat 116
- Esteban Ocon 114
- Kevin Magnussen 106
- Daniel Ricciardo 97
- Antonio Giovinazzi 79
- Sebastian Vettel 73
- Nicholas Latifi 63
- Robert Kubica 59
- Lance Stroll 52
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OVERALL TEAM LAPS COMPLETE
- Mercedes 356
- Red Bull 302
- McLaren 298
- Alfa Romeo 272
- Haas 264
- AlphaTauri 263
- Racing Point 255
- Ferrari 254
- Williams 252
- Renault 211
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2020 v 2019
| Best 2019 Time | Best 2020 Time | Difference | |
| Mercedes | 1:16.224 | 1:16.976 | +0.752 |
| Ferrari | 1:16.221 | 1:18.154 | +1.933 |
| Red Bull | 1:17.091 | 1:17.516 | +0.425 |
| McLaren | 1:16.913 | 1:17.842 | +0.929 |
| Renault | 1:16.843 | 1:17.749 | +0.906 |
| AlphaTauri | 1:16.882 | 1:17.698 | +0.816 |
| Racing Point | 1:17.556 | 1:17.347 | -0.209 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1:17.239 | 1:17.091 | -0.148 |
| Haas | 1:17.076 | 1:18.466 | +1.390 |
| Williams | 1:18.130 | 1:18.168 | +0.038 |
After graduating in 2015 with a First Class honours degree in English Language and Literature, Nicky Haldenby, a lifelong fan of Formula 1, founded the Lights Out F1 Blog in 2016. The blog has become a firm fan-favourite, delving deep into the sport’s history books and lifting the cover on unusual F1 statistics.
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