Germany’s two-time defending Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time in the morning test runs here on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Red Bull driver clocked a fastest lap time of 1min 23.056sec in his 20-lap spell on the circuit. Testing continues here until Friday and there will be a final series of testing back here on March 1-4, before the teams travel to Australia for the opening race of the season in Melbourne on March 18.
1. Sebastian Vettel
(GER/Red Bull-Renault) 1:23.056 20
2. Sergio Pérez
(MEX/Sauber-Ferrari) 1:23.062 42
3. Nico Hülkenberg
(GER/Force India-Mercedes) 1:23.141 52
4. Fernando Alonso
(ESP/Ferrari) 1:23.640 32
5. Daniel Ricciardo
(AUS/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:23.986 32
6. Lewis Hamilton
(GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:24.040 37
7. Nico Rosberg
(GER/Mercedes-AMG) 1:24.555 53
8. Valtteri Bottas
(FIN/Williams-Renault) 1:25.858 54
9. Vitaly Petrov
(RUS/Caterham-Renault) 1:26.605 19
10. Charles Pic
(FRA/Marussia-Cosworth) 1:28.092 35
