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Toro Rosso Barcelona test, day 3 report
The third day of the third test session of the pre-season saw Scuderia Toro Rosso run two of its drivers
Edited: Jun 1, 2018, 12:45 PM
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Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya -- 4.655 kms
Driver: Daniel Ricciardo Chassis: STR6 - 02 Best time: 1:28.329, 42 laps (morning session)
Driver: Sebastien Buemi Chassis: STR6 -- 02 Best time: 1:26.155, 31 laps (afternoon session)
The third day of the third test session of the pre-season saw Scuderia Toro Rosso run two of its drivers: in the morning, it was Daniel Ricciardo who is our reserve driver, running during Free Practice 1 at the majority of Grands Prix this season and, after the lunch break, his place in the cockpit was taken by Sebastien Buemi.
The Australian began the day on Extreme Pirelli rain tyres, switching first to intermediates and then to slicks when the track dried out from the rain that fell last night and briefly, this morning. This provided interesting data in terms of overlapping tyre performance as the track surface conditions changed. In the afternoon, Swiss Seb concentrated on set-up work running two sets of slicks. He continues driving for all of tomorrow, the final day of the Barcelona test.
Daniel Ricciardo: "It was an interesting morning in changing conditions, especially as I was one of the first to switch to slick tyres as the track dried this morning. I was pleased to be able to test a few different compounds so the day was more productive than we expected, especially in terms of learning more about the crossover point from wet to intermediate to dry tyres. Now, I am not due to drive at any further test sessions, so my next time in the car should be during Free Practice 1 at the first Grand Prix."
Sebastien Buemi: "Even if I did not do so many laps this afternoon, I think the work we did was productive and it means we have plenty of sets to run with tomorrow, to increase our understanding of the different tyre types. We also evaluated some elements aimed at increasing downforce, which was interesting and now I just hope it is dry all day tomorrow, so we can get plenty of laps completed."
-source: toro rosso
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