Formula One pre-season testing: Lewis Hamilton fastest on day two
Lewis Hamilton remained the fastest driver on the day two of the pre-season testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. At the end of the morning session, the Briton had completed 66 laps with the best timing of 1 minute 20.983 seconds. He was followed by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen with best time of 1 minute 22.831 seconds.
Formula One pre-season testing is an event where the teams unveil their new cars for the season and the drivers get a chance to try their hands at the cars for the first time. The pre-season testing is held in two sessions at a racing circuit. Pre-season testing is held in two four-day sessions, a month before the first Grand Prix of the season.
The 2017 Formula 1 pre-season testing session will be held from 27 February to 2 March and 7-10 March. Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was selected as the venue for the two sessions.
Mercedes Benz's Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver on the first day of the pre-season testing. He completed 152 laps of the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, clocking the best lap of 1 minute 21.765 seconds. The Briton was followed by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who was just 0.113 seconds slower. McLaren's Fernando Alonso suffered an oil system problem, costing him the whole session.
Lewis Hamilton's new team-mate Valtteri Bottas started the morning session with the fastest run, but slipped to sixth position as the day's session ended.
