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Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix
Free Practice 3
30°C
Session Resumption 🟢
The pit lane busies up as the green light shines to resume the session.
Soft tyres again for both cars.
14 minutes ago
Beached BOT 🚩
The session stops after BOT spins is Cadillac into the gravel at Turn 10 after his brakes failed.
18 minutes ago
FP3 Slowdown 😌
That’s both cars back to the garage to check the telemetry and make some car changes.
20 minutes ago
CARLOS to PIT
I like the low flap car, so lets only do one step change.
23 minutes ago
Box, box 🅿️
Alex stops and enters the garage for some changes.
Carlos, meanwhile, has just set a 1:18.248 for P11.
23 minutes ago
Laps Set ✅
That’s both of the cars with times on the board after Carlos gets a 1:18.384 for P4.
Radio comms discuss the setup changes both drivers might wish to try.
29 minutes ago
Mixed Fortunes 📊
Alex is speeding on around and has just completed his first lap with a 1:19.147.
Carlos, though, struggled with power on his opening two laps and he’s had to wait to begin a push.
32 minutes ago
Two FW48s On Track 💙
Carlos leads Alex around the circuit. Both run the Soft compound.
34 minutes ago
PIT to ALEX
Straight out. Track is clear.
34 minutes ago
A Slow Start 😴
It’s a typically quiet start to FP3.
Only the Cadillac cars have ventured out thus far for the American team to gather data.
Our duo have just begun to suit up in the 32°C air temperature on this hot day in Spain.
About 1 hour ago
FP3 Begins 🟢
Sixty minutes of free practice begin.
About 1 hour ago
Alex x Nigel. Albono's Mansell lid will be back on track today 📸
About 1 hour ago
Coming Up 🔜
It’s qualifying day for the Barcelona-Catalunya GP! Alex and Carlos have a single hour of practice ahead of them to get the car setup honed. After a frustrating day for Alex yesterday, he’ll be looking to get up to speed as soon as possible today, while Carlos looks to impress his home crowd. Stay tuned here for everything from the Atlassian Williams F1 Team cars over FP3 and qualifying today.
About 1 hour ago
Incredible time at the Fan Forum 📸
About 1 hour ago
FP2 ✅
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Switching to softs 🅿️
Carlos stops for the used soft tyres as we enter the final two minutes of running…
Yesterday
Final Friday moments ⏳
Into the last throws of this FP2 session, a few more laps of running on these aging tyres…
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Tyres are gone.
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40 laps 🔁
20 laps apiece for our drivers so far in this session, lots of data being gathered currently ahead of Sunday…
Yesterday
Race run on the softs 📊
Alex comes in to fit the used softs as we enter the final 12 minutes of the session…
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ALEX to PIT
I just don’t have the balance.
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Two cars out there 🔁
Alex heads out on used mediums to start his race run, meanwhile Carlos drops in for that flap adjustment.
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CARLOS to PIT
I’d like to come in and go down by one turn… I hate to admit it, but you were right!
PIT to CARLOS:
Copy, fair enough, make the decision as you see it, my friend!
Yesterday
Putting in the laps at home 🇪🇸
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Box Box 🅿️
After a green opening sector, Alex aborts his lap and comes into the pit lane. As he arrives back, Carlos rolls out on used medium tyres to start a race run…
Yesterday
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Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
I’m happy, I just ran out of deployment towards the end of the lap. Maybe something to re-optimise, but the lap was clean.
Yesterday
1:17.020 ⏱️
Carlos’ first FP2 soft lap is on the board, he’s up to P8. Alex is back on track, also with softs…
Yesterday
Carlos on softs 🛞
CS55 has returned to the track, soft tyres fitted for some quick quali sim laps…
Yesterday
VSC 🟡
LAW has stopped at pit exit, he’s trying to get his Racing Bulls car restarted but with no luck. He’s hopped out the car, VSC deployed and our duo are back in the pits.
Yesterday
ALEX to PIT
It’s very rear-limited on exit.
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1:17.971 ⏱️
Carlos’ first lap of the second hour is on the board, he' goes P10 for now…
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1:18.922 ⏱️
Alex’s first timed lap of the weekend is recorded, meanwhile Carlos rolls out of the garage…
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX
Go push.
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Alex on track 👉
His FW48 is fired up and he’s on track straight away…
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FP2 is imminent ⏰
Carlos and Alex are suiting up, another hour of running is just around the corner…
Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
FP1 – A disappointing end to the session for Luke and the team as we continue to investigate and electrical issue on Alex's FW48 🏁
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Closing laps ⏳
Just two minutes left in the session, as Carlos brings our FP1 to an end…
Yesterday
Gathering data 📸
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On to the long run 👉
Practice start completed at the end of the pit lane, Carlos starts his consecutive lap race simulation on the soft tyre…
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1:18.293 ⏱️
Carlos gets a push in lap in on the softs, and that’s enough for him. He’s asked if he wants another push, but he would rather go on to the consecutive lap race run.
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PIT to CARLOS
Go push.
CARLOS to PIT:
Something didn’t work. Ah, I’m in ‘go out’ – sorry!
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Soft tyre 🛞
Carlos returns to the circuit with the soft tyre fitted…
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11 laps down 📊
30 minutes gone and Carlos has been out there getting to grips with the FW48 on this circuit…
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
I’m still P8 with that lap, so tyres must be degrading for everyone.
Yesterday
Update 🚨
Luke’s FP1 running is delayed while the team investigates an electrical issue.
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CARLOS to PIT
I have a lot of entry stability.
Yesterday
1:19.337 ⏱️
Carlos banks our first timed lap of the Barcelona-Catalunya GP weekend, putting him P7 for now…
Yesterday
Carlos returns 👉
After returning to the garage, Carlos heads back out on track in front of his home fans…
Yesterday
On track 👉
Carlos is up and running, out on track for an installation lap…
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Being wheeled back 🅿️
Carlos is back in the garage having been retrieved from the pit lane. Work is still on going to get Luke’s car set for the session.
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Carlos in the queue 🟢
Carlos currently unable to fire back up, he’s trying to get it restarted…
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Ready to go 💪
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FP1 🔜
The countdown to our first hour on track is on. Carlos and Luke will be heading out shortly…
Yesterday
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Checking in 📍
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