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Barcelona, Spain, Feb 20, 2011

BARCELONA DAY THREE: “To get more than 90 laps under my belt today was a big positive.”

Date - Sunday February 20 2011
Driver - Lewis Hamilton
Location - Circuit de Catalunya
Track length - 4.655km
Weather - Damp and showery in the morning, with the track drying throughout the day. Cold and cloudy all day. Maximum ambient temperature 14.1°C, maximum track temperature 25.6°C


Laps completed - 93
Kilometres covered - 433km
Best laptime - 1m23.858s at 15:44

Programme

More overnight rain meant that Lewis’s day began with some installation laps on wet tyres – his first experience of Pirelli’s Intermediate and Full-Wet compounds.

The morning was spent focusing on shorter runs, with some brief downtime shortly before lunch to correct a minor mechanical issue. In the afternoon, Lewis conducted longer runs, evaluating tyre behaviour over the course of a stint.

Lewis said: “This was a positive day: we’ve been focusing on our programme, trying to complete as many laps as possible, improve reliability and understand the Pirelli tyres. We’re learning more and more about them every day.

“We’ve had a few technical issues with this car, but the guys have been working incredibly to rectify them. To get more than 90 laps under my belt today was a big positive, and I’m looking forward to a trouble-free day tomorrow.”

Driver for day four - Lewis Hamilton
Duration of test - Four days (February 18-21)

* Official report courtesy of VODAFONE MCLAREN MERCEDES *

Source of the photos >> F1 Fanatic

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