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Button leads the way at Spanish test

17 May 2016

Jenson Button set the pace for McLaren on the opening morning of the two-day post-race test at Barcelona on Tuesday morning.

The Briton, who clocked 39 laps, went into the lunch break just 0.010s clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, though the German set his personal best on soft tyres, as opposed to the supersoft rubber that Button utilised.

Fresh from his controversial clash with team mate Lewis Hamilton on Sunday, Nico Rosberg was third quickest for Mercedes, having spent the majority of the day on medium tyres.

Alex Lynn completed the top four, having caused a stir earlier in the morning when his Williams was fitted with an unusual double-deck rear wing. It is believed the team were running this in a bid to get a handle on the 2017 aerodynamic regulations.

You can follow minute-by-minute timing updates on the official F1 App - go to 'Results and Standings' and click 'Test'.


Unofficial morning test times from Spain

POS DRIVER TEAM BEST LAP GAP LAPS
1 Jenson Button McLaren 1:23.753   39
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:23.763 0.010 50
3 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.099 1.346 54
4 Alex Lynn Williams 1:26.071 2.318 41
5 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:26.086 2.333 31
6 Pascal Wehrlein Manor 1:26.464 2.711 50
7 Esteban Ocon Renault 1:26.530 2.777 47
8 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:26.669 2.916 35
9 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:27.795 4.042 38
10 Alfonso Celis Force India 1:28.570 4.817 34


Formula1.com will bring you full session reports at the end of each day's running at Barcelona.