Raikkonen fastest on final day

Ferrari are the fastest car for the third time this week, as Kimi Raikkonen’s 1:20.841 topped the timesheets on the final day of the opening winter test.

Raikkonen completed 106 laps in Jerez, finishing off a positive week for the Italian side, who were fastest on days one and two thanks to Sebastian Vettel.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton completed the most laps with 117, and he was third quickest behind Marcus Ericsson’s Sauber.

McLaren-Honda had another miserable day, as Jenson Button completed just 35 laps and they finished almost seven seconds off Raikkonen’s pace.

The team did 78 laps all week, which is less than half of what Mercedes did on the opening day.

Jenson Button testing the McLaren-Honda MP4-30

It was also another difficult day for Red Bull, as Daniil Kvyat completed just 64 laps and finished three seconds off Raikkonen’s time.

There was more solid progress for Sauber and Williams, while 17-year-old Max Verstappen completed 97 laps for Toro Rosso.

Classified results:

1. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:20.841, 106 laps
2. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:22.019, 112 laps
3. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:22.172, 117 laps
4. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1:22.553, 97 laps
5. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:23.116, 73 laps
6. Romain Grosjean, Lotus, 1:23.802, 53 laps
7. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1:23.975, 64 laps
8. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:27.660, 35 laps

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