Massa fastest on day 1

Felipe Massa topped the time sheets on the first day of the last preseason test at Barcelona with a 1. 23.500s. This time was set during a three lap qualifying stint on soft tires which shows that Williams likely has decent pace this year.

Lewis Hamilton went fast for Mercedes in the morning but an MGU-K problem led to no running at all in the afternoon. McLaren's difficult preseason continued as Jenson Button suffered a hydraulic issue after just seven laps to end his running for the day.

Day 1 testing times

1. Felipe Massa     Williams    1:23.500  103 laps 
2. Marcus Ericsson  Sauber      1:24.276  122 laps
3. Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes    1:24.881   48 laps
4. Daniil Kvyat     Red Bull    1:25.947   75 laps
5. Romain Grosjean  Lotus       1:26.177   75 laps 
6. Kimi Raikkonen   Ferrari     1:26.327   80 laps 
7. Carlos Sainz     Toro Rosso  1:27.261   85 laps 
8. Jenson Button    McLaren     1:3.479     7 laps