MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS began the second pre-season test today with the track action having moved from Jerez to the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Nico Rosberg was at the wheel of the F1 W04. Nico had completed 14 laps this morning when a gearbox issue required some work in the garage Nico was back out for the afternoon session, with the team focusing on car balance and tyre management By the end of today's running, Nico had completed a total of 54 laps and set the fastest lap of the day

Lewis Hamilton will take over the programme for the second day of the test tomorrow. Nico Rosberg We had a mixed day today with some laps lost this morning. However we were able to work through a good programme this afternoon and, of course, it's always nice to be quickest at the end of the day. In general, I feel happy and comfortable in the car and it feels better than the last time we were here at this track. There is still some work to be done on tyre degradation and our programme this afternoon was helpful in understanding that.

Tuesday in Barcelona1.  Nico Rosberg         Mercedes      1m22.616s             54 laps2.  Kimi Raikkonen       Lotus         1m22.672s  + 0.007s   443.  Fernando Alonso      Ferrari       1m22.952s  + 0.336s  1104.  Sebastian Vettel     Red Bull      1m22.965s  + 0.349s   665.  Pastor Maldonado     Williams      1m23.733s  + 1.117s   866.  Daniel Ricciardo     Toro Rosso    1m23.884s  + 1.268s   737.  Sergio Perez         McLaren       1m24.124s  + 1.508s   778.  Paul di Resta        Force India   1m24.144s  + 1.528s   829.  Esteban Gutierrez    Sauber        1m25.124s  + 2.508s   6810  Max Chilton          Marussia      1m26.747s  + 4.131s   6511  Charles Pic          Caterham      1m27.534s  + 4.918s   49

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