Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E23) went faster than everybody else, Saturday during the third of four test days at Barcelona.
The Venezuelan's best time was some four tenths quicker than Max Verstappen's (Toro Rosso STR11). But the young Dutch drove more miles than everybody else, with 129 laps.
Despite still feeling under the weather, reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W06) managed the third fastest time. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari SF15-T) brought out the red flags early on, but still found the time to complete 105 laps.
After an encouraging performance Friday, McLaren went backward Saturday. Jenson Button could only do 24 laps at the wheel of the troublesome McLaren MP4-30. Second winter test session, Day 3 times*, Barcelona: 1. Pastor Maldonado, Lotus, 1m 24.348s, 104 laps 2. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1m24.739s, 129 laps 3. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m26.076s, 101 laps 4. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1m 26.340s, 53 laps 5. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1m 26.407s, 105 laps 6. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1m 26.589s, 111 laps 7. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1m 26.912s, 55 laps 8. Pascal Wehrlein, Force India, 1m 27.333s, 81 laps 9. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1m 27.556s, 49 laps 10. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1m 29.151s, 24 laps *Unofficial
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