Romain Grosjean topped the timesheets for a second day in a row at Barcelona today, becoming the first driver to lead two separate days of any testing so far this year. He also managed to complete well over 100 laps and found time to fit in a full race simulation while he was at it.

Meanwhile, there were a few gremlins running through the pack today, with Force India halting midway through the day with a driveline issue. Sauber had some hydraulic troubles, and Jean-Éric Vergne found his Toro Rosso car the cause of a red flag when he was forced to stop on track with an engine fire. It was out almost immediately it started, and didn't stop the Frenchman posting the second fastest time of the day. It's fun to see a Toro Rosso ahead of a Red Bull.

There are just two days of testing left to go now, before the teams knuckle down to their final preparations before the 2012 season begins. Force India and Williams both have some work to do.

It wasn't the most straightforward afternoon, but there's still two days of testing to go. We will try our race simulation tomorrow.

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Senna and Maldonado did half a day each in the Williams and brought up the rear. #F1

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