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In pictures - Pirelli wet-tyre test at Paul Ricard

The Formula One teams' own pre-season testing may not start until later next month, but this week Pirelli are conducting a two-day wet-tyre test at the French circuit of Paul Ricard...

Day two

Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari and safety car at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari and safety car at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016.
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard,
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Marshal AKA Rain Man at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016.
Marshal AKA Rain Man at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016.
Daniil Kvyat (RUS) Red Bull Racing RB11 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Riccardo Adami (ITA) Ferrari Race Engineer , Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari and Pirelli engineer at
Riccardo Adami (ITA) Ferrari Race Engineer , Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari and Pirelli engineer at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard,
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari SF15-T leads Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari SF15-T leads Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard,
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day Two, Paul Ricard, France, 26 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images

Tuesday's session featured Sebastian Vettel for Ferrari, Daniil Kvyat for Red Bull, and 2015 GP2 champion Stoffel Vandoorne for McLaren. It was Vettel who went fastest, clocking 1m 06.730s around a short configuration of the Paul Ricard circuit. Kvyat was less than one tenth of a second slower than Vettel, with Vandoorne 0.9s down the road. In total the trio completed 374 laps on day two - bringing the total to 659 laps, or more than 2,300 kilometres, over the two days. All running was completed on unmarked tyres, meaning teams did not know what specification of compound they were using.

Day one

Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France,
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull Racing at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard,
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull Racing at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Sprinklers wet the track at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January
Sprinklers wet the track at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
McLaren MP4-30 in the garage at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25
McLaren MP4-30 in the garage at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard,
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016 © Sutton Motorsport Images
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France,
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard,
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB11 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard,
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB11 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France,
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF15-T at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Pirelli tyres at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016.
Pirelli tyres at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard,
Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Pirelli engineers check tyre temperature at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard,
Pirelli engineers check tyre temperature at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Pirelli tyres and wheel rims at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25
Pirelli tyres and wheel rims at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB11 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard,
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB11 at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images
The car of Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 is recovered to the pits after stopping on track
The car of Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL) McLaren MP4-30 is recovered to the pits after stopping on track at Pirelli Formula One Wet Test, Day One, Paul Ricard, France, 25 January 2016. © Sutton Motorsport Images

Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren are the three teams on track for the F1 tyre supplier, all using 2015 cars. Monday's session saw Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Raikkonen and McLaren tester Stoffel Vandoorne complete 285 laps between them.

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