MONTMELO, Spain -- Daniel Ricciardo set a new Circuit de Catalunya lap record on the sixth day of pre-season testing, which also saw McLaren suffer another setback.
Ricciardo's 1:18.042 was the quickest time of testing so far, surpassing the previous track record of 1:18.339 set by Felipe Massa during testing in 2008. It was also over a second quicker than Lewis Hamilton's pole position time for last year's Spanish Grand Prix, held at the same circuit, showing the combined benefit of the circuit's new tarmac, the natural developments of the cars and Pirelli's new compounds.
As well as posting the quickest time, Ricciardo also posted the highest individual lap tally, finishing his productive Wednesday with 165 laps.