Vettel: I was sleeping a bit and on cold tyres I spun

Sebastian Vettel put up his hand and admitted he made a rookie error when he spun exiting the pits during day three of testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona.

Speaking at the end of his first day in the cockpit of the Ferrari SF15-T, Vettel said, "This morning I was sleeping a bit and, coming out of the pits on cold tyres, I spun. The least I could do was help the guys clean all the gravel out of the car!"

"Then, we worked mainly on reliability,doing a good number of laps. We are managing to run without too many problems, but it’s really hard to tell where we are compared to the others. We need to work day by day to try and understand our car."

"In general, both me and Kimi are pleased with the way it handles, but there’s still a lot to do. The conditions today were difficult for everyone, as the cold meant the track was pretty slippery," added the four times world champion.

Visiting the Ferrari pit garage in Barcelona was Ferrari big boss Sergio Marchionne, who kept an eye on proceedings while spending time with team principal Maurizio Arrivabene.

Marchionne orchestrated the Ferrari revolution which toppled the 'old guard' late last year and has since recruited Vettel to the Maranello team.

"It was good to see our President in the garage and I’m pleased he is bringing his support," said Vettel.

The German ended the day fifth fastest with a best lap time of 1:26.407 and 105 laps to his credit.