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Unofficial Sunday times from Barcelona:
1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:20.472, 134 Laps
2. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:20.496, 61 Laps
3. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:20.539, 114 Laps Read the rest of this entry »

[SinglePic not found]McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was the quickest runner as pre-season testing drew to a close at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday. Hamilton clocked a best time of 1m 20.472s around the Spanish circuit and finished over two-hundredths of a second ahead of the second-placed Red Bull of Mark Webber.

The British driver spent the morning fine-tuning the MP4-25’s set-up and carrying out simulated qualifying runs. After lunch, he ran through a race simulation. He covered 134 laps in total.
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Unofficial Saturday times from Barcelona:
1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, 1:20.686, 128 Laps
2. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:21.413, 106 Laps
3. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:21.450, 105 Laps Read the rest of this entry »

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The weather made life difficult for the 11 teams testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday, as sporadic rain hampered their programmes at the Spanish circuit. Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg ended the day at the top of the timesheets with a best time of 1m 21.686s, which he set before the rain began to fall.

Rosberg spent the morning working on qualifying simulations and developing the MGP W01’s set-up, before carrying out a race simulation exercise in the afternoon. He completed 128 laps. Read the rest of this entry »

Unofficial Friday times from Barcelona:
1. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, 1:20.614, 99 Laps
2. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 1:20.637, 133 Laps
3. Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber, 1:20.973, 114 Laps Read the rest of this entry »

[SinglePic not found]Nico Hulkenberg charged to the top of the timesheets on Friday in the Williams, as this week’s four-day test continued at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Clocking a best lap of 1m 20.614s around the Spanish circuit, Hulkenberg’s quickest time was just over two-hundredths of a second faster than that of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

With the weather still dry and sunny, Hulkenberg was able to cover 99 laps during the course of the day in the FW32. The young German, who was on track for the final time before next month’s season opener in Bahrain, was charged with evaluating a new sidepod and carrying out set-up work. Read the rest of this entry »

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Red Bull’s Mark Webber topped the timesheets as the final pre-season test began at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday. Webber’s best time, a 1m 21.487s, was over nine-tenths of a second faster than the quickest lap from second-placed runner Nico Hulkenberg in the Williams.

With the weather largely settled and dry, the 11 teams in action at the Spanish circuit enjoyed a productive first day, with fastest runner Webber managing to complete 109 laps in the RB6. Read the rest of this entry »

Unofficial Thursday times from Barcelona:
1. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:21.487, 109 Laps
2. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, 1:22.407, 82 Laps
3. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, 1:22.514, 107 Laps Read the rest of this entry »

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In just over two weeks’ time everyone will be assembled on the Sakhir grid readying themselves for the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix. But before the curtain is raised on the 2010 season, the teams have once more chance to make last-minute on-track developments and improve their cars at this week’s test at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.

Although the weather is set to be a lot better at the Spanish circuit than that the teams endured last week at Jerez, scattered showers are forecast in the area from Thursday, when the four-day test begins. Those in attendance will be hoping the rain holds off long enough for them to wrap up their pre-season programmes. Read the rest of this entry »

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Stefan GP has called off its test in the Algarve this week after it failed to secure a supply of suitable tyres.

Formula One’s official tyre producer Bridgestone is only contracted to supply teams with an entry to the F1 world championship. As a result it is not obliged to provide tyres to Stefan GP, despite the team having a complete car and engine ready to test. Team owner Zoran Stefanovic had hoped to run the car on GP2 rubber, as other F1 teams have done in the past, but the date was decided at too short notice for Bridgestone. Read the rest of this entry »