Barcelona fourth pre-season test Test day four
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We will be back tomorrow to cover the final day of testing before the season kicks off in Australia.
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Michael Schumacher has made good use of the Mercedes upgrades to finish the day on top with the fastest time at Barcelona so far
Michael Schumacher
The red flag brings the penultimate testing session of the winter to an end
Trucks and marshals around the Red Bull car
That is the second red flag of the day following Kobayashi's stoppage earlier this afternoon
Yes, there is a Red Bull stopped at the exit of the pitlane
We are waiting to see who caused it. It may be Vettel
We don't like to brag, but... we told you so.
Red flag
Rosberg pits
There are eight drivers on track, but no one seems particularly fast at the moment
For tomorrow, Hispania, Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari and Williams are scheduled to run
Five minutes of the session remaining. Surely there is a red flag coming up...
Button has managed 52 laps so far, but he has only outpaced D'Ambrosio
Some people are asking if we are covering tomorrow's session.
The answer is yes, although the updates may be slower considering there will be only five cars on track and rain is expected.
The answer is yes, although the updates may be slower considering there will be only five cars on track and rain is expected.
Heidfeld rumbles into the pitlane
Maldonado has registered a 1m24.108s to move up to 11th
Vettel does a simulated getaway from the pit box and is pushed back in
Razia and Valsecchi have been confirmed as third drivers at Lotus
Another update from Lotus: We're concentrating on long runs to better understand the tyre, try a couple of settings for tyre preparation, some mechanical set-up solutions, and different approaches to tyre characterisation
Maldonado goes out again after having completed just an installation lap
Vettel's pitboard says L1
132 laps for Alonso today. Kovalainen follows on 126 and Kobayashi on 98
Rosberg pits as Alonso comes out. Button also stopped after a five-lap run and returned to the track right away
A 1m22.369s for Rosberg
On why Heidfeld was in the pits for so long, Renault says the team was "sorting something out".
So there you go.
So there you go.
Rosberg drives out of the pits for another run
Jenson Button
Button has managed five laps since he jumped onto the track
Heidfeld is back out now
Di Resta posts a 1m24.721s to jump ahead of Button, who is still on track and lapping in the 1m28s
Rosberg pits after his flying lap
Alonso's stop was probably the end of his race simulation, although that was interrupted by the red flag 10 laps before the end of it
The Mercedes 1-2 is closer, as Rosberg jumps up to third with a 1m21.788s
But cuts his engine and is wheeled back into the garage
Alonso pits and changes tyres
Vettel, Rosberg and di Resta are out on track too
Button finally heads out of the pits
Nick Heidfeld
Nick Heidfeld has not been out for some 90 minutes now, but there are no news on any problems. We will try to check for those of you who are asking
Alonso is alone on track
This is his final day of testing before the start of the season, so he will not be too pleased
By: Matt Beer, Jonathan Noble, Mark Glendenning, Pablo Elizalde
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