Barcelona fourth pre-season test Test day four
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Also, Jenson Button will be in the pits for some time, as McLaren is making a precautionary engine change
The car, however, may not be on track much today, as some parts are still stuck in Spanish customs
Hispania F111
Five minutes to the start of the afternoon session.
It has been an interesting lunch break, with the unveiling of the new car from Hispania.
And we'll be back in an hour. Remember this afternoon we're joined by Norbert Haug of Mercedes, who'll answer the questions you're sending to live@autosport.com.
Keep an eye on the site over the break for the new Hispania.
Schumacher ends the session on top, ahead of Alonso, Heidfeld, Barrichello and Kobayashi.
The cars will now filter back to the pits at the end of a morning session that saw some very encouraging pace from the updated Mercedes.
Chequered flag comes out.
A lap-count update as the break nears: Schumacher 42, Alonso 61, Heidfeld 43, Barrichello 85, Kobayashi 41, Alguersuari 32, Vettel 33, Kovalainen 67, Sutil 26, Button 36, D'Ambrosio 35.
Also at lunchtime, the unveiling of the Hispania F111. We'll be heading that way very soon, look out for pictures and the full story on the site.
Adrian Newey's Ford GT40 is being readied at the end of the pitlane. The Red Bull technical genius will be doing some laps in it at lunchtime to promote a 'Spirit of Montjuich' event.
Vettel is shown the in-board after a 1m26.8s.
A man jump in pace from Barrichello, after two high 1m29s, he does a 1m28.2s on lap three of this stint.
After three laps averaging 1m24.1s, Schumacher is back in.
Ferrari has a man with a big yellow cover that hangs over the rear wing when the car comes in.
Barrichello's latest stint begins with a 1m29.7s.
Vettel's pit board counts down from L2 to L1.
Schumacher starts this run with two laps in 1m24.1s.
The sun has broken through again and the track temperature returns to 25.6, with the air temperature 12.2.
Barrichello sets off again for what should be his final stint of that simulation as he's done 48 laps so far. Vettel is leaving the pitlane too.
Barrichello completes another 12-lap stint and pits. His times only went up from 1m29.952s to 1m31.000s on that one.
Schumacher and Alguersuari come out again.
No times yet from the Ferrari on this run. Alonso is running through the pitlane - but not stopping - at the end of each lap.
Jerome D'Ambrosio
D'Ambrosio does his best time of the day, 1m27.375s. He remains at the foot of the times.
Alonso is back out, will there be a response to Mercedes before lunch?
Looks like McLaren is using its 'porpoise' measuring device on the nose again today. @TheFifthDriver supplies a picture.
Alguersuari starts a new run with his best time yet - a 1m22.675s - but stays sixth.
And Vettel is in.
Red Bull mechanics are getting ready for Vettel to come in - sat down on pit wall with their cooling fans.
Straight back into the pits for Schumacher, so that was another qualifying-style run.
Slightly off his earlier best, but still quicker than second placed Alonso.
Another very quick lap from Schumacher: a 1m21.412s.
Kovalainen is four laps into a run that's getting quicker as he goes - from mid 1m30s to low 1m29s.
Schumacher leaves the pits again, while Vettel gets an 'L3' board.
His previous run was 12 laps in which his pace only faded by a second, from high 1m30s to high 1m31s.
Vettel is lapping in mid 1m24s again on this run, while Barrichello has just made another pitstop and begun a new stint with times in high 1m29s and low 1m30s.
Kobayashi goes 0.039s quicker than before with a 1m22.315s, which keeps him fifth.
That was a swift single-lap run from Alonso, who is now back in the pits.
Alonso improves to second place with a 1m21.614s, 0.3s off Schumacher.
This is the start of that particular run.
By: Matt Beer, Jonathan Noble, Mark Glendenning, Pablo Elizalde
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