Barrichello Flies as Testing Ends at Barcelona

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello was only three tenths of a second away from the record of the Barcelona circuit on the final day of testing at the Spanish track.

The Ferrari driver, runner-up in last season's Championship, posted a quickest time of 1:15.917 as the Italian squad continued their preparation work ahead of the 2003 season. Barrichello, who returned to action on Thursday following the end of the season, was more than two tenths of a second faster than the second Ferrari, driven by Italian test driver Luca Badoer.

Badoer, fastest on the first two days of work, continued with his programme of tyre and electronics testing, finishing nearly a second ahead of German Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was third fastest with the Sauber. Teammate Nick Heidfeld finished at the bottom of the times.

"We had a good positive day today although I finished the program a little bit earlier due to an oil leak which we could not fix immediately," said Heidfeld. "However we have been able to achieve everything that we prepared in the program."

Both teams concentrated on trying different Bridgestone tyre compounds during the three days, and the Japanese company's technical manager Hisao Suganuma was pleased with the progress made.

"The weather has not been kind to us this week although it has not prevented us from doing some valuable work," said Suganuma. "We have done some excellent comparisons of compounds and constructions that have given us some useful information to work with over the next few weeks.

"In particular, the rain at Barcelona on Wednesday was ideal for running a wet tyre programme. The opportunity to test in natural rain conditions is extremely valuable and much better than simply wetting the track to simulate such weather."

Testing will return to Barcelona on January 13.

Today's times:

Pos Driver Team-Engine Tyres Time Laps 1. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:15.917 70 2. Badoer Ferrari (B) 1:16.163 71 3. Frentzen Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:18.141 86 4. Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas (B) 1:18.550 78 All Timing Unofficial

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Today's Full Laptimes:

Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1->21:56.054 15-> 1:22.993 29-> 1:27.642 43-> 1:18.600 57-> 1:15.917* 2-> 6:48.719 16->30:28.655 30->27:15.884 44-> 1:19.442 58-> 1:25.957 3->10:20.187 17-> 1:19.889 31-> 1:17.344 45-> 1:27.571 59->19:53.879 4-> 1:18.081 18-> 1:18.917 32-> 1:18.758 46->10:58.704 60-> 1:16.497 5-> 1:27.245 19-> 1:18.746 33-> 1:19.050 47-> 1:17.131 61-> 1:28.096 6-> 1:18.594 20-> 1:29.264 34-> 1:19.418 48-> 1:18.536 62->31:32.288 7-> 1:29.331 21-> 9:54.120 35-> 1:25.935 49-> 1:18.983 63-> 1:16.451 8->15:12.747 22-> 1:17.754 36->25:18.738 50-> 1:28.618 64-> 1:28.549 9-> 1:17.726 23-> 1:18.789 37-> 1:17.643 51->10:07.702 65->28:15.377 10-> 1:18.846 24-> 1:18.863 38-> 1:18.523 52-> 1:16.976 66-> 1:16.423 11-> 1:19.193 25-> 1:19.298 39-> 1:18.719 53-> 1:18.481 67-> 1:26.010 12-> 1:19.130 26-> 1:19.417 40-> 1:29.385 54-> 1:19.008 68-> 6:18.223 13-> 1:19.709 27-> 1:19.292 41-> 9:23.588 55-> 1:28.238 69-> 1:18.286 14-> 1:19.415 28-> 1:19.251 42-> 1:17.568 56->18:02.967 70-> 1:27.939 Luca Badoer Ferrari 1-> 5:01.600 16-> 1:18.349 31-> 1:16.833 46-> 1:20.989 61-> 1:20.548 2-> 1:17.012 17-> 1:27.695 32-> 1:18.586 47-> 1:33.860 62-> 1:20.361 3-> 1:17.713 18-> 8:08.419 33-> 1:35.751 48-> 7:02.292 63-> 1:20.665 4-> 1:32.285 19-> 1:16.979 34-> 7:54.603 49-> 1:18.485 64-> 1:21.012 5-> 8:11.523 20-> 1:18.244 35-> 1:16.450 50-> 1:19.650 65-> 1:43.557 6-> 1:16.163* 21-> 1:29.014 36-> 1:17.935 51-> 1:20.395 66->16:59.254 7-> 1:17.517 22-> 8:13.794 37-> 1:31.188 52-> 1:28.326 67-> 1:17.073 8-> 1:38.091 23-> 1:16.951 38->36:32.068 53-> 1:51.787 68-> 1:26.704 9->19:00.223 24-> 1:18.332 39-> 1:18.519 54-> 1:20.259 69-> 5:09.982 10-> 1:17.361 25-> 1:32.954 40-> 1:19.680 55-> 1:37.013 70-> 1:16.835 11-> 1:17.655 26-> 6:30.564 41-> 1:20.245 56-> 8:27.542 71-> 1:26.229 12-> 1:39.024 27-> 1:17.117 42-> 1:21.600 57-> 1:18.927 13-> 6:56.850 28-> 1:17.975 43-> 1:20.473 58-> 1:19.590 14-> 1:36.957 29-> 1:31.884 44-> 1:21.015 59-> 1:20.056 15->13:55.059 30-> 6:41.084 45-> 1:21.017 60-> 1:20.182 Heinz Harald Frentzen Sauber 1-> 8:26.532 19-> 1:28.955 37-> 1:26.880 55-> 1:19.590 73-> 1:19.733 2-> 9:20.081 20-> 1:20.898 38-> 1:21.328 56-> 1:21.377 74-> 1:30.967 3-> 1:26.797 21-> 1:21.960 39-> 1:30.317 57-> 1:22.165 75-> 9:13.523 4-> 1:21.053 22-> 1:31.506 40->50:23.363 58-> 1:22.097 76-> 1:18.141* 5-> 1:20.717 23->12:42.838 41-> 1:20.983 59-> 1:22.249 77-> 1:27.782 6-> 1:21.202 24-> 1:21.108 42-> 1:20.697 60-> 1:31.330 78-> 4:59.810 7-> 1:32.980 25-> 1:20.942 43-> 1:21.829 61-> 8:16.360 79-> 1:18.144 8->16:04.302 26-> 1:34.417 44-> 1:22.294 62-> 1:19.583 80-> 1:28.779 9-> 1:57.554 27->17:22.044 45-> 1:22.177 63-> 1:21.437 81->13:48.216 10->13:19.417 28-> 1:19.431 46-> 1:32.069 64-> 1:21.966 82-> 1:18.290 11-> 1:20.156 29-> 1:20.799 47->10:14.167 65-> 1:22.151 83-> 1:28.719 12-> 1:32.268 30-> 1:21.498 48-> 1:19.606 66-> 1:22.475 84-> 3:34.926 13->22:56.883 31-> 1:30.787 49-> 1:20.929 67-> 1:32.076 85-> 1:18.251 14-> 1:23.795 32->15:17.449 50-> 1:22.022 68->51:26.412 86-> 1:26.728 15-> 1:21.250 33-> 1:25.954 51-> 1:21.643 69-> 1:30.239 16-> 1:31.627 34-> 1:20.777 52-> 1:22.090 70-> 1:21.378 17->24:16.074 35-> 1:32.717 53-> 1:33.068 71-> 1:31.947 18-> 1:19.912 36->11:55.135 54->17:40.099 72->14:43.570 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1-> 8:54.265 17-> 1:30.327 33->14:04.145 49-> 1:19.743 65-> 1:20.863 2->15:54.784 18->21:35.295 34-> 1:19.817 50-> 1:20.627 66-> 1:21.189 3-> 1:21.670 19-> 1:20.942 35-> 1:21.163 51-> 1:21.104 67-> 1:21.545 4-> 1:21.234 20-> 1:20.998 36-> 1:31.601 52-> 1:21.955 68-> 1:32.720 5-> 1:31.979 21-> 1:28.095 37->53:45.022 53-> 1:21.444 69-> 6:36.812 6->12:31.849 22-> 7:37.901 38-> 1:20.720 54-> 1:31.581 70-> 1:19.868 7-> 1:19.839 23-> 1:21.204 39-> 1:28.878 55-> 7:55.543 71-> 1:20.866 8-> 1:20.899 24-> 1:21.487 40-> 9:04.655 56-> 1:20.399 72-> 1:21.012 9-> 1:30.697 25-> 1:30.941 41-> 1:19.599 57-> 1:20.785 73-> 1:21.029 10->16:16.011 26-> 9:19.184 42-> 1:21.044 58-> 1:20.976 74-> 1:21.123 11-> 1:20.817 27-> 1:21.894 43-> 1:31.671 59-> 1:21.350 75-> 1:32.512 12-> 1:21.323 28-> 1:28.298 44-> 1:00.076 60-> 1:21.236 76->39:56.276 13-> 1:33.206 29->27:44.147 45-> 1:19.919 61-> 1:33.978 77-> 1:20.906 14->15:18.724 30-> 1:18.550* 46-> 1:20.174 62-> 6:21.125 78-> 1:31.686 15-> 1:19.249 31-> 1:21.062 47-> 1:31.311 63-> 1:19.587 16-> 1:20.385 32-> 1:30.904 48-> 8:46.646 64-> 1:20.214