Michael Schumacher put the Mercedes at the top of the leaderboard on day four of the final pre-season test in Barcelona with his team-mate, Nico Rosberg, third quickest.
Fernando Alonso split the two Mercedes drivers with a lap +0.365 slower than the seven-time world champion.
Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello rounded off the top five quickest cars.
Sebastian Vettel caused a red flag when his RB7 stopped at the end of the pit lane. The current champion had a quiet day completing just 64 laps.
The majority of times today came during qualifying runs with low fuel. Though a small handful of drivers such as Jenson Button completed high fuel runs without attempting a low fuel qualifying lap.
Hispania also debuted their car today, the F111, however a lack of spares meant they couldn’t run a single lap.
Just one days testing remains, with only Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Williams and Hispania in attendance.
Test times from day four (Barcelona):
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:21.249 | 67 | |
| 02. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:21.614 | +0.365 | 141 |
| 03. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:21.788 | +0.539 | 22 |
| 04. | N. Heidfeld | Renault | 1:22.073 | +0.824 | 67 |
| 05. | R. Barrichello | Williams | 1:22.233 | +0.984 | 89 |
| 06. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:22.315 | +1.066 | 98 |
| 07. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:22.675 | +1.426 | 72 |
| 08. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:22.933 | +1.684 | 64 |
| 09. | H. Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:23.437 | +2.188 | 138 |
| 10. | P. di Resta | Force Inida | 1:23.653 | +2.404 | 42 |
| 11. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:23.921 | +2.672 | 26 |
| 12. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:24.108 | +2.859 | 11 |
| 13. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:24.837 | +4.588 | 57 |
| 14. | J. d’Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:27.375 | +6.126 | 46 |
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