Massa set the fastest time on Final Day at Barcelona Test

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Third of the Four Official Formula One Pre - Season Testing - Circuit De Catalunya, Barcelona Test
Day Four

Felipe Massa rules the final day at Barcelona, Circuit De Catalunya with lapping in 1min 22sec. The only driver to achieve the mark in four day testing.
Position
Name
Team
Car
Lap Time
Laps Covered
1
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
F150th Italia
1min 22.625sec
121
2 Mark Webber
Red Bull RB7
1min 23.442sec
69
3
Sebastian Buemi
Toro Rosso
STR6
1min 23.550sec 90
4
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
R31
1min 23.657sec 95
5
Lewis Hamilton
Mclaren
MP4-26
1min 24.003sec
107
6
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
FW33
1min 24.057sec 121
7
Adrian Sutil
Force India
VJM04 1min 24.177sec 64
8
Sergio Perez
Sauber
C30
1min 24.515sec 74
9
D Ambrosio
Virgin
VR-02
1min 26.501sec
50
10 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
MGP W02
1min 27.079sec 114
11
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
T128
1min 29.992sec
18

Sebastien Buemi continued with Toro Rosso's impressive pre-season by posting the third quickest time of the day, set over a three-lap run.

Despite having a KERS problem that cut his running short in the morning, Nick Heidfeld ended as fourth fastest in the Renault, the German managing 95 laps in the end.

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton took up the fifth slot on the timesheets in the MP4-26. Pastor Maldonado finished in sixth for Williams. Maldonado managed to complete 121 laps despite an early issue with the FW33’s KERS system, which forced the team to disable it for the entirety of the day.

Michael Schumacher caused the final red flag of the day with some 20 minutes of the session left when his Mercedes stopped at Turn 10. The German still enjoyed a productive session, covering over 100 laps, but he finish over four seconds off the pace.

It was a very short day for the Lotus team, which was forced to end the test early after Jarno Trulli crashed his car in the morning. The team said the accident had been caused by an unspecified car problem and, not having enough parts to rebuild it, has to pack up early.