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Live: Barcelona Testing - Day Four (February 2010)

Sunday marks the final day of F1 pre-season testing in 2010. In a two weeks time the cars will be lining up for the first race of the year, so today offers the very last opportunity for teams and drivers to get some testing milage in.

Yesterday's action was punctuated by red flags and rain showers, it's hard to get a decent long run in with 11 teams on track, some of whom have been more reliable than others. Here's hoping for reliable cars, fine weather and plenty of Sunday running.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.655km
• Corners: 16
• Lap record: 1:21.670 (Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari, 2008)

You'll find Circuit de Catalunya located in the North East corner of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today

Live: Barcelona Testing - Day Three (February 2010)

The third day in Barcelona gets underway and Williams will be coming off the back of good headlines yesterday, thanks to Hülkenberg. Rain is expected to mix up proceedings at the circuit, when teams desperately need a clear day of running on this penultimate pre-season test of 2010.

Up and down the pitlane, plenty of race simulation work was covered yesterday, and that's likely to continue into the weekend. Will anyone run some light and fast qualifying simulations?

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.655km
• Corners: 16
• Lap record: 1:21.670 (Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari, 2008)

You'll find Circuit de Catalunya located in the North East corner of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today

Live: Barcelona Testing - Day Two (February 2010)

It's day two in Barcelona as F1 teams make the most of some decent weather and get down to work. Only a few drivers carry over their work today as Schumacher, Hamilton and Vettel all grab the hot seats.

Lucas di Grassi managed to complete just 31 laps on Thursday before throwing his Virgin car into the barriers on Thursday, but it was Mark Webber who grabbed the headlines as the RB6 managed to stretch it's legs in the Spanish sunshine. Look out for more from them today.

Of note, Ross Brawn has stated that Mercedes' definitive diffuser won't be fitted to the car until Bahrain, which means they're running around Barcelona learning about tyres and not a lot else.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.655km
• Corners: 16
• Lap record: 1:21.670 (Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari, 2008)

You'll find Circuit de Catalunya located in the North East corner of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today

Live: Barcelona Testing - Day One (February 2010)

Today, F1 teams will finally get to test their 2010 cars on a modern Formula 1 circuit, as the pre-season testing calendar draws to a close. This is the week that matters the most, and this is the track that will sort the men from the boys.

Circuit de Catalunya will host the fifth race of the season, and weather permitting, it will also offer teams and drivers their best chance at preparing for the opening round in Bahrain. 11 teams are scheduled to attend these final four days in Spain, many are behind schedule, all have plenty of work to do.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.655km
• Corners: 16
• Lap record: 1:21.670 (Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari, 2008)

You'll find Circuit de Catalunya located in the North East corner of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today

Live: Jerez Testing - Day Eight (February 2010)

Today teams will head into their last day of testing at the Jerez track, before everyone decamps and heads for a final four day test in Barcelona next week. Time is rapidly running out for all concerned.

Friday seemed to be red flag day in Jerez, with a total of six stoppages throughout the test causing all manner of delays. Kamui Kobayashi appeared to suffer more than most though, only managing 28 laps, Timo Glock faired little better with just 34. Notably Jarno Trulli will finally see some testing action as he settles into his green and yellow Lotus office.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.428km
• Corners: 13
• Lap record: 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams, 1997)

You'll find Circuito de Jerez located in South of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today
• Motor 21
• The F1.com

Live: Jerez Testing - Day Seven (February 2010)

Heikki Kovalainen managed to make a bit of mess of Team Lotus' testing plans yesterday. He's scheduled for more car time today, but if I were Mike Gascoyne I'd be calling on Jarno Trulli to hop in that (slightly damaged) seat a day early.

Elsewhere in the pitlane it's all change again, as Button takes over from Hamilton, Webber's in for Vettel and Alonso will keep Massa's seat warm. Notably Kamui Kobayashi will be manhandling the Sauber C29 around what likely be a wet Jerez track, while Ferrari's man on the ground bemoans, well, everything.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.428km
• Corners: 13
• Lap record: 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams, 1997)

You'll find Circuito de Jerez located in South of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today
• Motor 21
• The F1.com

Live: Jerez Testing - Day Six (February 2010)

Lotus F1 Racing had a fantastic first day of testing, completing 76 trouble free laps before the end of the day. Seemingly the only issue the team faced was the enforced lack of power steering, something the drivers will no doubt be keen to see resolved quickly.

Vettel in the RB6 headed the pack with a time of 1:22.5 after covering 99 laps, while at the other end of the scale Timo Glock managed just 10 laps for Virgin. They'll be hoping for much, much more today.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.428km
• Corners: 13
• Lap record: 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams, 1997)

You'll find Circuito de Jerez located in South of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today
• Motor 21
• The F1.com

Live: Jerez Testing - Day Five (February 2010)

Today in Jerez all eyes will likely be on Lotus F1 Racing, who make their testing debut at the Spanish circuit. That is assuming they get any track time at all, because for the second week running, the Met Office are predicting heavy rain showers during the day, and worse to come tomorrow.

Elsewhere in the pitlane Paul di Resta gets to share the Force India with Liuzzi while Virgin Racing will be desperate to make some laps, especially with fellow newcomers Lotus on hand for some direct comparison.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Sebastian Vettel gives the kerbs a wide berth in the RB6 at Jerez.

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.428km
• Corners: 13
• Lap record: 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams, 1997)

You'll find Circuito de Jerez located in South of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Credit: Force India

Paul di Resta exits the pits in Jerez for a run in the VJM03.

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today
• Motor 21
• The F1.com

Williams live timing system appears to be more stable this week. Follow up to the minute timing on their site.

Of note, James Allen's tweet aggregator filtering information from those at the circuit, now auto-refreshes every 60 seconds.

Live: Jerez Testing - Day Four (February 2010)

F1 testing continued to disappoint yesterday, as the Spanish weather interfered with running again. Toro Rosso finished the day on top while Virgin Racing turned only 8 laps before the close of play.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.428km
• Corners: 13
• Lap record: 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams, 1997)

You'll find Circuito de Jerez located in South of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today
• Motor 21
• The F1.com

News and photo updates will be posted throughout the day.

Live: Jerez Testing - Day Three (February 2010)

It may be the last day of the working week in Europe, but the F1 teams in Jerez are just getting into their stride. Yesterday saw a decent number of laps from the majority of the participants, and we'll be hoping for more of the same today, as it's all change on the driver front.

Vettel will get his his first taste of the RB6, Hamilton and Massa return to pick up from their teammates progress, while Sutil will take control of the VJM03 for the first time. Spare a thought though for Virgin Racing, who are experiencing a torrid first test. They're hoping that new parts will see di Grassi take to track in the afternoon.

On track action begins at 9am CET (8am GMT).

Circuit Information

• Track length: 4.428km
• Corners: 13
• Lap record: 1:23.135 (Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Williams, 1997)

You'll find Circuito de Jerez located in South of Spain.

Drivers and Teams Attending

The following teams and drivers are confirmed for testing on Wednesday

Useful Links

• Official Circuit Homepage
• Autosport Live
• F1 Today
• Motor 21
• The F1.com

News and photo updates will be posted throughout the day.