Saturday: It pours with rain overnight and the track is drenched in the morning, but Fernando Alonso gives his fans something to cheer by taking the Ferrari out for a few tentative laps
Saturday: McLaren are one of only four teams testing on the final day of winter running and Lewis Hamilton is the first man to set a lap time - albeit 30 seconds off a dry pace
Friday: It doesn't happen often but Hispania are the centre of attention as they unveil the final 2011 car to break cover. Despite having only a day's testing before the season, they are confident of a better year than 2010
Friday: Fernando Alonso is back in the cockpit of the Ferrari to start his final two days of preparation for the 2011 season. He is 0.3secs slower than Michael Schumacher's pace in the morning and sets about race preparation in the afternoon
Friday: Keeping a weather eye on Alonso's progress are three of Red Bull's biggest names - founder and owner Dietrich Mateschitz, world champion Sebastian Vettel and adviser Helmut Marko, Mateschitz's eyes and ears within the team
Friday: But it is Michael Schumacher who steals the headlines with the fastest lap time. Mercedes team boss admits the lap was done on a qualifying simulation, but Ferrari still say it was "impressive"
Thursday: The Circuit de Catalunya is in an area called Valles north of Barcelona - where beautiful scenery and an industrial belt sit side by side
Thursday: Everyone acknowledges the Red Bull is the car to beat this season - and Mark Webber completes another solid day's testing. But the Australian then says he thinks Ferrari "are strong" as well
Thursday: Webber's views were reflected in the pace of the Ferrari 150� Italia, which Felipe Massa put second fastest over all. Although the Brazilian later said he thought Red Bull were the pre-season pace-setters
Thursday: But it is Sauber's Sergio Perez who steals the big teams' thunder, setting the fastest time of the winter so far to top the time sheets. Sauber admit it was part of a qualifying simulation run on the softest, grippiest tyres
Wednesday: The final test of the season was due to take place in Bahrain on 3 March, but political unrest meant final preparations moved to Montmelo, near Barcelona. Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi is one of the first out on day two
Wednesday: Day two of five at the final pre-season test gets underway in Barcelona before the 2011 campaign kicks off in Melbourne on 27 March - world champion Sebastian Vettel sets the pace in his Red Bull
Wednesday: Not doing much to dispel pre-season concerns, Lewis Hamilton is off the pace on another disappointing day for McLaren who have work to do
Wednesday: Mercedes GP mechanics push German driver Nico Rosberg back to the garage after he stopped at the pit lane exit during day two of the final winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya
Tuesday: Vitaly Petrov looks impressive in his Renault, not quite matching Vettel but holding off the rest of the field with some encouraging times
Tuesday: Renault's Nick Heidfeld, standing in for the injured Robert Kubica, was one of those out on track on day one of the final testing in Barcelona
Tuesday: Virgin Racing's Belgian rookie Jerome D'Ambrosio comes into Formula 1 after three years competing in GP2. He replaces Lucas di Grassi at the team
Tuesday: One modification to Jenson Button's McLaren will be the absence of the number '1' that comes with being defending world champion
Tuesday: Swiss driver Sebastien Buemi becomes the first driver of the day to receive a red flag as a piece of his Toro Rosso breaks off and damages his front left tyre
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