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Image source, Force IndiaForce India:, external Fearless fans braving the freezing cold this morning: we salute you!
Summary
Grosjean fastest on final day
Alonso crashes midway through final day
McLaren driver airlifted to hospital
Team confirm Alonso is "uninjured"
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Image source, Force IndiaPostpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2015
The Ferrari driver was fifth fastest on Saturday, the lowest he or team-mate Kimi Raikkonen have finished in a test session all winter, but the former world champion was unconcerned.
"We have to go day by day, it's difficult to say because (Saturday) was quite cold," said Vettel.
"Maybe not as good as the days before but then again it's the same for everyone. The most important thing is the car continues to run and without any big problems."
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Sebastian Vettel, who racked up 105 laps on Saturday, keeps shaving a bit off his time with each lap, improving to 1:31.562, then 1:31.332 and now 1:30.363.
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Sebastian Vettel improves on Nico Rosberg's 1:36 by more than four seconds, clocking 1:31.990 with his first timed lap.
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Mercedes:, external Cold track, cold tyres, a simple spin for Nico Rosberg. A few high tech (ahem) gravel hoovers required but no major dramas to report.
Get involved #bbcf1published at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2015
Mark Jones:, external I don't think McLaren should be overly concerned. Integration on new Honda was always going to be tough. Look where Renault were!
Postpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2015
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer"Sebastian Vettel has suggested he might defy the newly imposed ban on drivers changing their helmet designs. The German, whose penchant for using a new design at virtually every race has partially led to the ban, said: 'The plan was to calm down a bit. But it depends on the penalty, if it is a little fine with some money for charity, I am happy to keep changing my helmet.'"
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Romain Grosjean also heads on to the circuit, before Sebastian Vettel takes the Ferrari out to join them. Vettel, by the way, has been in a rebellious mood this week...
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Image source, SauberNico Rosberg is back at the Mercedes garage and we are green again. Felipe Nasr is straight back out on to the circuit.
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Image source, MercedesMercedes:, external Plenty of attention (a little too much from this particular cameraman!!) on Nico Rosberg as he returns to base...
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F1 journalist Dan Knutson in Barcelona: "We've seen more drivers go off here than at Jerez. Sebastian Vettel, who spun off on his first lap yesterday, said it was a lot colder and therefore more slippery here than at Jerez."
Get involvedpublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2015
As we wait for Nico Rosberg's Mercedes to be recovered, now seems as good a time as any to get your thoughts on all things Formula 1, and check that you are all awake.
Are McLaren's testing woes a cause for concern? Who do you think will be the biggest surprise this season?
Let us know via #bbcf1, external and text in on 81111 (UK only)
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Mercedes:, external Hmmm... monitors suggest Nico Rosberg has come to a halt at T5... best get walking hadn't we?
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Image source, WilliamsWilliams:, external Looks like Nico Rosberg has found the snow (thanks @neillmcreynolds) #redflag
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Nico Rosberg's off was at Turn 5, the recovery truck driver has had his morning coffee cut short and he is in the vehicle and on his way to the stricken Mercedes.
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It is for Nico Rosberg's Mercedes, which is in the gravel.
Red flagpublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2015
And out pops the red flag for the first time today.
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Just over 20 minutes in and Nico Rosberg has completed six laps, with Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat having been round the circuit four times already.
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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer"Lewis Hamilton's work is done for this week and he can leave Barcelona and concentrate on getting well again after feeling under the weather all weekend. A fever forced him to stop testing after a few laps on Thursday, and he has not been 100% for the last two days, despite completing the best part of 200 laps in a day and a half. Hamilton was unhappy with the new Pirelli tyres on Saturday, complaining that he hardly ever got them all up to temperature at the right time, and that having to focus on doing so was interfering with testing. But he said the car 'feels fine'. Things again looked good for him and Mercedes on Saturday - he was comfortably the quickest on the medium tyre despite not doing any performance runs. He remains a justified favourite for a third title."
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Nico Rosberg is the first to put a time on the board with a 1:36.999. The Mercedes driver is back in the car today after Lewis Hamilton completed his Barcelona testing on Saturday.