F1: Nico Rosberg leads final pre-season test day (+photos)

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Nico Rosberg set the fastest time of the last pre-season test session in a very wet Circuit de Barcelona.

Nico Risberg, Mercedes GP (Photo: WRI2)

The day's time sheet was played in the last quarter of an hour with pouring rain making the track impracticable in the morning - even wet tires were insufficient!

Lewis Hamilton set the only morning session time just before lunchbreak. Pastor Maldonado and Nico Rosberg joined Hamilton on track in the afternoon.

(Photo: WRI2)

The three drivers were the only ones to record a lap time in this last day of testing.

Ferrari went on track for five exploratory installation laps by Fernando Alonso but quickly gave-up and left the track in mid-afternoon.

Hispania Racing did not run since its dampers were still stuck in customs.

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (Photo: WRI2)

Barcelona last test day:

Pos Driver Team/Car Time* Gap Laps
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m43.814s 35
2. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m44.333s + 0.519s 23
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m44.560s + 0.746s 33
4. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 5
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 5
*Unofficial timing