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It was down to business on the third and last day of Barcelona testing but, even with most of the newbies on the plane home, the cars from the Red Bull stable were able to retain their dominance.

Red Bull is certainly giving its drivers wings at Barcelona this week - a Toro Rosso one-two on Monday has been followed by a complete shut-out of the top four timesheet slots on the second day of testing.

Is it that time already? The first winter testing session has kicked off in Barcelona with everyone from world rally champions to former GP2 frontrunners turning up to play on a cold but bright and sunny day.

McLaren’s Pedro de la Rosa has managed to put his team at the top of the unofficial timesheet during the final day of the final test of the 2008 Formula One season.

The rain in Spain fell mainly on Jerez on Thursday - but it allowed Sebastian Vettel to put in another superb wet-weather performance, this time in the Red Bull car.

BMW Sauber tester Christian Klien put down a marker for his team in the first full day of Jerez testing after topping the unofficial timesheets.

On Tuesday three teams took to the track a day early for the final test of the 2008 F1 season, all taking the chance to evaluate young drivers.

Some overdue good news for British racing fans - the finale of the 2008/09 A1GP season has been confirmed for Brands Hatch.

Heikki Kovalainen has topped the timesheets for McLaren on the final day of Jerez testing - but the Red Bull and Toro Rosso drivers ran him close with another strong showing.

Mark Webber has put a smile on the face of his bosses at after topping the timesheets on the third day of Jerez testing - securing a lock-out for the Red Bull and Toro Rosso teams.