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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.

Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel has proved he is no one-hit wonder by topping the Jerez timesheets for the second day running.

Sebastian Vettel’s timesheet-topping performance on the first day of Jerez testing was overshadowed after a malfunctioning component on Christian Klien’s BMW injured a team mechanic.

Just to remind us that McLaren can’t expect to have everything their own way at the upcoming German Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa ended the silver cars’ reign with a fastest lap on the final day of Hockenheim testing.

The tantalising prospect of McLaren opening up a clear advantage over its rivals through improved straight-line speed came a little closer today after Lewis Hamilton set the pace for the second day running during Hockenheim testing.