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Red Bull are poised to dominate qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix after setting a searing pace in final practice on Saturday.
Sebastian Vettel impressively pipped team-mate Mark Webber to the fastest time despite managing only one flying lap because of engine problems.
Vettel was 0.084 seconds ahead of Webber - and a massive 1.350secs in front of Michael Schumacher in third.
The Mercedes driver headed McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
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F1 Standings Ahead of Spanish Grand Prix
Formula 1: Mark Webber Fastest in First Practice at Barcelona
Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix - First Practice Results
Formula 1: Mark Webber Fastest in Second Practice at Barcelona
Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix - Second Practice Results
Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix - Final Practice Results
Mercedes look in good shape with Schumacher third and Nico Rosberg sixth, especially as the younger German was actually ahead of his veteran team-mate on split times until being held up in the final sector of the lap.
McLaren had a disrupted session after the gearboxes on both cars were changed before Hamilton and team-mate Jenson Button took to the track.
Hamilton ended up 1.361secs behind Vettel, with Button a further 0.15secs adrift of his team-mate. BBC Sport
Kamui Kobayashi went very well for Sauber with 1m 23.669s ahead of Vitaly Petrov on 1m 24.043s for Renault. They had a tough morning, however, as Nick Heidfeld’s R31 caught fire out on the track halfway through the session and stopped in flames at Turn 10. They were quickly extinguished, but the conflagration won’t have helped with those who are opposed to blown diffusers. The German ended up 23rd, on 1m 29.200s.
Ferrari had to drop their latest rear wing after it was deemed illegal last night, and Fernando Alonso took ninth place with 1m 24.270s, ahead of Williams’ Rubens Barrichello in 1m 24.318s, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa on 1m 24.322s, Sauber’s Sergio Perez on 1m 24.329s, Williams’ Pastor Maldonado on 1m 24.399s, Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi on 1m 24.535s, Force India’s Adrian Sutil on 1m 24.695s and Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari on 1m 24.722s. Formula 1
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