Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi popped in a late 1:19 to go quickest in the closing moments of testing at Jerez de la Frontera today. Sebastien Buemi had been the pace-setter for much of the day ahead of Jenson Button and Nico Hulkenberg.

Virgin Racing will be making changes to the front wing mounting area of its car after the part broke during testing on Thursday. With the front wing of Timo Glock's VR-01 having been scattered across the start/finish straight at Jerez, the Sheffield-based outfit was forced to sit out the rest of the day due to a shortage of components.

Mark Webber rounded off his 2010 pre-season test debut by registering 99 laps and finishing ninth on Jerez's Thursday timesheets. After suffering from an oil leak and consequently losing over four hours of running time on Wednesday, the Australian was pleased to have been able to drive the new RB6 in dry conditions.

Jenson Button was confidently pleased with his latest run in the McLaren at Jerez. The World Champion, who claims he is now at his most comfortable in the Mercedes-powered car, completed a total of 82 laps on his way to Thursday's third fastest time.

Alan Permane was pleased to see an early rain threat disappear at Jerez on Thursday as Renault elected to change its plans and run with Robert Kubica, with the more experienced Pole inserted into the cockpit of the R30 as the field continues to expect more showers on Friday.

Sébastien Buemi was able to trial three of the four Bridgestone tyre compounds available this year on Thursday as the teams enjoyed dry track conditions at Jerez. Having topped the timesheets for the majority of the day, the Swiss driver was pushed down to second in the last knockings.

The Sauber team ended a day of pre-season testing atop the timesheets for the first time this year on Thursday as Kamui Kobayashi shot to first place with a rapid low fuel lap in the dying moments at Jerez.

Nico Hülkenberg caused the first of three red flags at Jerez on Thursday as his Williams stopped on-track just under half an hour into the session. Following repairs in the garage, the Cosworth-powered car eventually achieved 67 laps and the fourth best time of the day.

Michael Schumacher stepped into the cockpit of the Mercedes MGP W01 at Jerez on Thursday as the Brackley team is the only squad to alternate its drivers over the course of the 4-day test. The German completed a full race distance as he notched up a total of 124 laps, second only to the 129 from the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso.

World champions Jenson Button, Tom Daley and Mark Cavendish will battle it out in the breakthrough of the year category of the Laureus Sports Awards.

Today's times from Jerez, the second day of four days at the Spanish track.

Kamui Kobayashi and the Sauber team finished quickest as the sun finally shone on Jerez when testing continued on Thursday. The Japanese driver topped the timesheets by producing a last-gasp effort, with Sébastien Buemi having been quickest for most of a day which was punctuated by three red flag periods.             

Silverstone Circuits Limited has confirmed that, following approval from Formula One Management (FOM), the 2010 British Grand Prix will be run on the Arena Grand Prix Circuit.

Ron Dennis believes that McLaren boasts a highly competitive double Champion line-up ahead of the 2010 season and, furthermore, does not expect inter-team relationship problems between Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. The former Team Principal is also sure that any comparisons with the Senna/Prost era are not accurate.

Silverstone will use its new "Arena" layout for this year's British Grand Prix after getting approval from the Formula 1 authorities.

Silverstone has announced that it will be using the new Arena circuit layout for this year's British Grand Prix, as it also will when MotoGP travels to the Northamptonshire venue. Thursday news arrives following a confirmation of the proposal from Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Management.

Ron Dennis is one of four men to be entered into the new Motorsport magazine 'Hall of Fame', which was launched with a London ceremony on Tuesday night. The former McLaren Team Principal was inserted into the list along with retired drivers Tony Brookes, Jacky Ickx and 1978 World Champion Mario Andretti.

Mid-Session Times: Jerez 11-02

The new Virgin team have called off testing their new car until Friday following a front-wing failure at Jerez.

Virgin Racing has brought its Thursday test programme to an early conclusion following problems with the front wing on its new car.

The Virgin Racing team has revealed that it will be forced to skip the rest of Thursday's test session at Jerez after Timo Glock's car lost its front wing on the main straight shortly after 11 o'clock. With no spare parts available, the debutants are presented with no option but to call off the day's running.

Mark Webber gives the new Red Bull an instant thumbs up after its first day of testing, plus other rumours.

Nick Wirth was disappointed as Virgin Racing was forced to make its on-track debut in wet conditions at Jerez on Wednesday. Despite this, the designer of Formula 1's first 'all digital' car remains optimistic as the team elects to take no risks.

McLaren Group chairman Ron Dennis was honoured last night when he became one of the very first inductees into Motorsport magazine's Hall Of Fame.

Fernando Alonso has confirmed that Ferrari hopes for more dry running opportunities at Jerez on Wednesday but has also noted that the handling of the F60 was satisfying as Formula 1 encountered a wet track for the first time this year.

Bridgestone has announced the compound allocations for the first three rounds of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Mark Webber was pleased with the initial on-track run for the new Red Bull RB6 although the team lost over four hours of running time at Jerez on Wednesday due to an oil leak. Upon returning to the track with 15 minutes remaining, red flags for Nico Rosberg ensured an early end to the day.

Virgin Racing adapted a safe approach as its pre-season testing programme began at a wet Jerez circuit on Wednesday. Timo Glock was first to drive the Cosworth-powered VR-01 in an official test session although the Sheffield-based team completed only five laps on its way to the bottom of the timesheets.

Following a wet first day at Jerez on Wednesday, teams hope for a dependable amount of dry running on Thursday, although weather forecasters continue to bet against them. Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets for Mercedes on Day 1 as 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher steps into the car for the second day.