The start of the upcoming campaign will be a particularly poignant moment for the Toro Rosso team as it prepares to race the first car to have been designed and constructed domestically at its Faenza base.

Bridgestone has concluded the final pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya, where all four compounds of its dry tyre range were used over the course of the four days.

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets on the final day of pre-season testing, the session at the Circuit de Catalunya appearing to pose more questions than it answered.

Michael Schumacher has no doubts that the McLaren team will be at least one to beat as the Formula 1 circus heads to Bahrain for the opening round of the 2010 season in a fortnight's time. The Mercedes driver rounded off testing in Barcelona sixth quickest and two and three quarter tenths down on Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.

Felipe Massa does not believe, as some say in the paddock at Barcelona, that Ferrari will arrive in Bahrain with a clear advantage in a fortnight's time. The Brazilian driver finished third on the timesheets, fractions slower than the best time, as pre-season testing came to a close on Sunday.

Having previously said that "somebody should be in trouble" for the selection process which picked the three new teams to enter F1 this season, Stefan GP now appears to have had a change of heart.

On the final day of pre-season testing, a day when the top eight drivers were covered by just half-a-second, Mercedes GP boss Ross Brawn admits that the top teams are more evenly matched than expected.

Today's times from Barcelona, the final day of testing ahead of the 2010 season.

The McLaren team has completed Sunday at the top of the timesheets as pre-season testing came to a close in Barcelona. With qualifying simulation laps having taken place today, the overall pace is the closest to what can be expected at the first race of the season in Bahrain in two weeks' time.

The Stefan Grand Prix team has released one last statement requesting an entry to this year's World Championship with less than two weeks to go until the start of the season-opening Grand Prix weekend in Bahrain.

Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn predicts a "super-hard battle" for the world championship this season.

Zoran Stefanovic, owner of the Serbian Stefan GP team whose chances of being on this year's grid appear to be fading, has admitted that his Belgrade-based outfit attempted to merge with the struggling US F1 outfit, with no agreement eventually being reached.

Perhaps the most genuine testing pace so far was demonstrated by most teams in Barcelona before lunch on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton led the way following a series of qualifying simulation laps. Upon resuming the session, the drivers have just three hours of running time remaining before heading to Bahrain in two weekends' time.

Michael Schumacher has somewhat backtracked with regards to comments made at the Circuit de Catalunya on Friday which hinted that Mercedes may not be in a position to win immediately this year; the 7-time World Champion believes that the silver arrows were in fact running a heavier fuel load in comparison with their rivals.

The times at lunchtime in Barcelona, the final day of pre-season testing.

New Campos team finally take delivery of their engines, plus other gossip and rumours.

Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello are all in action on the final day of pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Sunday at Barcelona marks the last day of pre-season testing before the teams head to Bahrain for the opening race of the season in a fortnight's time. Conditions are good once again at the Circuit de Catalunya as Red Bull, which lost much running time yesterday, opts to split its running time between both drivers.

On Saturday Jarno Trulli completed his second and final day of testing for the Lotus Formula 1 team at Circuit de Catalunya. The Italian will hand over the wheel to team mate Heikki Kovalainen on Sunday for the final day of testing ahead of the season. Lotus F1's technical director Mike Gascoyne was pleased with Trulli's feedback in Spain and is looking forward to complete the team's test programme with Kovalainen.