Lewis Hamilton fastest in Barcelona

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton snatched a psychological boost by being the fastest on the last day of testing in Barcelona, as F1 approaches its season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on March 14th.

The young Brit clocked the fastest time ever in the four days of testing day by the drivers, with a time of 1 minute 20.472 seconds.

He was just a fraction faster than Red Bull’s Mark Webber, who was close behind in second place himself, with a time of 1 minute 20.496 seconds.

With less than half a second between the fastest eight drivers, it goes to show the top teams means business, and that can only mean good things for the spectators as everyone are on equal footing, and it all boils down to race skills for the win when the race begins.

From the pre-season testing so far, Ferrari leads the pack, followed by Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes with Williams and Sauber trailing behind.

Day 4, last day of testing at Barcelona

1 Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren 1min20.472 (134 laps)

2 Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull 1min20.496 (61 laps)

3 Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1min20.539 (114 laps)

4 Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India 1min20.611 (100 laps)

5 Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 1min20.667 (76 laps)

6 Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes 1min20.745 (123 laps)

7 Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Williams 1min20.870 (84 laps)

8 Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) Sauber 1min20.911 (67 laps)

9 Sebastien Buemi (SUI) Toro Rosso 1min22.135 (88 laps)

10 Robert Kubica (POL) Renault 1min23.175 (107 laps)

11 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Lotus 1min25.251 (65 laps)

12 Lucas di Grassi (BRA) Virgin 1min26.160 (49 laps)