» Barcelona testing line-ups confirmed

The final pre-season test session will kick off today at Barcelona, giving teams the final chance to test developments and iron out any kinks before the circus heads off to Bahrain for the opening round of the season in just over two weeks’ time.

Moving to the higher-speed Circuit de Catalunya – as opposed to the slower Valencia and Jerez circuits – might giver a better indication of the form guide we can expect for the opening rounds of the upcoming season. With several teams having headed the timesheets over the three previous test periods, I’m not going to risk predicting who’s going to head this one!

Eleven of the thirteen teams will be present, and their line-ups are confirmed as follows:

McLaren		Mercedes GP
THURSDAY:	Jenson Button	THURSDAY:	Nico Rosberg
FRIDAY:	Lewis Hamilton	FRIDAY:	Michael Schumacher
SATURDAY:	Jenson Button	SATURDAY:	Nico Rosberg
SUNDAY:	Lewis Hamilton	SUNDAY:	Michael Schumacher

Red Bull		Ferrari
THURSDAY:	Mark Webber	THURSDAY:	Fernando Alonso
FRIDAY:	Sebastian Vettel	FRIDAY:	Fernando Alonso
SATURDAY:	Sebastian Vettel	SATURDAY:	Felipe Massa
SUNDAY:	Mark Webber	SUNDAY:	Felipe Massa

Sauber		Williams
THURSDAY:	Pedro de la Rosa	THURSDAY:	Nico Hülkenberg
FRIDAY:	Pedro de la Rosa	FRIDAY:	Nico Hülkenberg
SATURDAY:	Kamui Kobayashi	SATURDAY:	Rubens Barrichello
SUNDAY:	Kamui Kobayashi	SUNDAY:	Rubens Barrichello

Renault		Force India
THURSDAY:	Vitaly Petrov	THURSDAY:	Vitantonio Liuzzi
FRIDAY:	Vitaly Petrov	FRIDAY:	Vitantonio Liuzzi
SATURDAY:	Robert Kubica	SATURDAY:	Adrian Sutil
SUNDAY:	Robert Kubica	SUNDAY:	Adrian Sutil

Toro Rosso		Lotus
THURSDAY:	Jaime Alguersuari	THURSDAY:	Fairuz Fauzy
FRIDAY:	Jaime Alguersuari	FRIDAY:	Jarno Trulli
SATURDAY:	Sébastien Buemi	SATURDAY:	Jarno Trulli
SUNDAY:	Sébastien Buemi	SUNDAY:	Heikki Kovalainen

Lotus	TBC (all days)