Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya – 4.655 kms; Driver: Sébastien Buemi; Chassis: STR5-02; Best time: 1:21.413, 106 laps

Chief Engineer, Laurent Mekies said: “Today’s programme was supposed to be a repeat of yesterday’s – pit stop practice in the morning, followed by a race simulation in the afternoon – with Sébastien taking over from Jaime. However, the morning rain slightly altered the plans, although we were able to complete the race simulation, as there were only two periods of light drizzle in the afternoon.”

At the end of the session Buemi said: “Despite the rain, my first day in Barcelona has gone well. Carrying out a race simulation was very useful and it was particularly interesting to see how the tyre behaviour changed depending on the fuel load. In the races, it will be important to drive smoothly, as on full tanks it is very easy to damage the tyres if you slide too much. Today was good and so we can try and improve a bit more tomorrow, our last chance before Bahrain.”

Technical Director, Giorgio Ascanelli said: “With just one more day of pre-season testing remaining, It is very encouraging that we have successfully completed two race simulations on two consecutive days.”