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The line-up for the final day of pre-season testing in Barcelona

Teams conclude their two weeks of pre-season testing in Barcelona on Friday, after which everyone will head back to base before undertaking the long haul to Australia.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel became the fastest man ever to lap the Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday, firing off a warning shot to the Scuderia's front-running rivals, Mercedes and Red Bull.

The German put a massive 185 laps on the board yesterday, lapping in 1m17.182s, the marker which everyone will be watching today, including Kimi Raikkonen who takes over from Vettel at Ferrari.

With clear weather on the horizon it should be an exciting final session which will once again run uninterrupted from 9am to 6am CET.

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Line-ups - Week 2

Tuesday - Mar 6 Wednesday - Mar 7 Thursday - Mar 8 Friday - Mar 9
Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas/
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton/
Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas/
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton/
Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel/
Kimi Raikkonen
Sebastian Vettel Kimi Raikkonen
Red Bull
Max Verstappen Daniel Ricciardo Max Verstappen Daniel Ricciardo
Force India
Sergio Perez Esteban Ocon Sergio Perez Esteban Ocon
Williams
Sergey Sirotkin/
Lance Stroll
Lance Stroll/
Sergey Sirotkin
Robert Kubica/
Lance Stroll
Sergey Sirotkin/
Lance Stroll
Renault
Nico Hulkenberg/
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz/
Nico Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg/
Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz/
Nico Hulkenberg
Toro Rosso
Pierre Gasly Brendon Hartley Pierre Gasly Brendon Hartley
Haas
Kevin Magnussen Romain Grosjean Kevin Magnussen Romain Grosjean
McLaren
Stoffel Vandoorne Fernando Alonso Stoffel Vandoorne Fernando Alonso
Sauber
Marcus Ericsson Charles Leclerc Marcus Ericsson Charles Leclerc

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