World Champion Fernando Alonso improved on the fastest time he set yesterday by nearly four tenths while Renault's test driver Heikki Kovalainen was second fastest ahead of Nico Rosberg.

Alonso's fastest time was a 1:10.552.
Both Renaults covered a massive number of laps with Kovalainen doing 163 laps while Alonso did 144 laps.

For reference, the fastest time set in 2005 was a 1:09.005 by Kimi Raikkonen in the MP4-20.

There were less red flags during the session compared to yesterday. Juan Pablo Montoya suffered an engine failure and just after it was replaced, the team discovered a hydraulic problem ending his running for the day. BMW Sauber test driver Robert Kubica had 2 problems with the interim C24B Sauber.

Weather conditions were sunny with air temperature reaching 19 degrees while track temperature reached 15 degrees.

4 teams conclude testing at Valencia while the BMW Sauber team remains at Valencia for a wet tyre test with Michelin.

Next F1 tests: Fiorano from Monday (Ferrari) and Jerez from Tuesday (all teams except Ferrari and Red Bull)

Next test at Valencia: 14 - 17 February

Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5

Best Lap Times and lap records at Testing Circuits

Formula 1 Team notes to follow

Driver	Team	Tyre	Best Lap	Number of Laps
Fernando Alonso	Renault V8	M	1:10.552	144
Heikki Kovalainen	Renault V8	M	1:10.953	163
Nico Rosberg	Williams V8	B	1:11.404	53
Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren V10	M	1:11.607	96
Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber V8	M	1:11.797	83
Ralf Schumacher	Toyota V8	B	1:11.851	77
Ricardo Zonta	Toyota V8	B	1:11.934	112
Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber V8	B	1:12.217	86
Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren V8	M	1:12.802	71
Joao Paulo de Oliveira	Williams V8	B	1:13.918	32