Jack Leslie F1: Second 2015 Barcelona test in pictures

With winter testing now complete, the next stop on the F1 schedule is Melbourne, Australia, for the 2015 season opener. Excited? I am.

Here is the final test, which concluded on Sunday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in pictures.

For all of the key statistics, including combined times and lap counts, go here.

Felipe Massa ended the opening day of the test at the top of the timesheets after a quick run on the soft compound tyre.

Both Renault-powered cars caused red flags, with Daniil Kvyat's Red Bull RB11 grounding to a halt at the pit lane exit early in the morning.

A hydraulic leak forced McLaren to cut short its day early in the afternoon session, with Jenson Button completing just seven laps.

Nico Rosberg was fastest for Mercedes on day two of the final test, as Mercedes finally upped the pace.

The Force India VJM08 debuted on track on Friday morning, ahead of schedule.

Further issues for Red Bull limited the team's track time, with the RB11 breaking down thanks to a sensor issue on Friday.

After another nightmare day on Thursday, Friday was McLaren's best day of winter testing. Button managed 108 laps in total.

Seven of the nine drivers who took part in day three of the test completed over 100 laps, with Nico Hulkenberg being one of them.

Kevin Magnussen got his first taste of the MP4-30 on Saturday, replacing Fernando Alonso. Reliability woes limited his running, but he was positive about his first impressions of the car.

Lewis Hamilton made it two fastest times out of three for Mercedes on Saturday.

It was another productive day of testing for Ferrari, with Kimi Raikkonen finishing third on the timesheets.

Pastor Maldonado exited day four of testing early. A brake issue caused him to crash at turn four.

Valtteri Bottas concluded testing by setting the quickest time of day four for Williams.

It was another slightly troubled day for Red Bull. Daniel Ricciardo broke down at the end of the pit lane with an ERS issue, but recovered to lap the track 77 times.

4 March 2015

Second 2015 Barcelona test in pictures

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