After the persistent rain which hampered Tuesday's programme, conditions were almost ideal today, allowing the teams to continue where they left off on Monday.

Once again it was a Ferrari topping the timesheets, but this time it was Felipe Massa's turn to dominate proceedings.

The Brazilian was trying out the Italian team's new aerodynamic and mechanical solutions for the first time, and was soon getting the very best out of them, though he was unable to match the pace set by his teammate on Monday. Massa also worked on finding the best set-up for the car, in preparation for next weekend's Grand Prix.

Mark Webber was second quickest in the ever-improving Red Bull, the Australian completing 95 laps on his way to posting a best time just 0.298s shy of the Ferrari.

Jarno Trulli was third on the timesheets, and this time there were no 'missed chicanes'. Trulli put in over 100 laps as he made the most of his first run with the car's new aerodynamic package.

"I spent the day working on set-up and configurations for next week's Grand Prix," said the Italian. "It was good to try out the new package, which has many new parts to help our performance. It seems like a step forward but it's difficult to draw too many conclusions from today because the conditions have been a bit strange. The track was wet yesterday and it was gradually drying out during the morning. There has also been quite a lot of wind, which has a major effect on set-up around here. Still, the day has gone quite well, we put in a number of short and long runs without major problems and we've gathered a lot of data that will be useful for the grand prix weekend."

"That was a positive day and we made it through a lot of good work," added Test Team Manager, Gerd Pfeiffer. "We spent our time working on set-up for next week's Spanish Grand Prix and we were able to collect a lot of useful information. The track was green early on but by the afternoon it was consistent. The only main problem was that the wind, which started to pick up around lunch and kept changing direction, making it hard to fine-tune the set-up. We lost a short amount of running with a gearbox control problem in the afternoon but we still made it through over 100 laps. Jarno was happy with what we've achieved so it has been a good preparation for next week."

Renault's Heikki Kovalainen was the busiest man today, completing 123 laps on his way to posting the fourth best time of the day. The Finn worked on car set-up this morning, then concentrated on aero testing for the forthcoming Spanish and Monaco events. He also conducted tyre evaluations over long runs, to check wear levels and the consistency of the car's handling.

"I think we made good progress with the aero tests today," he said, at the conclusion of the day's programme, "we compared the two tyre types over long runs to compare the tyre wear and the car's handling.

"The results of our work were encouraging," he added. "What's more, I have driven in wet and dry conditions this week, which means I am feeling well-prepared for next week's race. I am now really looking forward to seeing how the weekend goes."

"We had planned a big programme today to catch up the track time we lost yesterday, and we managed to complete every item, which is pleasing," added Christian Silk. "There were some interesting developments in chassis set-up, and I think they are promising for the coming races. We are moving in the right direction, and we hope that our situation will improve a little in the coming weeks."