Williams Nico Hulkenberg topped the timesheets at Barcelona today as the eleven teams on duty continued their preparations for the season opener in Bahrain, which gets underway in two weeks.

Once again, conditions were almost ideal with sunshine throughout and far less red flags than witnessed on Thursday.

While Hulkenberg had been on the pace for much of the day, it was a late charge which saw the young German take the top spot from local favourite Fernando Alonso. On his final day in the car before Bahrain - Rubens Barrichello is on duty tomorrow and Sunday - Hulkenberg focussed on aero evaluations together with starts practice & set-up work with the FW32.

"We've had a good test here," said the German. "P1 today is nice but means nothing, to be honest. We're not in Bahrain yet! It's positive for the team, and for me, to know what the car can do though. We did a lot of set-up work today and have found some interesting things so I feel ready and confident to go to Bahrain now."

"Nico finished his last day of winter testing today with a good run of laps," added Sam Michael. "Our programme included the evaluation of a new sidepod, starts practice and some additional work on the set-up of the FW32. We're making progress, but there's still plenty to do."

Alonso's programme consisted of set-up testing and an assessment of new aerodynamic components, as well as a race simulation, which was completed successfully. The Spaniard, who covered a total of 133 laps, the most of the eleven drivers on duty, stopped out on track at the very end of the session.

"We set up the programme for these winter tests in January and we brought them to an end," said Alonso at the end of the day's programme. "In all it was seven days and I really do have a good impression. I'm calm for the first races, because I know that we've done some great work.

"I think there are still some unknown factors, because the tests were limited," he continued, "we'll see what will happen in Bahrain. The key will be how the tyres will be used in the races.

"Maybe the afternoon was a little quicker so I've got a better feeling," he added, "but I think that the situation won't be that different in the end. It's always difficult to judge the others' times: today's classification doesn't mean anything. It's important to be on top of the classification after the last race."

It was another good day for Sauber which continues to impress. Pedro de la rosa, who had been near the top of the timesheets all day, running a simulation of free practice, qualifying and a race distance in one day with no technical problems.

"Today was a very good preparation for the season's start in Bahrain," said the Spaniard. "The reliability of the car was perfect and I think the performance was also good, especially in the race simulation. It was a very good exercise and I feel we have now done everything possible to get ready for the first Grand Prix. It was also a big day for me because it has been a while since I last completed a race distance. I feel very well and also really confident now."

"Overall it was a good test day for us," added Willy Rampf. "We improved the car's balance significantly compared to yesterday by doing some set-up changes. We then simulated an entire race weekend with free practice, qualifying and a full race distance without any technical problems. We are quite happy with the overall pace and reliability."