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Barcelona, winter test – November 19th, 2008: Sebastian Vettel fastest again 

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel ended on top of the timesheets during the final day of testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. The German clocked a 1:19.295 (75 laps) beating his former teammate at Toro Rosso Sebastien Bourdais (1:19.839, 122 laps). Third time for Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi (1:20.154, 115 laps), fourth for McLaren-Mercedes’ Gary Paffett (1:21.140, 81 laps) and fifth for Honda’s Jenson Button (1:21.387, 94 laps).

(Pos – Driver – Team – Lap Time – Laps)

1. Vettel – Red Bull – 1:19.295 – 75
2. Bourdais – Toro Rosso – 1:19.839 – 122
3. Buemi – Toro Rosso – 1:20.154 – 115
4. Paffett – McLaren-Mercedes – 1:21.140 – 81
5. Button – Honda – 1:21.387 – 94
6. Klien – BMW Sauber – 1:21.534 – 88
7. Heidfeld – BMW Sauber – 1:21.592 – 106
8. Senna – Honda – 1:21.676 – 107
9. Piquet jr – Renault – 1:22.148 – 94
10. Hulkenberg – Williams – 1:22.410 – 52
11. Badoer – Ferrari – 1:22.866 – 120
12. Fisichella – Force India – 1:23.086 – 93
13. de la Rosa – Force India – 1:23.103 – 88