day 1

Final pre-season test begins in Barcelona and on day one it's Mark Webber who sets the pace for Red Bull Racing - almost a second up on his nearest challenger.

1. Davide Valsecchi Party Poker Racing.com SC 1m26.408s 1m30.675s 2. Roldan Rodriguez Fat Burner Racing Eng. 1m26.707s 1m27.087s 3. Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1m27.184s 1m26.919s *

Subaru team boss David Richards has hit out at the FIA and slammed the current tyre regulations after the shenanigans that severely disrupted day one of the Wales Rally GB.

Citroen's Dani Sordo is hoping to be able to re-start the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse under the SupeRally on Saturday following his accident today [Friday] in stage three.

Sebastien Loeb has taken the early initiative on the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada following the opening loop of three stages this morning [Friday].

BMW Sauber tester Marko Asmer topped the times on Tuesday as F1 testing began at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in the extreme south of Spain.

Michael Schumacher set the pace for Ferrari at the Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday as all the teams began their on-track preparations for 2008.