Rosberg sets fastest time on Day 2

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes set the fastest time on day 2 of the final preseason test by setting a blistering time of 1m 22.792s, which was by far the fastest time set over the six days of testing at Barcelona. Rosberg used soft tires on this lap and went eight-tenths quicker than Felipe Massa's fastest time yesterday.

Valterri Bottas was second fastest over a second slower than Rosberg and four-tenths slower than Massa went yesterday. Felipe Nasr went third for Sauber while Sebastian Vettel was fourth for Ferrari.

In fifth was Jenson Button who put in 101 laps for McLaren-Honda which is by far the teams most productive day of the preseason. Pastor Maldonado followed in sixth, Max Verstappen was seventh, Daniil Kvyat eighth, and Nico Hulkenberg ninth as he debuted the new VJM08.

Day 2 Testing Times

1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1m 22.792s, 106 laps

2. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1m 23.995s, 90 laps
3. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1m 24.071s, 141 laps
4. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1m 25.339s, 143 laps
5. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1m 25.590s, 101 laps
6. Pastor Maldonado, Lotus, 1m 26.705s, 140 laps
7. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1m 26.766s, 139 laps
8. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1m 26.965s, 84 laps
9. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1m 28.412s, 77 laps