Barrichello fastest on final day of testing

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JEREZ, Spain — Williams driver Rubens Barrichello posted the quickest time on the fourth and final day of Formula One testing at Jerez Circuit.

The Brazilian veteran set a time of 1 minute, 19.832 seconds on Sunday. Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber was 0.769 seconds behind, and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was third fastest in 1:21.074.

Renault tried out Bruno Senna– who was fifth fastest in 1:21.400– to take the place of Robert Kubica, a day after Nick Heidfeld made his case with Saturday’s fastest lap. Kubica suffered serious injuries in a high-speed accident in a rally race in Italy last Sunday.

World champion Sebastian Vettel finished eighth.

Testing continues at the Circuit de Catalunya in northwest Spain on Friday.