(from autosport) (testing generally means nothing and teams do not show their real potential) Nelson Piquet set the fastest time on the final day of this week's Barcelona test. The Renault driver, who had tested for two of the three days as he worked on turning his so far disappointing rookie season around, completed 112 laps and beat second-placed McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa by 0.4 seconds. The Spaniard caused the last of today's five red flags when he stopped with a front wing problem in the final hour. Having been quickest for Ferrari on both Thursday and Friday, Luca Badoer was third today and caused a stoppage of his own when he ran out of fuel at the end of the pitlane. But the Italian test driver said he was satisfied overall with what he had accomplished this week. "It was a generally positive test," Badoer said. "We were able to work continuously and without any major technical problems. We saw interesting results from some new components, which might prove useful in the forthcoming races. "On top of that, we also got through everything we had planned in terms of engine reliability work." Mark Webber (Red Bull) and Timo Glock (Toyota) completed the top five. Nick Heidfeld was only sixth-fastest for BMW, but felt he had made good progress with the tyre warm-up issues that have blighted his qualifying performances at recent Grands Prix. Despite rain being forecast for today, in the event only a brief shower fell during late morning. The day saw five red flags in total, with Williams test driver Nico Hulkenberg having a minor excursion at Turn 4, and both Webber and Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel joining de la Rosa and Badoer in stopping with mechanical problems. Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Piquet Renault (B) 1:20.076 112 2. De la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:20.402 82 3. Badoer Ferrari (B) 1:20.680 63 4. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:21.037 92 5. Glock Toyota (B) 1:21.158 86 6. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:21.295 88 7. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:21.672 83 8. Hulkenberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:21.674 60 9. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:21.880 72
