According to Renault technical boss, Pat Symonds, Ferrari may be leading at present but they are not so far ahead. The Ferrari team seems to be able to dominate the 2008 season after a record-breaking testing in Bahrain, but according to Symonds this test should not be overestimated.

Kazuki Nakajima made the fastest lap at the third day of testing in Barcelona. After two days of raining the weather was finally shiny and allowed the teams to make the laps required and test the cars. Nakajima made a lap of 1:22.153 after completing 32 laps in the circuit.

Felipe Massa was first on the second day of testing in Barcelona on Wednesday as McLaren didn't race in the rain. The laps every driver completed was limited due to the rain. McLaren stated "Due to the wet weather conditions, the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes test team will not be testing today in Barcelona".

Fernando Alonso, the Spanish two times champion fears that top finishes will be out of his team’s reach for the coming season. He says that the best position Renault can hope for, at least at the beginning of the season, is P7.

After dominating the tracks during 2006 and 2007, Renault has fallen behind during the last season due to lack of balance and insufficient use of the new Bridgestone tyres. The whole team has been working hard to solve these issues, but Alonso thinks that the efforts won’t be enough to get close to BMW, let alone Ferrari and McLaren.

However, some progress has been made, but it is not going to be enough according to the Spaniard two times F1 world champion.

Nico Rosberg was the fastest in the opening day of testing in Barcelona, in wet conditions. Only four teams took part in this test. Williams covered a total of 787 km, developing the car in difficult conditions. Rosberg's teammate Kazuki Nakajima was second, about 1,7 seconds behind the Finn.

Robert Kubica is confident that his team BMW Sauber will make a good start in the Australian grand prix next month. Kubica is satisfied with the his new car, and the progress he and his team are showing.

Nick Heidfeld is confident that BMW’s balance will improve during the last month remaining before the new season starts. He admits the new car is better than the last one but he is cautious about BMW’s chances of catching McLaren and Ferrari.

“The car is most definitely better than last year's," said the 30-year-old. You just have to take a look at the lap times to realise this. At the latest test, I said the old car was better balanced - but you shouldn't forget that we had an entire year to find this balance. Since then, we've had time to improve the new car's balance too, and it is also equipped with new components”, he said.