Williams reserve driver Valtteri Bottas unsurprisingly topped the opening day of the three-team Young Driver Test at the Silverstone circuit, with the Finn ending the day well clear of his scant backmarking rivals at the circuit.

Unsurprisingly, given that he topped the two fastest days, it was Romain Grosjean who topped the meaningless combined timesheets at the Mugello in-season test, as the final fastest day's times dominated the final order.

Romain Grosjean concluded the Mugello in-season test with another dominant showing for Lotus, ending the final day of on-track running on top of the pile after overhauling morning quick man Sebastian Vettel midway through the afternoon.

Formula One's in-season test at the Mugello circuit came to an end with one final, and possibly crucial day of testing for the teams who have bothered to attend. Relive the day's main action and laptimes with The Ear's liveblog.

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean finished at the top of the times on the dry second day of in-season Formula One testing at the Mugello circuit in Italy, by the slenderest of slender margins from Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi.

The relentless fun of Formula One's single in-season test continued at the Mugello circuit on Wednesday, with teams hoping for some drier conditions compared to Tuesday. Relive the news from the track as it happened with The Ear's liveblog.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso gave the Italian crowd something to cheer in between frustrating rain showers, topping the timesheets at a largely rain-hit opening day of Formula One's in-season test session at the Mugello circuit.

The first Formula One in-season test for three years kicked off over in Mugello with the opening day's running. Unfortunately, it rained a lot. Relive the day's action from the Italian track with The Ear's rarely-accurate liveblog.

For the first time since September 2008, Formula One teams will take to the track for a bona-fide in-season test at the Mugello circuit in Italy next week, in what promises to be a crucial three days of work for all of the teams.

Kimi Raikkonen topped the final pre-season combined timesheets ahead of the start of the 2012 season thanks to his quick lap on the final day at the tests, but there was an odd look to the meaningless conflagration of times overall.

Kimi Raikkonen continued Lotus's fine form in pre-season testing, ending the final day of the pre-season testing schedule top of the times after making the best use of his qualifying simulation run in the morning part of the session.

The final day of pre-season testing for 2012 took place in Barcelona, leaving the teams with just a few scant hours to sort out their plans for the season. Follow all the news as it happened with Patronise F1's exciting liveblog.

Sauber driver Sergio Perez surprisingly topped the times on the third day of the final pre-season test in Barcelona, the Mexican driver coming out on top during a flurry of qualifying simulations during the morning part of the session.

The penultimate day of pre-season testing took place today in Barcelona, with seven drivers getting their final taste of their new cars ahead of the season-opener. Follow all the news from the test as it happened with Patronise F1's liveblog.

Romain Grosjean took the bragging rights from the second day of the final pre-season test in Barcelona, taking top spot with a super-late soft tyre run after his Lotus impressed in a race simulation earlier in the afternoon.