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Ferrari tops final test but Mercedes' pace impresses most

MONTMELO, Spain -- Ferrari ended pre-season testing at the top of the timesheets after Kimi Raikkonen finished 0.563s clear of Fernando Alonso's McLaren on the final day at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Raikkonen set a 1:17.221 in the morning session using hyper-soft tyres, leaving him just 0.039s shy of the new track record set by Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel on Thursday.

Alonso's lap came right at the end of the session and followed an engine change on his McLaren in the morning due to a turbo failure caused by an oil leak.