Zoom The RB5 will next take to the track in Australia

Sebastian Vettel was at the wheel of the RB5 today as the team completed its final day of testing ahead of the 2009 season-opener, which takes place in Australia later this month.

Foggy weather prevented teams from running for the first one and a half hours of the testing session, but then conditions brightened, bringing sunny and warm conditions for the rest of the day.

The team tested some development parts, but mainly concentrated on final set-up work ahead of the first race in Melbourne.

Vettel completed 83 laps around Spain's 4.655-kilometre Circuit de Catalunya, setting the fourth-best time of the day in 1:20.576.

"Overall this week's test has gone pretty well," commented Ian Morgan, Head of Race Engineering.

"We've been pleased with our reliability throughout the winter," he underlined. "But looking to performance it's hard to know where we stand until we get out on the track in Melbourne. We're looking forward to it and can't wait to start racing again."

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