With no rain in sight, the last day of the first test at Barcelona got underway. Nico Rosberg was first to cause Red Flags when he spun out into the gravel much like Sebastian Vettel did in the Ferrari the previous day. Mercedes were able to get Rosberg out a half hour later with no serious damage to the car.
Sauber was delayed for the morning session due to mechanical issues. Nasr had stopped in the pit-lane and later towards the end of the day, the car stopped on track.
Right before the AM session was over, Fernando Alonso was involved in a heavy crash when the McLaren hit a wall in a run-off area of the track. Alonso was OK and conscious after the accident and was taken to a local hospital. He has suffered a concussion and is remaining in the hospital overnight.
McLaren discontinued their running for the day after the accident but had originally planned for Jenson Button to take over in the PM session.
Carlos Sainz later crashed in the same area and was taken to the track's medical center and was cleared to leave shortly after.
Here are the final times from Day 4:
1. Romain Grosjean - 1:24.067 / Lotus-Mercedes
2. Nico Rosberg - 1:24.321 / Mercedes-Mercedes
3. Daniil Kvyat - 1:24.941 / Red Bull-Renault
4. Felipe Nasr - 1:24.956 / Sauber-Ferrari
5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:25.345 / Williams-Mercedes
6. Carlos Sainz - 1:25.604 / Toro Rosso-Renault
7. Sebastian Vettel - 1:26.312 / Ferrari-Ferrari
8. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:26.591 / Force India-Mercedes
9. Fernando Alonso - 1:27.956 / McLaren-Honda
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