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Japan's Kobayashi sets F1 standard in Barcelona

Japan's Kamui Kobayashi set the pace on the fourth and final day of the second week of pre-season testing in Barcelona before the opening Formula One race next month.

Sauber-Ferrari's Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi drives at the Montmelo racetrack near Barcelona during Formula One testing on February 23. Kobayashi set the pace on the fourth and final day of the second week of pre-season testing in Barcelona Friday before the opening Formula One race next month.

The Sauber driver clocked a fastest 1min 22.312sec during 63 laps, ahead of Venezuela's Pastor Maldonado in the Williams (1:22.561) and Britain's Jenson Button in the McLaren (1:23.200).

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