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F1 teams will have just four days of track running left to hone their cars for 2016s season-opening Australian GP next month when the second and final test begins at Barcelona on Tuesday. Despite the new-for-2016 cars taking to the track for the first time just six days ago, the shortest pre-season in the sports history means the second test at the Circuit de Catalunya represents the final chance to work through changes on track before the first practice session in Melbourne on March 18.Attention will turn to performance and full race simulations during week two - which should provide a more accurate glimpse at 2016s early pecking order. Sky Sports F1s schedule for the second Barcelona testWorld champions Mercedes head into the test already looking in ominous form after they completed the equivalent of 10 Spanish GP race distances with their new seemingly bullet-proof W07 last week. Mercedes ran a new-look nose on the final day of the first test Lewis Hamilton, who flew to Los Angeles between tests, said he could not wait to unleash the car after Mercedes ran almost exclusively on the slower medium tyre. The world champions will continue to alternate Hamilton and Nico Rosberg through the morning and afternoon sessions across the four days.Although Ferrari set the pace on all but one of the four days in the first test, their car ran into reliability problems and Kimi Raikkonen admitted there is a good potential but we can still improve.I am expecting to see some kind of response from Ferrari, added Sky F1s Ted Kravitz.We left Barcelona last week with Mercedes - if its possible - being even more dominant than when last season ended in Abu Dhabi, and that was a one-two for the team.Mercedes brought new things to their car pretty much on every other day of the first test. So were expecting a new front wing from Ferrari, a new rear wing, a new floor and a new diffuser.The first test was all about just bedding the new Ferrari in and getting reliability sorted - which it wasnt, so theyll be hoping to get that sorted as well. Lets see some performance now.Conclusions from Test OneAfter a wretched 2015, McLaren and engine partners Honda had appeared to finally be on top of reliability too in the early stages of running but problems with the MP4-31 over the final two days mean the partnership are again under pressure for the second test. McLaren made a promising start to 2016 testing before reliability problems returned Ahead of only Manor in the mileage charts at the half-way point of testing, McLarens running was curtailed by first a hydraulic leak in the power unit - which forced a change of engine - and then an unrelated coolant leak on Thursday.Over the course of the first four days in Barcelona weve done a good amount of running and already learned a lot about our package, which should stand us in good stead for next week, said McLarens director of engineering Matt Morris.At the second test well be able to focus more on race simulations and setup, as well as characterising our packages performance. Sky Sports William Esler is joined by Ted Kravitz to review the first test in Barcelona, and he gives his verdict on all the teams performances over Honda are introducing revisions to their power unit for the second test, while Jenson Button tweeted there was a lot of new stuff coming for test two from McLaren. Mercedes top, Manor bottom of the mileage charts after the first four days of testing Elsewhere, and newcomers Haas enjoyed a productive first week to their F1 journey with the all-new VF-16 showing flashes of potential, while established outfit Williams are likely to join Mercedes in starting to show what their car is capable of after a low-key first week. Test One: How every team rated Mercedes and Ferrari impress - but as for McLaren... Toro Rosso ran their new STR11 in an interim all-navy scheme at test one, but the Red Bulls junior teams more familiar colours are set to reappear this week. A moody look for Test One, but Toro Rossos definitive 2016 livery will be revealed on Tuesday Test Two line-ups so farDay One, Tuesday March 1Mercedes: Nico Rosberg (morning); Lewis Hamilton (afternoon)Ferrari: Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren: Fernando AlonsoRed Bull: Daniil KvyatToro Rosso: Max VerstappenWilliams: Valtteri BottasForce India: Nico HulkenbergSauber: Felipe NasrRenault: Kevin MagnussenHaas: Esteban GutierrezManor: Rio HaryantoDay Two, Wednesday March 2Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (morning); Nico Rosberg (afternoon)Ferrari: Sebastian VettelMcLaren: Jenson ButtonRed Bull: Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso: Carlos SainzWilliams: Valtteri BottasForce India: Sergio PerezRenault: Kevin MagnussenSauber: Marcus EricssonHaas: Esteban GutierrezManor: TBCDay Three, Thursday March 3Mercedes: Nico Rosberg (morning); Lewis Hamilton (afternoon)Ferrari: Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren: Fernando AlonsoRed Bull: Daniil KvyatForce India: Nico HulkenbergToro Rosso: Max VerstappenWilliams: Felipe MassaRenault: Jolyon PalmerSauber: Felipe NasrHaas: Romain GrosjeanManor: TBCDay Four, Friday March 4Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (morning); Nico Rosberg (afternoon)Ferrari: Sebastian VettelMcLaren: Jenson ButtonRed Bull: Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso: Carlos SainzWilliams: Felipe MassaForce India: Sergio PerezRenault: Jolyon PalmerSauber: Marcus EricssonHaas: Romain GrosjeanManor: TBCThe Sky Sports F1 Digital team will be providing live commentary from dawn until dusk on all four days of the final Barcelona test while Sky Sports News HQ will also deliver live updates from trackside. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here Also See: Conclusions from the first test How every team rated at Test One Curtis Granderson Jersey . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. Marcus Stroman Jersey . Zvonareva, who won the tournament in 2009 and 10, couldnt handle her opponents big groundstrokes in only her third event back after 17 months out with a shoulder injury. Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments. http://www.authenticbluejaysgear.com/bl ... ia-jersey/ . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Randal Grichuk Jersey . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. Paul Molitor Jersey . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. NEW YORK -- Once the rain stopped, the hits came for the New York Mets. Jeremy Hefner and the Mets handed Patrick Corbin his first loss, breaking away from the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1 on a drizzly Tuesday night and sending the NL West leaders to their season-worst fifth straight defeat. Josh Satin hit an RBI double that put the Mets ahead 2-1 in a seven-run seventh inning that lasted about 2 hours, albeit with a rain delay of 1 hour, 41 minutes in the middle. "I know we havent scored a lot of runs here in this ballpark, so seven was pretty good," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Just took an hour and a half to finally get them." When Arizona retook the field, there was another halt -- the grounds crew hadnt redrawn the batters boxes or put a rosin bag on the mound. Corbin (9-1) was pulled and the Mets poured it on against the bullpen. Anthony Recker, who began the day batting .157 and then homered, hit an RBI single off Brad Ziegler when play resumed. "We had a lot of momentum going" before the delay, Recker said. "I was really excited about that at-bat. When they decided to put the tarp on, I was a little bummed out." No problem, he got the burst going again. Omar Quintanilla hit a two-run single and Eric Young Jr. lined a two-run double as the Mets quickly made it 8-1. "The inning got away from us," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. Hefner (3-6) won while the Diamondbacks continued a most curious streak -- their starting pitchers are 0-11 in 24 games since June 5. Arizona fell to 1-7 on its road trip after two straight losses to begin this four-game visit to Citi Field. "Were not really clicking on anything right now," Corbin said. The Mets, meanwhile, posted their most lopsided victory at Citi Field since opening day and won consecutive home games for the first time since late May. Hefner allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two in seven innings. It was his sixth start in a row permitting two or fewer earned runs. "If I give a quality outing, go deep into games, Ive done my job," Hefner said. "If we score runs, then Ill get a win. If we dont, then I might get a no--decision or whatever.dddddddddddd Just as long as the team wins, Im happy." Martin Prado homered off Hefner in the seventh, tying it at 1. Prado was the only hitter on the Arizona roster who had previously faced Hefner. Corbin was trying to become the first lefty starter in the majors to begin a season 10-0 since Ron Guidry opened 13-0 for the New York Yankees in 1978. The 23-year-old Corbin left with the bases loaded and no outs when play was delayed. All three runners scored, and he was charged with a season-high five runs. He was denied in a sixth try for his 10th win of the season. Satin doubled home David Wright and extended his hitting streak to eight games, and is batting .390 (16 for 41) this season. Satin has been playing first base since Ike Davis was demoted to the minors, and his lively bat has impressed Collins. NOTES: This was the first time in franchise history the Mets beat a starting pitcher who began a game at 9-0 or better. ... Quintanilla drove in three runs ... Arizona OF Gerardo Parra was out of the lineup, a night after jarring himself trying to make a diving catch on the warning track. Parras arm was bandaged and he had scrapes on his face. Gibson said Parra had been due for a day off. ... Heath Bell was set to close for the Diamondbacks. J.J. Putz, who blew a save chance Monday night in his first try since going on the DL in May, will work in middle relief for now, Gibson said. ... Young started at 2B in place of Daniel Murphy. Collins said Murphy was worn down and "stinkin out of gas." Murphy pinch-hit in the seventh and stayed in. ... Wright has taken a lead of nearly 850,000 over the Giants Pablo Sandoval in fan voting to start at 3B for the NL in the All-Star game at Citi Field. ... Mike Piazza has been added to the roster for the All-Star celebrity softball game at Citi Field on July 14. Comedian Chris Rock, actor Kevin James and singer Ashanti also will take part. ... Hefner struck out in both of his at-bats. He is 0 for 23 -- the most at-bats of any player in the majors this year without a hit. ... Mets reliever LaTroy Hawkins pitched his 907th game, moving past Cy Young for 22nd place all-time. 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