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Its back to work for Formula 1 in Spain

The Formula 1 teams returned from their holidays after last month's Brazilian Grand Prix for a week of testing at Circuit de Catalunya. Every Formula One team is present at the track near Barcelona for a three-day test.

A new face in the paddock is Force India F1. The new name for Spyker F1's team will run with a temporary livery in Spain. The team will have five different drivers in its cars this week.
At Red Bull Racing GP2 driver Karun Chandhok will face his Formula 1 debut. He will be testing with the team on Tuesday and Wednesday.

At Ferrari Michael Schumacher will return in a Formula 1 car. The seven-time world champion will be testing with the Ferrari F1 team on Tuesday and Wednesday.

An overview of the teams and its drivers:

Ferrari
Tuesday: Michael Schumacher
Wednesday: Michael Schumacher
Thursday: Luca Badoer

BMW-Sauber
Tuesday: Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica
Wednesday: Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica
Thursday: Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica

Williams
Tuesday: Kazuki Nakajima
Wednesday: Nico Rosberg
Thursday: Nico Rosberg

Red Bull Racing
Tuesday: Karun Chandhok and David Coulthard
Wednesday: Karun Chandhok and David Coulthard
Thursday: Robert Doornbos and David Coulthard

Scuderia Toro Rosso
Tuesday: Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel
Wednesday: Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel
Thursday: Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Vettel

Honda
Tuesday: James Rossiter
Wednesday: Jenson Button
Thursday: Jenson Button

Toyota
Tuesday: Franck Montagny and Jarno Trulli
Wednesday: Franck Montagny and Jarno Trulli
Thursday: Franck Montagny and Jarno Trulli

Force India
Tuesday: Roldan Rodriguez en Giedo van der Garde
Wednesday: Adrian Sutil, Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi
Thursday: Adrian Sutil, Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi

McLaren
Tuesday: Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett
Wednesday: Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett
Thursday: Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett

Renault and Super Aguri were unable to confirm its driver line-up for this week's test at the time of writing.

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