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After champions Mercedes dominated both of the Friday
sessions, Ferrari showed their aerodynamic updates were also
working.
Raikkonen lapped the Circuit de Catalunya with a best time of
one minute 20.214 seconds, 0.242 quicker than four times world
champion Vettel whose car stopped at the pit lane exit in the
closing minutes.
"No real engine issue, but we are replacing some parts
precautionally," Ferrari said on Twitter.
Mercedes' triple champion Lewis Hamilton was third on the
timesheets, 0.381 slower than Raikkonen's pace although he made
a mistake on his fastest lap. Finland's Valtteri Bottas was
fourth after Mercedes resolved problems detected overnight with
the car.
That led to an engine change, with the Finn -- winner of the
previous race in Russia -- late getting out on track as
mechanics finished off the work.
Red Bull's Dutch teenager Max Verstappen, winner in Spain last
year on his team debut and with plenty of fans around the
circuit, was fifth fastest ahead of Australian team mate Daniel
Ricciardo.
Home hero Fernando Alonso had a better start to the day at
McLaren than Friday had suggested would be the case after his
car broke down at the start of the weekend's opening session.
The Spaniard was 10th on the timesheets, 1.879 seconds off the
pace and just behind compatriot Carlos Sainz in the Toro Rosso.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis)
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