May 16 (GMM) Rain affected the final day of the Paul Ricard group test at Le Castellet, located near Marseille, on Friday.

For the third consecutive day of action in France, the course had switched from a tight Monaco-style layout to the '1EV2 SC' configuration, so that F1's ten teams could simulate the chicanes and straights of Canada.

But not long after Friday's action got running in the morning, the outbursts of rain - often heavy - began.

In a statement, Ferrari said Felipe Massa only managed "a few laps" in the dry.

"In the middle of the afternoon, given the limit on the number of kilometres the rules allow for testing and the worsening weather at the track, it was decided to end the test slightly ahead of schedule," the Italian team explained.