The first F1 pre-season test is in the books at Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona with barrage of news related to Racing Point, Mercedes, Ferrari and more.
Aside the news and stories, the main thing to watch out among teams is the lap count as mileage is crucial not only for the F1 outfits but also the drivers and engine manufacturers. The less number of test days makes any small issue seem much bigger.
Instead of doing one full round-up for the lap count, we decided to break it apart to make it easier for when we do another piece after the end of the second test. Here’s the lap count of all the 10 F1 teams – in descending order:
Mercedes: 494
Red Bull Racing: 471
McLaren: 423
Alfa Romeo Racing: 423
AlphaTauri: 383
Renault: 378
Racing Point: 369
Ferrari: 353
Williams: 324
Haas: 314
Here’s how the F1 drivers stood – in descending order:
Lewis Hamilton: 273, 1270.81 km
Max Verstappen: 254, 1182.37 km
Carlos Sainz: 237, 1103.23 km
Antonio Giovinazzi: 230, 1070.65 km
Valtteri Bottas: 221, 1028.75 km
Alexander Albon: 217, 1010.13 km
Pierre Gasly: 206, 958.93 km
Romain Grosjean: 206, 958.93 km
Sergio Perez: 203, 944.96 km
Esteban Ocon: 190, 884.45 km
George Russell: 189, 879.79 km
Daniel Ricciardo: 188, 875.14 km
Lando Norris: 186, 865.83 km
Charles Leclerc: 180, 837.9 km
Daniil Kvyat: 177, 823.83 km
Sebastian Vettel: 173, 805.31 km
Lance Stroll: 166, 772.73 km
Nicholas Latifi: 135, 628.42 km
Kimi Raikkonen: 134, 623.77 km
Kevin Magnussen: 108, 502.74 km
Robert Kubica: 59, 274.64 km
Here’s how the four F1 manufacturers stood – in descending order:
Mercedes (three teams): 1187
Ferrari (three teams): 1090
Honda (two teams): 854
Renault (two teams): 801
Here’s the combined time list – best to worst – of all drivers/teams:
Here’s how Day 1 of F1 Barcelona test ended
Here’s how Day 2 of F1 Barcelona test ended
Here’s how Day 3 of F1 Barcelona test ended
Here’s the talk regarding DAS system
Here’s what Mattia Binotto has said so far
Here’s what George Russell said regarding Williams’ performance