The lone F1 pre-season test is in the books at Bahrain International Circuit, where reigning world champions ended up at the bottom.
Aside the news and stories, the main thing to watch out among teams was their 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.
The three-day F1 test in Bahrain threw some interesting data in terms of lap count, where Mercedes ended up at the bottom of the team chart, while were only beaten by Sebastian Vettel in the drivers’ count – taking all the three days into account.
Considering they have four F1 teams in the manufacturers’ side, it helped them to be on top there. Ferrari came close with their three teams as their customer Alfa Romeo Racing soaked in the most number of laps. Honda’s AlphaTauri matched them in the teams’ side, as Pierre Gasly took glory on the drivers’ side.
Here’s the lap count of all the 10 F1 teams – in descending order:
Alfa Romeo Racing: 422
AlphaTauri: 422
Ferrari: 404
Alpine: 396
Haas: 394
Williams: 373
Red Bull Racing: 369
McLaren: 327
Aston Martin: 314
Mercedes: 304
Here’s how the F1 drivers stood – in descending order:
Pierre Gasly: 237
Kimi Raikkonen: 229
Nikita Mazepin: 213
Charles Leclerc: 212
Fernando Alonso: 206
Max Verstappen: 203
Lance Stroll: 197
Antonio Giovinazzi: 193
Carlos Sainz: 192
Esteban Ocon: 190
Yuki Tsunoda: 185
Mick Schumacher: 181
Daniel Ricciardo: 173
Sergio Perez: 166
George Russell: 158 (one day)
Lewis Hamilton: 154
Lando Norris: 154
Valtteri Bottas: 150
Nicholas Latifi: 132 (one day)
Sebastian Vettel: 117
Roy Nissany: 83 (one day)
Here’s how the four F1 manufacturers stood – in descending order:
Mercedes (four teams): 1318
Ferrari (three teams): 1120
Honda (two teams): 791
Renault-Alpine (one team): 396
Here’s the time list – best to worst – of all drivers/teams:
Here’s how Day 1 of Bahrain F1 Test panned out
Here’s how Day 2 of Bahrain F1 Test panned out
Here’s how Day 3 of Bahrain F1 Test panned out
Here’s a recap of F1 2020 Barcelona test
