Barcelona pre-season testing: Week 2 driver line-ups

F1 teams will resume pre-season testing on Wednesday, with another series of three full days of running scheduled at the Circuit de Catalunya.

After laying the groundwork last week, F1’s field of contenders will dial in more performance as they fine-tune their cars ahead of next month’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

All teams except Mercedes have confirmed their line-ups, with the Silver Arrows squad following its usual practice of confirming its drivers’ duties on a day-by-day basis. But Lewis Hamilton will likely be in action on Wednesday morning, followed by Valtteri Bottas in the afternoon.

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For tomorrow, only Haas has allocated a full day of testing to one of its drivers, in this case Romain Grosjean, while everyone else will be splitting the day’s mileage.

Ferrari will inevitably draw the pundits’ scrutiny given its subdued performance last week. As the Italian outfit plays catch-up, Sebastian Vettel will kick things off for the Scuderia on Wednesday morning.

Alfa Romeo reserve driver Robert Kubica, a man appreciated by engineers for his technical feedback, will enjoy a second outing behind the wheel of the Swiss outfit’s new C39.

Last week, Mercedes dominated the stats with Hamilton and Bottas covering a accumulated 273 laps, or 1,271 kilometers!

As a reminder, Bottas posted the quickest time during Week 1, his 1:15.732s lap representing the benchmark his rivals – including his teammate – will be aiming to beat.

As usual, testing will get underway at 9pm local time and run until 6pm, with a lunch break scheduled between 1pm and 2pm.

 

Wednesday
February 26
Thursday
February 27
Friday
February 28

Mercedes – W11

AM Lewis Hamilton
PM Valtteri Bottas
TBC
TBC

Scuderia Ferrari – SF1000

AM Sebastian Vettel
PM Charles Leclerc
Sebastian Vettel
Charles Leclerc

Red Bull – RB16

AM Alex Albon
PM Max Verstappen
AM Max Verstappen
PM Alex Albon
AM Alex Albon
PM Max Verstappen

McLaren – MCL35

AM Carlos Sainz
PM Lando Norris
Lando Norris
Carlos Sainz

Renault – R.S.20

AM Daniel Ricciardo
PM Esteban Ocon
AM Esteban Ocon
PM Daniel Ricciardo
AM Daniel Ricciardo
PM Esteban Ocon

Racing Point F1 – RP20

AM Lance Stroll
PM  Sergio Perez
Lance Stroll
 Sergio Perez

Scuderia AlphaTauri – AT01

AM Pierre Gasly
PM Daniil Kvyat
Pierre Gasly
Daniil Kvyat

Alfa Romeo – C39

AM Robert Kubica
PM Kimi Raikkonen
Antonio Giovinazzi
Kimi Raikkonen

Haas F1 Team – VF-20

Romain Grosjean
Kevin Magnussen
AM Kevin Magnussen
PM Romain Grosjean

Williams F1 – FW43

AM Nicholas Latifi
PM George Russell
Nicholas Latifi
George Russell

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