F1 is officially back.. Well, sort of. The first race of the year might not be until March, but Winter Testing has begun and it's time to re-cap day 1 of Jerez.
Both Mercedes and Williams launched their 2015 livery in the pit-lane, while later on the new Red Bull was driven out of the garage by Daniel Ricciardo, showing off the special "Test-Livery" which included the car sporting a black and white "camo" paint job.
Lotus was absent for the day as they were still in the midst of shipping their things to Jerez. They're currently unsure if they will run on Monday either.
What we know so far from testing is that the cars seem to he having less issues than seen in 2014's pre-season test, which saw quite the amount of cars stopping on track.
Force India, as many know have opted out of running at Jerez. Also absent are Marussia and Caterham and it's uncertain if they will be able to make 2015's grid after multiple financial issues.
Here are the times from Day 1:
1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:22.620 / Ferrari-Ferrari
2. Marcus Ericsson - 1:22.777 / Sauber-Ferrari
3. Nico Rosberg - 1:23.106 / Mercedes-Mercedes
4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:23.338 / Red Bull-Renault
5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:23.906 / Williams-Mercedes
6. Carlos Sainz - 1:25.327 / Toro Rosso-Renault
7. Fernando Alonso - 1:40.738 / McLaren-Honda
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Article Written By: Amy Hawk
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