Pre-Season Test #1 - Day #1 - LINE-UP

PRE-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #1 - LINE-UP

Test Location: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - Montmelo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

MERCEDES-MERCEDES: Valtteri Bottas (AM) / Lewis Hamilton (PM)

FERRARI-FERRARI: Kimi Raikkonen

RED BULL RACING-TAG-HEUER: Daniel Ricciardo

RENAULT-RENAULT: Nico Hulkenberg (AM) / Carlos Sainz (PM)

FORCE INDIA-MERCEDES: Nikita Mazepin

WILLIAMS-MERCEDES: Lance Stroll (AM) / Sergey Sirotkin (PM)

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO-HONDA: Brendon Hartley 

HAAS-FERRARI: Romain Grosjean

McLAREN-RENAULT: Fernando Alonso

SAUBER-FERRARI: Marcus Ericsson

*Subject to change

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #4 - Re-Cap & Times

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #4 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Kimi Raikkonen topped the times on a red flag ridden final day of testing. A number of teams, including Ferrari suffered mechanical problems as the teams headed onto the track for the last time before Melbourne.

    As has become the norm, the early part of the session was where most of the fastest lap times came. Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg, and Max Verstappen each topped the times at points, but nobody was able to beat the 1:18.634 Raikkonen was able to set.

    The first red flag of the day came an hour and a half into the first session, when Romain Grosjean ran into the gravel at turn 5. It wouldn’t be the last time the Haas driver ran into trouble. He stopped on the back straight just before the lunch break, bringing out the red flag again.

    Unsurprisingly, the Honda powered McLaren fell into trouble again. Fernando Alonso had completed less than 20 laps when he stopped on track due to the same electrical issue that had caused problems for Stoffel Vandoorne yesterday, even though the team had changed parts of the power unit and chassis overnight. Alonso did manage to get back out before the end of the session, only to stop almost immediately.

    The team seemed to clear up the problem by the afternoon, as Alonso was able to get back out. He managed to complete 43 laps before the end of the day.

    McLaren weren’t the only driver to have limited morning running. Max Verstappen in the Red Bull hadn’t been out much after his pitch for the top spot early in the session. That was because Red Bull were fixing a turbo issue on the car, but the teenager was still able to get out in the afternoon. By that point, though, he’d already set the second fastest time of the day and Red Bull’s fastest time of the test.

    Anybody watching the timing screens would have had a less exciting afternoon, as many of the teams began race simulations again, but the simulations were disturbed by red flags. None from McLaren this time though.

    Raikkonen was the first to bring out the red flag in the afternoon. The Ferrari was on a race simulation when it suffered a problem. Raikkonen moved onto the unused part of the circuit to try and return to the pits, only to lock the rear wheels and spin at the unused chicane.

    Carlos Sainz was the culprit for the sixth and final red flag of the day as he stopped on the start finish straight after setting the third fastest time earlier in the day.

    Mercedes had a quiet day, with their two drivers finishing fourth and fifth by the end of the day with just over 100 laps between them, but the German team still heads to Australia favourites.

TIMES:

1. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:18.634 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 110 Laps
2. Max Verstappen - 1:19.438 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 70 Laps
3. Carlos Sainz - 1:19.837 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 131 Laps
4. Valtteri Bottas (AM) - 1:19.845 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 53 Laps
5. Lewis Hamilton (PM) - 1:19.850 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 53 Laps
6. Nico Hulkenberg (AM) - 1:19.885 / Renault-Renault / 45 Laps
7. Sergio Perez - 1:20.116 / Force India-Mercedes / 138 Laps
8. Jolyon Palmer (PM) – 1:20.205 / Renault-Renault / 43 Laps
9. Lance Stroll - 1:20.335 / Williams-Mercedes / 132 Laps
10. Romain Grosjean - 1:21.110 / Haas-Ferrari / 76 Laps
11. Fernando Alonso - 1:21.389 / McLaren-Honda / 43 Laps
12. Marcus Ericsson (AM) - 1:21.670 / Sauber-Ferrari / 59 Laps
13. Pascal Wehrlein (PM) - 1:23.527 / Sauber-Ferrari / 42 Laps

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #4 - Line-Up

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #4 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas (AM) / Lewis Hamilton (PM)*

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Red Bull-TAG-HEUER: Max Verstappen

Williams-Mercedes: Lance Stroll

Renault-Renault: Nico Hulkenberg (AM) / Jolyon Palmer (PM)*

McLaren-Honda: Fernando Alonso

Toro Rosso-Renault: Carlos Sainz

Force India-Mercedes: Sergio Perez

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson (AM) / Pascal Wehrlein (PM)*

Haas-Ferrari: Romain Grosjean

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #3 - Re-Cap & Times

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    It was Sebastian Vettel who took Ferrari to the top of the time sheets on day 3 of the second pre-season test. Vettel wasted no time and racked up a total 153 laps over the 8 hour session. His fastest time was 1:19.024 and that kept him safe from being knocked from the top.

    Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas also made the most of their shared running times. Hamilton took the AM session and set the second fastest time of the day before Bottas took over in the afternoon and finished in 8th with a 1:21.819.

    McLaren suffered from more car issues, with Vandoorne's car stopping not once but twice in the AM session due to an electrical malfunction. This hampered Vandoorne's overall running for the day. However, the young Belgian driver still set the 7th fastest tie of the day and managed 48 laps total.

    Palmer and Kvyat also experienced less-than-perfect situations with their cars stopping on track and causing delays in running. This raises worry and questioning about how well the Renault engines will perform when the season starts in Melbourne. Hulkenberg was supposed to take over in the afternoon for the Renault team but plans were changed.

    Esteban Ocon continues to do well for his new team. The Rookie set the third fastest time for Force India with a 1:20.161. He also competed 137 laps. This is one of Force India's best results in this year's pre-season testing, so-far.

TIMES:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:19.024 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 153 Laps

2. Lewis Hamilton (AM) - 1:19.352 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 52 Laps

3. Esteban Ocon - 1:20.161 / Force India-Mercedes / 137 Laps

4. Daniil Kvyat - 1:20.416 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 94 Laps

5. Kevin Magnussen - 1:20.504 / Haas-Ferrari / 117 Laps

6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:20.824 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 127 Laps

7. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:21.348 / McLaren-Honda / 48 Laps

8. Valtteri Bottas (PM) - 1:21.819 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 95 Laps

9. Pascal Wehrlein (PM) - 1:22.347 / Sauber-Ferrari / 44 Laps

10. Jolyon Palmer - 1:22.418 / Renault-Renault / 53 Laps

11. Marcus Ericsson (AM) - 1:23.330 / Sauber-Ferrari / 88 Laps

12. Felipe Massa (PM) - 1:24.443 / Williams-Mercedes / 77 Laps

13. Lance Stroll (AM) - 1:24.863 / Williams-Mercedes / 85 Laps

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #3 - Line-Up

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #3 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (AM) / Valtteri Bottas (PM)*

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Daniel Ricciardo

Williams-Mercedes: Lance Stroll (AM) / Felipe Massa (PM)*

Renault-Renault: Jolyon Palmer

McLaren-Honda: Stoffel Vandoorne

Toro Rosso-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Force India-Mercedes: Esteban Ocon

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson (AM) / Pascal Wehrlein (PM)*

Haas-Ferrari: Kevin Magnussen

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #2 - Re-Cap & Times

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Mercedes’ biggest rivals, Ferrari and Red Bull, battled problems on the second day of the second preseason test, whilst Valtteri Bottas topped the times.

    Bottas set the bar high early in the day, leaving the pits at the start of the morning session to run fast laps, but he still had to fend off Williams’ Felipe Massa, Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen as they both set times to challenge the Finn’s. He eventually ended the spat top with a time of 1:19.310, which wouldn’t be beaten through the rest of the day, though Massa did come close.

    Noticeable for their absence from the battle were Ferrari. Kimi Raikkonen had been out early on in the session, but spent two hours in the pits as the team conducted fluid system checks. Raikkonen did managed to get back out before the end of the session.

    Red Bull were also having problems. Verstappen was granted an extended lunch break as the team changed his Renault engine. Four hours later, he managed to get back on track and began a race simulation. Two laps before the end of the simulation, Verstappen stopped in the run off at turn 12, the same problem the team had seen in the morning reoccurring.

    Raikkonen’s off was a little more spectacular. The Finn span at the exit to turn three and hit the barrier. The Ferrari was left with a damaged front wing and left front suspension, bringing an end to the team’s day, but that wasn’t before Raikkonen managed to set the third fastest time of the day.

    The afternoon session mainly saw team’s focus on longer stints, with Hamilton completing 20 laps on ultrasoft tyres. One team that didn’t put too many laps in were McLaren. Though there were no obvious problems for the team for most of the day, the team still conducted less laps than any other.

TIMES:

1. Valtteri Bottas (AM) - 1:19.310 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 70 Laps
2. Felipe Massa (AM) - 1:19.420 / Williams-Mercedes / 63 Laps
3. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:20.406 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 53 Laps 
4. Max Verstappen - 1:20.432 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 102 Laps
5. Lance Stroll (PM) – 1:20.579 / Williams-Mercedes / 59 Laps
6. Lewis Hamilton (PM) - 1:20.702 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 79 Laps
7. Nico Hulkenberg (AM) - 1:21.213 / Renault-Renault / 61 Laps
8. Sergio Perez  - 1:21.297 / Force India-Mercedes / 100 Laps
9. Carlos Sainz - 1:21.872 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 92 Laps
10. Romain Grosjean - 1:21.887 / Haas-Ferrari / 96 Laps
11. Pascal Wehrlein (AM) - 1:23.000 / Sauber-Ferrari / 59 Laps
12. Fernando Alonso - 1:23.041 / McLaren-Honda / 46 Laps
13. Marcus Ericsson (PM) - 1:23.384 / Sauber-Ferrari / 46 Laps
14. Jolyon Palmer (PM) - 1:24.774 / Renault-Renault / 29 Laps

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #2 - Line-Up

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #2 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas (AM) / Lewis Hamilton (PM)*

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Max Verstappen

Williams-Mercedes: Felipe Massa (AM) / Lance Stroll (PM)*

Renault-Renault: Nico Hulkenberg (AM) / Jolyon Palmer (PM)*

McLaren-Honda: Fernando Alonso

Toro Rosso-Renault: Carlos Sainz

Force India-Mercedes: Sergio Perez

Sauber-Ferrari: Pascal Wehrlein (AM) / Marcus Ericsson (PM)*

Haas-Ferrari: Romain Grosjean

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #1 - Re-Cap & Times

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    It was Williams on top of the time sheets at the end of day 1 of the second pre-season test. Felipe massa set the fastest time of the day; a 1:19.726. Stroll was originally supposed to run in the car but the driver line-up was changed after Massa missed out on some running in the first test due to the team missing the 4th and final day due to chassis damage.

    McLaren faced more issues and another engine change, making it a rough day for Vandoorne, who was in charge of testing duties for the day. Despite the engine problems, he still managed 80 laps and the 10th fastest time. 

    McLaren wasn't the only team to have to replace an engine. Renault had problems with a faulty sensor and ended up needing to replace their engine as well. Palmer was behind the wheel in the AM session and then when Hulkenberg took over in the afternoon, the car stopped on track. Not a good start to testing for the team.

    Pascal Wehrlein was finally able to drive after missing the first test due to recovering from back and neck injuries sustained in the Race Of Champions, when his car flipped over. He split the day with Ericsson and both drivers racked up over 40 laps each.

    Mercedes had a few issues during running as well, when Hamilton confirmed the floor of the car was broken, which made getting quick times hard. Despite this, he still set the 4th fastest time, before Bottas took over in the afternoon and set the 5th fastest, just behind Hamilton. Together, they completed a total of 135 laps.

TIMES:

1. Felipe Massa - 1:19.726 / Williams-Mercedes / 168 Laps

2. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:19.900 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 89 Laps

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:19.906 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 168 Laps 

4. Lewis Hamilton (AM) - 1:20.456 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 49 Laps

5. Valtteri Bottas (PM) - 1:20.924 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 86 Laps

6. Esteban Ocon - 1:21.347 / Force India-Mercedes / 142 Laps

7. Nico Hulkenberg (PM) - 1:21.589 / Renault-Renault / 57 Laps

8. Kevin Magnussen - 1:21.676 / Haas-Ferrari / 81 Laps

9. Daniil Kvyat - 1:21.743 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 83 Laps

10. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:22.537 / McLaren-Honda / 80 Laps

11. Pascal Wehrlein (AM) - 1:23.336 / Sauber-Ferrari / 47 Laps

12. Marcus Ericsson (PM) - 1:23.630 / Sauber-Ferrari / 53 Laps

13. Jolyon Palmer - 1:24.790 / Renault-Renault / 15 Laps

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Day #1 - Line-Up

PRE-SEASON TEST #2 - DAY #1 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (AM) / Valtteri Bottas (PM)*

Ferrari-Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Daniel Ricciardo

Williams-Mercedes: Felipe Massa 

Renault-Renault: Jolyon Palmer (AM) / Nico Hulkenberg (PM)*

McLaren-Honda: Stoffel Vandoorne

Toro Rosso-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Force India-Mercedes: Esteban Ocon

Sauber-Ferrari: Pascal Wehrlein (AM) / Marcus Ericsson (PM)*

Haas-Ferrari: Kevin Magnussen

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Day #4 - Re-Cap & Times

PRE-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #4 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    The last day of testing was quite an interesting one for the teams, as the circuit was artificially rained on by massive trucks. This was so the drivers could do a partial wet tyre test for Pirelli. The track was made wet in the morning and then a second time during the lunch break.

    Williams missed the last day of running due to chassis damage that happened during Lance Stroll's crash on the previous day. While the team was not about blaming Stroll, it still wasn't the best start to the pre-season for the Rookie.

    Mercedes missed most of the AM session due to an electrical issue. Lewis Hamilton opted out of running as there wasn't much time left before the lunch break and he felt he wouldn't be learning very much. Bottas got into the car for the PM session and managed 68 laps and the 8th quickest time on the board.

    Toro Rosso also encountered issues after Daniil Kvyat went out for his installation lap and never returned to the track. The team changed their engine but the day was over for them, meaning neither Kvyat or Sainz got to do any laps. It was a day of progress lost.

    As for McLaren, things were finally starting to turn around. Stoffel Vandoorne returned to the MCL32 and did a total of 66 laps and set the 7th quickest time with a 1:22.576, just slightly behind Perez's time in the Force India.

    It was Ferrari who ended the day on top, with Kimi Raikkonen setting the fastest time; a 1:20.872. The Fin also completed a total of 93 laps.

TIMES:

1. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:20.872 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 93 Laps

2. Max Verstappen - 1:21.769 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 85 Laps

3. Jolyon Palmer (PM) - 1:21.778 / Renault-Renault / 39 Laps

4. Romain Grosjean - 1:22.309 / Haas-Ferrari / 118 Laps

5. Antonio Giovinazzi* - 1:22.401 / Sauber-Ferrari / 84 Laps

6. Sergio Perez - 1:22.534 / Force India-Mercedes / 82 Laps

7. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:22.576 / McLaren-Honda / 66 Laps

8. Valtteri Bottas - 1:23.443 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 68 Laps

9. Nico Hulkenberg (AM) - 1:24.974 / Renault-Renault / 51 Laps

10. Daniil Kvyat (AM) - No Time Set / Toro Rosso-Renault / 1 Lap

* - Notes Giovinazzi is filling in for Pascal Wehrlein

Note: Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton were scheduled to run but did not due to car issues.

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Day #4 - Line-Up

PRE-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #4 - LINE-UP

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (AM) / Valtteri Bottas (PM)*

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Red Bull-TAG-Heuer: Max Verstappen

Williams-Mercedes: NOT RUNNING***

Renault-Renault: Nico Hulkenberg

McLaren-Honda: Stoffel Vandoorne

Toro Rosso-Renault: Daniil Kvyat (AM) / Carlos Sainz (PM)*

Force India-Mercedes: Sergio Perez

Sauber-Ferrari: Antonio Giovinazzi**

Haas-Ferrari: Romain Grosjean

* - Notes drivers are sharing testing duties

** - Notes Antonio Giovinazzi is filling in for injured Pascal Wehrlein

*** - Williams not running due to chassis damage after Stroll's crash on Day 3

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Day #3 - Re-Cap & Times

PRE-SEASON TEST #1 - DAY #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas topped the timings in the third day of preseason testing, setting a time 0.25s faster than Ferrari’s best of the day.

    Mercedes continued the test as they have the previous two days, splitting the duties with Bottas taking the morning session before Lewis Hamilton took over in the afternoon to complete race runs.

    Most of the teams spent the morning focusing on aero runs, trying to determine just what the wider tyres are doing to the airflow.

    The session was repeatedly stopped when driver mistakes brought out the red flag. The first stoppage was caused by Jolyon Palmer, when he ran his Renault into the gravel on an out lap.

    Just as the chequered flag fell for lunch, Williams’ Lance Stroll fell into trouble.

    Williams changed their driver line up for the day following Stroll’s incident in Tuesday’s session that saw the team miss out on almost an entire day’s worth of running.

    The rookie parked the car in the gravel. He appeared to be not completely confident in the car, trying to correct mistakes that the car can sort for itself.

    The “over driving” caused problems later in the day when he lost the rear of the car at the exit of turn five and span into the barrier, bringing out the red flag again and ending his running. The Canadian managed to get a few more laps in than he did on Tuesday, completing nearly 100 laps before his collision.

    McLaren had a stress free day. After engine problems caused them trouble on both of the previous day’s testing, the team will have been thankful they could complete their programme without any apparent signs of trouble. Though Fernando Alonso was rarely high on the timing screen, he did manage to complete a full 72 laps over the course of the day.

TIMES:

1. Valtteri Bottas (AM) - 1:19.705 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 75 Laps
2. Sebastian Vettel - 1:19.952 / Ferrari-Ferrari / 139 Laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:21.153 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / 70 Laps
4. Jolyon Palmer (AM) - 1:21.396 / Renault-Renault / 51 Laps
5. Nico Hulkenberg (PM) – 1:21.791 / Renault-Renault / 42 Laps
6. Marcus Ericsson - 1:21.824 / Sauber-Ferrari / 126 Laps
7. Lewis Hamilton (PM) - 1:22.090 / Mercedes-Mercedes / 95 Laps
8. Romain Grosjean - 1:22.118 / Haas-Ferrari / 56 Laps
9. Lance Stroll - 1:22.351 / Williams-Mercedes / 98 Laps
10. Fernando Alonso - 1:22.598 / McLaren-Honda / 72 Laps
11. Carlos Sainz (PM) - 1:23.540 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 32 Laps
12. Alfonso Celis - 1:23.568 / Force India-Mercedes / 71 Laps
13. Daniil Kvyat (AM) - 1:23.952 / Toro Rosso-Renault / 31 Laps

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Pre-Season Test #2 - Barcelona Day 1 - Line-Up

It's time for the second pre-season test and this one will be taking place in Barcelona, Spain. Force India will be taking part in the next 4 days of testing after not participating at the test in Jerez.

Here is the line-up for Day 1:

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniel Ricciardo

Lotus-Mercedes: Pastor Maldonado

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Williams-Mercedes: Susie Wolff

Toro Rosso-Renault: Max Verstappen

Sauber-Ferrari: Felipe Nasr

Force India-Mercedes: Pascal Wehrlein

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Jerez Day 4 - Line-Up

Here is the driver Line-Up for Day 4 of 4 of the Jerez Test.

Line-Up:

Mercedes-Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Honda: Jenson Button

Red Bull-Renault: Daniil Kvyat

Lotus-Mercedes: Romain Grosjean

Ferrari-Ferrari: Kimi Raikkonen

Williams-Mercedes: Felipe Massa

Toro Rosso-Renault: Max Verstappen

Sauber-Ferrari: Marcus Ericsson

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Pre-Season Test #1 - Jerez Day 1 - Times & Re-Cap

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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