Ferrari completes 423 laps in Bahrain, though McLaren and Williams are right behind with 422.

In all honesty, the ongoing claims that "they're fastest", "no, they're fastest" following the opening Bahrain test, is pretty much like a perverse, "he's Spartacus!, "No, he's Spartacus!"

It's almost as if everyone is embarrassed by their form, not that it has anything to do with the ongoing row over engine legality of course.

Pace, we can forget about for now, but in terms of reliability Ferrari looks very good, as do McLaren and Williams.

Mercedes ended the test with the two best times, but the fact that only Aston Martin completed fewer laps must be a concern, then again, thinking smoke and mirrors, that engine legality row could be playing a part.

In terms of engines, as it supplies four teams it is natural that the Three-Pointed Star leads the way, ahead of Ferrari and Red Bull.

Of greatest concern however has to be Aston Martin and Honda, where things have got off to the worst possible start. Only poor old Kimi Antonelli has completed fewer laps than Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, but other than his pace on Friday the Italian teenager can console himself with the fact that teammate George Russell completed the tenth most laps.

Whie we are beginning to see a basic pecking order emerge in terms of reliability, it is going to be interesting to see how that might change when the pace is upped.

Driver Test Mileage

Driver	Team	Laps	Miles	Kms
Leclerc	Ferrari	222	746.6	1201.5
Piastri	McLaren	215	723.0	1163.6
Sainz	Williams	214	719.7	1158.2
Albon	Williams	208	699.5	1125.7
Norris	McLaren	207	696.1	1120.3
Hamilton	Ferrari	201	676.0	1087.8
Bearman	Haas	200	672.6	1082.4
Verstappen	Red Bull	197	662.5	1066.2
Ocon	Haas	190	639.0	1028.3
Russell	Mercedes	188	632.2	1017.5
Hulkenberg	Audi	178	598.6	963.3
Bortoleto	Audi	176	591.9	952.5
Colapinto	Alpine	172	578.4	930.9
Lawson	Racing Bulls	169	568.3	914.6
Perez	Cadillac	167	561.6	903.8
Lindblad	Racing Bulls	158	531.3	855.1
Bottas	Cadillac	153	514.5	828.0
Gasly	Alpine	146	491.0	790.2
Hadjar	Red Bull	145	487.6	784.7
Stroll	Aston Martin	108	363.2	584.5
Alonso	Aston Martin	98	329.6	530.4
Antonelli	Mercedes	97	326.2	525.0

Team Test Mileage

Team	Laps	Miles	Kms
Ferrari	423	1422.5	2289.3
McLaren	422	1419.2	2283.9
Williams	422	1419.2	2283.9
Haas	390	1311.6	2110.7
Audi	354	1190.5	1915.8
Red Bull	342	1150.1	1850.9
Racing Bulls	327	1099.7	1769.7
Cadillac	320	1076.1	1731.8
Alpine	318	1069.4	1721.0
Mercedes	285	958.4	1542.4
Aston Martin	206	692.8	1114.9

Engine Manufacturer Test Mileage

Engine Manufacturer	Laps	Miles	Kms
Mercedes	1447	4866.2	7831.2
Ferrari	1133	3810.2	6131.8
Red Bull	669	2249.8	3620.6
Audi	354	1190.5	1915.8
Honda	206	692.8	1114.9