Test line-ups confirmed

06/03/2017
NEWS STORY

The line-ups for the all-important second Barcelona test, which gets underway on Tuesday, have been confirmed.

Once again, Mercedes is alternating Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, one driving in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

While Mercedes adopted the policy in 2016 in a bid not to overwork its drivers, Renault has chosen to adopt the same policy, Jolyon Palmer and Nico Hulkenberg alternating over the four days.

Lance Stroll gets the first two days in the Williams, leaving Felipe Massa hoping that there are none of the 'issues' of last week which resulted in the Brazilian only getting 103 laps.

After a difficult opening test, Toro Rosso and Force India will be seeking improvements, while McLaren is likely to be the focus of media attention.

After last week's opening test, this week the teams will be ramping up their efforts for Melbourne, first looking at race distances and by the end of the week at outright pace.

Valtteri Bottas topped both the timesheets and the mileage stats, and no doubt teammate Lewis Hamilton will be wanting to exert his standing over the coming days.

While the true order of things won't be known until qualifying in Melbourne, this week should certainly give a much better idea.

Team Tue Wed Thu Fri
Mercedes Ham/Bot Bot/Ham Ham/Bot Bot/Ham
Red Bull Ricciardo Verstappen Ricciardo Verstappen
Ferrari Vettel Raikkonen Vettel Raikkonen
Force India Ocon Perez Ocon Perez
Williams Massa Mas/Stro Stro/Mass Stroll
McLaren Vandoorne Alonso Vandoorne Alonso
Toro Rosso Kvyat Sainz Kvyat Sainz
Haas Magnussen Grosjean Magnussen Grosjean
Renault Palm/Hulk Hulk/Palm Palm/Hulk Hulk/Palm
Sauber Wehrlein Ericsson Wehrlein Ericsson

Test 1 Stats

Test 1 Engine Manufacturer Mileage

Engine Manufacturer Laps Miles Kms
Mercedes 1049 3034.2 4883.0
Ferrari (17) 810 2342.9 3770.5
Renault 770 2227.2 3584.3
Ferrari (16) 349 1009.5 1624.6
Honda 208 601.6 968.2

Test 1 Team Mileage

Team Laps Miles Kms
Mercedes 558 1614.0 2597.4
Ferrari 468 1353.7 2178.5
Sauber 349 1009.5 1624.6
Haas 342 989.2 1592.0
Red Bull 294 850.4 1368.5
Renault 293 847.5 1363.9
Force India 278 804.1 1294.1
Williams 213 616.1 991.5
McLaren 208 601.6 968.2
Toro Rosso 183 529.3 851.8

Test 1 Driver Mileage

Driver Team Laps Miles Kms
Bottas Mercedes 324 937.2 1508.2
Vettel Ferrari 267 772.3 1242.9
Hamilton Mercedes 234 676.8 1089.2
Raikkonen Ferrari 201 581.4 935.6
Ericsson Sauber 198 572.7 921.7
Verstappen Red Bull 174 503.3 810.0
Grosjean Haas 174 503.3 810.0
Magnussen Haas 168 485.9 782.0
Giovinazzi Sauber 151 436.8 702.9
Hulkenberg Renault 150 433.9 698.2
Palmer Renault 143 413.6 665.7
Perez Force India 121 350.0 563.2
Ricciardo Red Bull 120 347.1 558.6
Stroll Williams 110 318.2 512.0
Vandoorne McLaren 107 309.5 498.1
Massa Williams 103 297.9 479.5
Alonso McLaren 101 292.1 470.1
Kvyat Toro Rosso 100 289.3 465.5
Ocon Force India 86 248.8 400.3
Sainz Toro Rosso 83 240.1 386.4
Celis Force India 71 205.4 330.5

Best Times

Date Driver Team Tyres Time Gap
01-Mar Bottas Mercedes US 1:19.705 130.481 mph
01-Mar Vettel Ferrari S 1:19.952 0.247
02-Mar Raikkonen Ferrari S 1:20.872 1.167
28-Feb Hamilton Mercedes SS 1:20.983 1.278
01-Mar Ricciardo Red Bull S 1:21.153 1.448
01-Mar Palmer Renault S 1:21.396 1.691
02-Mar Verstappen Red Bull S 1:21.769 2.064
01-Mar Hulkenberg Renault S 1:21.791 2.086
01-Mar Ericsson Sauber SS 1:21.824 2.119
27-Feb Massa Williams S 1:22.076 2.371
01-Mar Grosjean Haas SS 1:22.118 2.413
28-Feb Magnussen Haas SS 1:22.204 2.499
28-Feb Stroll Williams S 1:22.351 2.646
02-Mar Giovinazzi Sauber US 1:22.401 2.696
28-Feb Ocon Force India SS 1:22.509 2.804
02-Mar Perez Force India US 1:22.534 2.829
02-Mar Vandoorne McLaren US 1:22.576 2.871
01-Mar Alonso McLaren US 1:22.598 2.893
28-Feb Kvyat Toro Rosso S 1:22.956 3.251
27-Feb Bottas Mercedes S 1:23.169 3.464
01-Mar Sainz Toro Rosso M 1:23.540 3.835
01-Mar Celis Force India US 1:23.568 3.863

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