These drivers will be in action on Thursday during the winter test in Barcelona

After a flawless first day in Barcelona, the teams are preparing for the second day. On Thursday, a number of drivers will get into their cars for the first time. Sergio Perez will take the wheel of his new RB18 for the first time, which was driven by Verstappen during the shakedown in Silverstone and the first day of testing in Barcelona.

Different test plans

Like Perez, Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly will also step in for the first time during this winter test. McLaren, Alpine and AlphaTauri, like Red Bull Racing, choose to split the first two days between the two drivers, so that each driver can test for one full day.

This is not the case with Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Williams, Alfa Romeo and Haas. As on Wednesday, they also choose to run a morning and an afternoon program on Thursday with the two regular drivers. At Alfa Romeo we only see one more debutant. In the afternoon, Guanyu Zhou will join the team, who saw Robert Kubica take a session on Wednesday.

These drivers will be in action on Thursday in Barcelona