Combined timesheets after week 1 of testing: Chaos behind prominent Mercedes!

F1 News

21 February 2020 at 19:29
  • Nicolás Quarles van Ufford

With the first week of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya being done and dusted, it's time to look at the combined timesheets from the first three days of the 2020 F1 season!

Reading between the lines

Although these lap times are to be taken with a massive pinch of salt, there are some interesting takeaways from the fastest laps each driver has done so far. Mercedes, for example, don't seem to be sand-bagging like they usually do - it's actually Aston Martin Red Bull Racing and Ferrari who seem to be playing their cards close to the chest this year, not revealing their true pace just yet. The same goes for McLaren, with Carlos Sainz being over two seconds off the pace.

Racing Point and Alfa Romeo also seem to have made some gains over the winter, with the RP20 looking very similar to last year's Mercedes W10. Alfa Romeo are not only high up on the timesheets, they have also driven the third-most laps out of any team between their three drivers.

Here are the full combined timesheets. What team or driver catches your eye most?

Fastest lap per driver, week 1

 DriverConstructorTimeDeltaDay
1.Valtteri BottasMercedes1:15.732-3
2.Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:16.516+0.8843
3.Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo Racing1:17.091+1.3592
4.Esteban OconRenault1:17.102+1.3703
5.Lance StrollRacing Point1:17.338+1.6063
6.Sergio PerezRacing Point1:17.347+1.6152
7.Daniil KvyatAlphaTauri1:17.427+1.6953
8.Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo Racing1:17.469+1.7373
9.Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:17.516+1.7841
10.Daniel RicciardoRenault1:17.574+1.8423
11.Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren1:17.842+2.1101
12.Alexander AlbonRed Bull Racing1:17.912+2.1802
13.Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri1:18.121+2.3892
14.Sebastian VettelFerrari1:18.154+2.4222
15.George RussellWilliams1:18.168+2.4361
16.Charles LeclercFerrari1:18.289+2.5571
17.Romain GrosjeanHaas F11:18.380+2.6483
18.Nicholas LatifiWilliams1:18.382+2.6501
19.Robert KubicaAlfa Romeo Racing1:18.386+2.6541
20.Lando NorrisMcLaren1:18.454+2.7223
21.Kevin MagnussenHaas F11:18.466+2.7341

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