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Week 2 in Barcelona: Ferrari goes for half-day driver rotations

Like Mercedes, Ferrari will split its testing programme between its two drivers on each of the remaining four days of pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Charles Leclerc will resume testing on Tuesday morning for the Scuderia, before handing over the SF90 to Sebastian Vettel for the afternoon stint.

The rotation will be reversed on each day as Ferrari aims to sustain its form, work through the week and achieve another big mileage number.

Mercedes, which will likely ramp up its quest for performance versus Ferrari, will follow the same pattern with Lewis Hamilton kicking off the second week of development of the team's W10, and Valtteri Bottas taking over in the afternoon.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, reserve drivers will remain on the sidelines this week at the Circuit de Catalunya as teams fine-tune their baseline set-ups and enter the thick of their preparations for Melbourne.

Here are the teams line-ups as they currently stand for the final week of testing, but as usual they may be subject to change.

Tuesday
February 26
Wednesday
February 27
Thursday
February 28
Friday
March 1
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
Charles Leclerc
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Charles Leclerc
Red Bull
Pierre Gasly Max Verstappen Pierre Gasly Max Verstappen
Renault
Nico Hulkenberg
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo
Nico Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo
Nico Hulkenberg
Haas
Kevin Magnussen Romain Grosjean Kevin Magnussen Romain Grosjean
McLaren
Lando Norris Carlos Sainz Lando Norris Carlos Sainz
Racing Point F1
Lance Stroll Sergio Perez Lance Stroll Sergio Perez
Alfa Romeo
Antonio Giovinazzi Kimi Raikkonen Antonio Giovinazzi Kimi Raikkonen
Toro Rosso
Alexander Albon Daniil Kvyat Alexander Albon Daniil Kvyat
Williams
George Russell Robert Kubica George Russell Robert Kubica

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