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Driver line-ups for Barcelona two-day in-season test

Formula 1's second in-season test of the year kicks off today at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona where teams will put a few young drivers through their paces on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Nikita Mazepin will get a full day of running with Mercedes while Antonio Fuoco will have an opportunity to sample Ferraro's SF90.

Dan Ticktum returns to Red Bull after his maiden outing with the Milton Keynes-based outfit in Bahrain earlier this year and fellow Brit Jack Aitken will be on duty for Renault tomorrow.

Pietro Fittipaldi will also put more F1 mileage under his belt with Haas while Porsche Supercup racer and Racing Point simulator driver Nick Yelloly will enjoy two full days of testing with the pink outfit.

Ferrari junior Callum Ilott will run with Alfa Romeo today and Nicholas Latifi will have a Williams Fw42 all to himself this week!

Finally, Ferrari and Racing Point will run a second car devoted to Pirelli's 2020 tyre development programme.

Team Tuesday May 14 Wednesday May 15
Mercedes Valtteri Bottas Nikita Mazepin
Ferrari Charles Leclerc Antonio Fuoco
Red Bull Pierre Gasly Dan Ticktum
Renault Nico Hulkenberg Jack Aitken
Haas Pietro Fittipaldi Kevin Magnussen
McLaren Carlos Sainz/Lando Norris Sergio Sette Camara/Oliver Turvey
Racing Point Nick Yelloly Nick Yelloly
Alfa Romeo Callum Ilott Kimi Raikkonen
Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat Alex Albon
Williams Nicholas Latifi Nicholas Latifi
Ferrari (for Pirelli) Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc
Racing Point (for Pirelli) Sergio Perez Lance Stroll

 

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