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Barcelona pre-season testing: Week 1 driver line-ups

With the F1 teams' launches now out of the way, pre-season testing for the 2020 campaign will kick off in Barcelona on Wednesday morning.

Driver line-ups have been confirmed for this week's first three-day segment, although Mercedes has only penciled in its schedule for tomorrow

Renault, Alfa Romeo, Racing Point and Williams will see their drivers split duties on Wednesday, with the Swiss outfit running its reserve driver Robert Kubica on the morning of the opening day.

(Updated)

At Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel was feeling unwell on Wednesday morning and will be replaced by Charles Leclerc for the opening day of running at the wheel of the Scuderia's SF1000.

The action will kick off at the Circuit de Catalunya at 9PM CET and will end at 6PM, with a one hour lunch break between 12 and 1PM.

 

Wednesday
February 19
Thursday
February 20
Friday
February 21
Mercedes - W11
AM Valtteri Bottas
PM Lewis Hamilton
AM Lewis Hamilton
PM Valtteri Bottas
TBC
Scuderia Ferrari - SF1000
Charles Leclerc AM Charles Leclerc
PM Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull - RB16
Max Verstappen Alex Albon AM Max Verstappen
PM Alex Albon
McLaren - MCL35
Carlos Sainz Lando Norris AM Lando Norris
PM Carlos Sainz
Renault - R.S.20
AM Esteban Ocon
PM Daniel Ricciardo
AM Daniel Ricciardo
PM Esteban Ocon
AM Esteban Ocon
PM Daniel Ricciardo
Racing Point F1 - RP20
AM Sergio Perez
PM Lance Stroll
Sergio Perez Lance Stroll
Scuderia AlphaTauri - AT01
Daniil Kvyat Pierre Gasly AM Daniil Kvyat
PM Pierre Gasly
Alfa Romeo - C39
AM Robert Kubica
PM Antonio Giovinazzi
Kimi Raikkonen Antonio Giovinazzi
Haas F1 Team - VF-20
Kevin Magnussen Romain Grosjean AM Romain Grosjean
PM Kevin Magnussen
Williams F1 - FW43
AM George Russell
PM Nicholas Latifi
George Russell Nicholas Latifi

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