Barcelona pre-season test: Day 2 driver line-up

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The first day of testing of Formula 1's new generation cars has come and gone, and teams are set to pick up in Barcelona where they left off on Wednesday.

There were several things to take away from F1's opening day of running at the Circuit de Catalunya.

The first observation was that, save for Alfa Romeo and Haas whose day was hampered by teething issues, F1's field of new-spec cars enjoyed an impressive level of reliability.

Furthermore, there were no on-track incidents to report, no red flags, with everyone keeping it together. But that fact is also a tell-tale sign that F1's new ground effect cars, while requiring a different driving style, are perhaps more forgiving than anticipated.

Finally, the performance difference between this year's designs and last season's machines is right in the ballpark 2/3-second estimate projected by most teams. And ongoing development will only reduce that gap as the season unfolds.

On Thursday, six drivers will take to the track onboard their new machines for the first time in pre-season testing: Red Bull's Sergio Perez, McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo, Alpine's Esteban Ocon, AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly and Alfa's Guanyou Zhou.

As yesterday, the action will kick off at 9:00 CET and conclude at 18:00 CET, with a one hour lunch break scheduled between 13:00 and 14:00 CET.

Driver line-ups for Barcelona pre-season test

Wednesday
February 23
Thursday
February 24
Friday
February 25
Mercedes 
AM George Russell
PM Lewis Hamilton
AM Lewis Hamilton
PM George Russell
AM TBC
PM TBC
Red Bull 
Max VerstappenSergio PerezAM Max Verstappen
PM Sergio Perez
Ferrari
AM Charles Leclerc
PM Carlos Sainz
AM Carlos Sainz
PM Charles Leclerc
AM TBC
PM TBC
McLaren
Lando NorrisDaniel RicciardoAM Lando Norris
PM Daniel Ricciardo
Alpine
Fernando AlonsoEsteban OconAM Fernando Alonso
PM Esteban Ocon
Scuderia AlphaTauri
Yuki TsunodaPierre GaslyAM Pierre Gasly
PM Yuki Tsunoda
Aston Martin F1
AM Sebastian Vettel
PM Lance Stroll
AM Lance Stroll
PM Sebastian Vettel
AM Sebastian Vettel
PM Lance Stroll
Williams Racing
AM Nicholas Latifi
PM Alex Albon
AM Alex Albon
PM Nicholas Latifi
AM Nicholas Latifi
PM Alex Albon
Alfa Romeo F1
AM Robert Kubica
PM Valtteri Bottas
AM Valtteri Bottas
PM Guanyu Zhou
AM Guanyu Zhou
PM Valtteri Bottas
Haas F1 Team
AM Nikita Mazepin
PM Mick Schumacher
AM Mick Schumacher
PM Nikita Mazepin
AM Nikita Mazepin
PM Mick Schumacher

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