Barcelona Pre-Season Test 1

Sergio Perez has called the 2020 Racing Point the best Formula 1 car he’s ever driven as the team continues its encouraging pre-season testing with the RP20.

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has played down the likeliness of copying the Mercedes Dual-Axil Steering (DAS) system as he feels it would take almost half a season to perfect.

Valtteri Bottas says he knew about the Dual-Axis Steering (DAS) system for at least one year before it made its public debut midway through the opening 2020 Formula 1 pre-season test.

Ferrari says a fault with its power unit lubrication system was to blame for its breakdown during the opening pre-season Formula 1 test but is confident of fixing the issue ahead of the second test.

Renault sporting director Alan Permane is adamant Formula 1 must not create rules which deny teams the chance to innovate because it would take away from the DNA of the sport.

Max Verstappen agrees with the assumption Formula 1 lap records will be smashed with the 2020 cars but fears it won’t help to create exciting racing due to the dependence on downforce.

Esteban Ocon is predicting the 2020 Formula 1 cars can break all the lap records given the increase in speeds and surge in development over the winter.

Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey is already focusing his efforts on the team’s 2021 Formula 1 car with team principal Christian Horner outlining a bigger transition period over the first third of this season.

2020 Formula 1 Barcelona Test 1 - Combined Results Pos Driver Nationality Team Best Time Tyre

Lap time results for day three of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Current lap time results [5pm] for day three of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes its Formula 1 rivals are currently ahead in terms of performance when assessing the pecking order in the closing stages of the first pre-season test but feels the Italian manufacturer has plenty more to come.

Current lap time results [4pm] for day three of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Current lap time results [12pm] for day three of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Current lap time results [12pm] for day three of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Sebastian Vettel took a keen interest in the Mercedes Dual-Axis Steering (DAS) wheel and feels it is a device which requires a lot of driver adaptability but if it provides a performance edge and is legal and safe with the FIA then it could be the way forward.

Sometimes small details are impossible to hide, such is the case with the mysterious new system on the front suspension of the Mercedes W11 Formula 1 car.

Lap time results for day two of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at  Circuit de Catalunya , Barcelona, Spain.

Current lap time results [5pm] for day two of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Formula 1 in 2020 roars into life with the first pre-season test!

Current lap time results [3pm] for day two of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Current lap time results [12pm] for day two of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Current lap time results [12pm] for day two of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Being first out on track at the start of a new Formula 1 season might be worthless in terms of the year ahead, but it has often been a statement of intent. For Williams, it was about burying last year and sowing the seeds for a fresh start.