GALLERY: Day 1 of pre-season F1 testing in Spain
The wait is finally over - Monday sees the 2018 Formula 1 cars hit the track in anger for the very first time, as testing gets underway at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya...

Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF-71H at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Brendon Hartley (NZL) Scuderia Toro Rosso STR13 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Renault Sport F1 Team RS18 and photographers at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF-71H at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB14 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Mercedes-AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+ at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Marcus Ericsson (SWE) Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Marcus Ericsson (SWE) Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren MCL33 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Marcus Ericsson (SWE) Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Pierre Gasly (FRA) Scuderia Toro Rosso and Brendon Hartley (NZL) Scuderia Toro Rosso at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Scuderia Toro Rosso STR13 halo at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB14 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Scuderia Toro Rosso STR13 barge board detail at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren MCL33 in the gravel with missing rear wheel at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren MCL33 loses a rear wheel at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren MCL33 loses a rear wheel at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Marcus Ericsson (SWE) Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Renault Sport F1 Team RS18 with aero sensors at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Nikita Mazepin (RUS) Sahara Force India F1 VJM11 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Marcus Ericsson (SWE) Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Sutton Images

Scuderia Toro Rosso STR13 nose detail at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018.

The car of Fernando Alonso (ESP) McLaren MCL33 is recovered to the pits at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018.

Nikita Mazepin (RUS) Force India F1, Esteban Ocon (FRA) Force India F1 and Sergio Perez (MEX) Force India at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018.

Lance Stroll (CDN) Williams FW41 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018.

Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF-71H at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018.

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Mercedes-AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+ at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018.

Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari SF-71H at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF-71H with aero sensor on rear wing and rear diffuser at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018.

Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Renault Sport F1 Team RS18 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018.

Romain Grosjean (FRA) Haas VF-18 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Jerry Andre/Sutton Images

Ferrari and Red Bull Racing trucks in the Paddock at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Mark Sutton/Sutton Images

Red Bull Racing RB14 rear diffuser with aero paint at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Mark Sutton/Sutton Images

Carlos Sainz jr (ESP) Renault Sport F1 Team RS18 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Jerry Andre/Sutton Images

at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 at Formula One Testing, Day One, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2018. © Jerry Andre/Sutton Images Jerry Andre/Sutton Images
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