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Who’s driving when on day one of Formula 1 testing?
The wait is almost over, with Formula 1 2019 set to kick into gear with the first pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with nine of the 10 teams in action…
World champion Lewis Hamilton will share driving duties, with Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas taking over the wheel of the W10 after lunch.
Over at Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel will be in action, while the Red Bull will break cover in public for the first time with Max Verstappen in the RB15.
Renault have opted to split their day, with Nico Hulkenberg driving first before handing over to Daniel Ricciardo, while Romain Grosjean will drive the new black and gold Haas.
McLaren have opted to run Carlos Sainz, with Sergio Perez driving the Racing Point, Kimi Raikkonen the Alfa Romeo and the returning Daniil Kvyat the Toro Rosso.
Williams will miss the first day, with the team saying they needed some more time before the FW42 will be ready to run.
Team | Driver |
---|---|
Mercedes | Bottas/Hamilton |
Ferrari | Vettel |
Red Bull | Verstappen |
Renault | Hulkenberg/Ricciardo |
Haas | Grosjean |
McLaren | Sainz |
Racing Point | Perez |
Alfa Romeo | Raikkonen |
Toro Rosso | Kvyat |
Williams | n/a |
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