Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time for the second day in a row in the morning part of the second day of the test in Bahrain behind the wheel of a McLaren MCL35M and Fernando Alonso drove the first laps in the new Alpine A521 and set the second fastest time.

Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap in the new McLaren MCL35M on the first part of the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain driving for his new team while Mercedes drove just six laps with Valtteri Bottas after they had to replace the gearbox on their F1 W12.

The five-day testing of the Scuderia Ferrari on the Fiorano ended yesterday afternoon after Mick Schumacher and Callum Ilott drove the last laps in the Ferrari SF71 and a total of seven drivers competed over five days, driving more than 1500 kilometers.

Carlos Sainz completed the first laps in a Ferrari F1 car on the Fiorano track where he drove the 2018 SF71H in preparation for the new 2021 F1 season, which is preceded by never shorter pre-season tests of just three days.

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are delighted with the reliability and speed of the new Mercedes F1 car for 2020, setting the two fastest laps in Barcelona's first preseason test, as well as completing the most laps as a team.

Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time on the second day of Barcelona's first preseason test using the softest Pirelli tyres, but also caused the first red flag on this year's tests when stopped due to a technical problem while Mercedes tried out an innovative steering system called DAS .

For the first time, Lewis Hamilton has tried out a new Mercedes steering system that allows the driver to move the steering wheel forward and backward to affect the toe angle of the front wheels and adjust the suspension settings while driving.

Charles Leclerc completed the first laps in the F1 car this season by testing 18-inch tyres for Pirelli in Jerez, according to a short press release from an Italian tyre manufacturer who is preparing to introduce a new tyre size in 2021.

Romain Grosjean set the fastest morning time of the first day of the Bahrain F1 test at which Mick Schumacher had his first appearance for Ferrari and was faster than Fernando Alonso who returned to the F1 car for the first time after the 2018 Abu Dhabi GP.

New upgrade package from the world champion team is definitely the biggest news on the first day of the second test in Barcelona which includes revised front wing, bargeboards, sidepods and floor for Mercedes F1 W10 - MAXF1.net reviews the most important changes.