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Analysis: Formula 1 pre-season testing in numbers

by Fergal Walsh
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Analysis: Formula 1 pre-season testing in numbers
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Pre-season testing ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season concluded on Saturday, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen topping the timesheets in Bahrain. 

Guessing the pecking order at this moment in time is an impossible task, however Mercedes, as it has often done in the past, is highlighting its own issues and is asserting that it is behind Red Bull and Ferrari.

Indeed, it was Ferrari who seemed to enjoy the best pre-season preparations, as it clocked the most number of laps across the six days of testing in Barcelona and Bahrain. 

However, Mercedes was hot on its tail in terms of mileage, as it tallied just 10 fewer laps than the Maranello-based squad. Sister teams Red Bull and AlphaTauri set almost the exact same number of laps.

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At the bottom of the table sits Haas, whose pre-season preparations have been anything but smooth. A number of reliability issues mixed with a driver swap in between tests leaves the American-owned squad with work to do.

McLaren also had strong mileage in Barcelona, but an issue with its brake ducts in Bahrain meant its running was largely limited. It ran 167 fewer laps in Bahrain compared to Barcelona.

Lap count by team

Team Total Laps Total km
Ferrari 788 3,941.11
Mercedes 778 3,920.90
AlphaTauri 679 3,447.75
Red Bull 678 3,405.49
Aston Martin 635 3,218.47
Williams 605 3,018.52
Alpine 582 2,941.21
McLaren 567 2,798.13
Alfa Romeo 518 2,674.44
Haas 413 2,117.24

Heading into the new campaign, Carlos Sainz is the driver that has clocked the most mileage into the new-for-2022 F1 cars, closely following by George Russell.

The duo were the only drivers in the field to tally over 400 laps across the two tests.

Three drivers took part in testing that won’t drive during the upcoming season, and they were Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas), Nikita Mazepin (Haas) and Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo).

Despite missing out on the entire Barcelona test after feeling unwell and later testing positive for Covid-19, Daniel Ricciardo still managed more laps than Haas’ Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen (albeit the latter was only present for the final two days of running).

Also in need of more mileage is Valtteri Bottas, whose life at Alfa Romeo has got off to a start that has been anything but smooth.

Lap count by driver

Driver Team Total Laps Total km
Carlos Sainz Ferrari 416 2,098.70
George Russell Mercedes 407 2,067.46
Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 381 1,940.98
Charles Leclerc Ferrari 372 1,881.92
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 371 1,888.80
Lando Norris McLaren 355 1,820.98
Max Verstappen Red Bull 345 1,733.86
Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 340 1,727.50
Sergio Perez Red Bull 333 1,703.85
Alexander Albon Williams 329 1,646.62
Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 298 1,534.49
Esteban Ocon Alpine 297 1,514.20
Guanyu Zhou Alfa Romeo 296 1,529.49
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 295 1,517.61
Fernando Alonso Alpine 285 1,452.49
Nicholas Latifi Williams 276 1,403.13
Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 213 1,117.82
Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 212 1,010.18
Mick Schumacher Haas 197 1,008.58
Kevin Magnussen Haas 98 530.376
Pietro Fittipaldi Haas 98 530.376
Nikita Mazepin Haas 71 338.32
Robert Kubica Alfa Romeo 9 42.89

Although there are no major changes to the Power Unit itself this year as the new regulations are focused on the aerodynamics of the car, engine mileage is important for the manufacturers.

This year, the sport is operating with E10 fuel, meaning 10 per cent of this year’s fuel must be ethanol in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.

Predictably, Mercedes set the most number of laps with its engines, as its supplies four teams on the grid. It managed to complete almost 13,000 km across the six days.

Renault solely supplies the Alpine team, and therefore it comes as little surprise that it managed the fewest laps.

Lap count by engine manufacturer

Manufacturer Total Laps Total km
Mercedes 2,585 12,956.01
Ferrari 1,719 6,853.24
Honda 1,357 8,732.79
Renault 582 2,941.21

Setting the fastest lap of the session is never truly the goal at pre-season testing, as teams work to understand the car and how it operates as a new era is welcomed.

Using the top 10 laps from both sessions to try and frame the pecking order is an almost useless task, however below, the best laps from Barcelona and Bahrain are listed.

While it may not mean anything, 2021 title protagonists Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen headed both test sessions, with the new season getting underway in just under one weeks’ time.

Top 10 lap times from Barcelona

# Driver Team Lap Time Day
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:19.138 Friday
2 George Russell Mercedes 1:19.233 Friday
3 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:19.556 Friday
4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:19.568 Wednesday
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:19.689 Thursday
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:19.756 Friday
7 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:19.824 Friday
8 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:19.831 Friday
9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:19.918 Thursday
10 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:20.072 Friday

Top 10 lap times from Bahrain

# Driver Team Time Day
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:31.720 Saturday
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:32.415 Saturday
3 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:32.698 Saturday
4 George Russell Mercedes 1:32.759 Saturday
5 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:32.985 Saturday
6 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:33.002 Saturday
7 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:33.105 Saturday
8 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:33.151 Saturday
9 Lando Norris McLaren 1:33.191 Saturday
10 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:33.532 Friday
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