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Analysis: 2023 Formula 1 pre-season testing in numbers

by Fergal Walsh
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Analysis: 2023 Formula 1 pre-season testing in numbers
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Pre-season testing is over and in just a handful of days, the 2023 Formula 1 season will get underway with the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.

Three days of testing occurred at the Bahrain track earlier this week as teams looked to gather data on their new challengers.

Testing doesn’t provide a definite answer as to how the grid will shape up for the upcoming campaign, but it’s clear that some teams are in better positions than others.

Heading into the 2023 season, Red Bull is favourite once again as it enjoyed a smooth test, setting the fastest lap of the event with Sergio Perez.

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Ferrari and Mercedes will be hoping to dethrone their rivals, while there may well be a shift in the midfield pack.

Aston Martin caught the eye of many onlookers during the test, and it has been tipped to be fighting at the head of the midfield at the start of the new campaign.

Fernando Alonso, who has joined it for the upcoming year after spending the last two seasons with Alpine, led the drivers in total lap count across the three days.

Pos.DriverTeamLap CountMileage (km)
1Fernando AlonsoAston Martin2701,461.24
2Nyck de VriesAlphaTauri2461,331.35
3Logan SargeantWilliams2281,233.94
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes2201,190.64
5Kevin MagnussenHaas2181,179.82
6Carlos SainzFerrari2171,174.40
7Alexander AlbonWilliams2111,141.93
8Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri2101,136.52
9Sergio PerezRed Bull2091,131.11
10Max VerstappenRed Bull2041,104.05
11Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo2021,093.22
12Zhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo2001,082.40
13Charles LeclercFerrari1991,076.99
14Nico HulkenbergHaas2961,060.75
15George RussellMercedes178963.34
16Esteban OconAlpine178963.34
17Pierre GaslyAlpine175947.10
18Oscar PiastriMcLaren170920.10
19Lando NorrisMcLaren142768.50
20Felipe DrugovichAston Martin117633.20

Alonso clocked 70 per cent of Aston Martin’s mileage during the three days, and despite being the most seasoned driver behind the wheel of a 2023 car, the team itself languishes further down the lap tally.

Heading that particular standing is AlphaTauri who had few troubles during the test as it clocked up the on-track lap count.

McLaren, however, suffered a challenging few days with various issues popping up – meaning it is the least experienced squad heading into the 2023 campaign.

Pos.TeamLap CountMileage (km)
1AlphaTauri4562,467.87
2Williams4392,375.87
3Ferrari4172,251.39
4Haas4152,240.57
5Red Bull413 2,235.16
6Alfa Romeo4022,175.62
7Mercedes3982,153.98
8Aston Martin3872,094.44
9Alpine3531,910.44
10McLaren3121,688.54

Out of the four Power Unit suppliers, it comes as no surprise that Mercedes set the most mileage, given it is the only squad to deliver engines to four teams.

It was followed by Ferrari, who has three suppliers, with Red Bull and Renault rounding out the short list.

Renault, who solely powers Alpine, was the only manufacturer not to breach 2,000km covered across the test.

Pos.TeamLap CountMileage (km)
1Mercedes1,5368,312.83
2Ferrari1,2326,667.58
3Red Bull8694,703.03
4Renault3531,910.44

The fastest lap times were set on the final day of running, with Sergio Perez taking the top spot for Red Bull.

However, there’s no indication of what engine modes or fuel levels teams are running during these tests, so establishing a pecking order based on the best times is near impossible.

Nevertheless, the fastest times feature a variety of teams, with Zhou Guanyu’s effort from day two being the only time on the list not to be set on the last day of action.

Pos.DriverTeamLap TimeDayTyre Compound
1Sergio PerezRed Bull1:30.305Day 3C4
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:30.664Day 3C5
3Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:30.827Day 3C5
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:31.024Day 3C4
5Carlos SainzFerrari1:31.024Day 3C4
6Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:31.261Day 3C4
7Kevin MagnussenHaas1:31.381Day 3C4
8George RussellMercedes1:31.442Day 3C5
9Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:31.450Day 3C4
10Zhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo1:31.610Day 2C5
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